Black Hole

## Summary

The **Black Hole** was introduced in September of 2022. It is a feature which players can use to draw identical objects together in order to allow easier merging. It also helps to pull objects that are hiding behind larger objects out from behind them. The objects being pulled together must be on healed land.

## How to Enable the Black Hole Feature

The Black Hole feature can be enabled by going into the Game Settings which are found on the World Map by tapping on the gear icon and then scrolling down the list and turning the **Multi Item Bar Module** to the **ON** position. It is set to OFF by default.

Once it has been enabled the Black Hole feature can be used in Events, Stages and the Home map to draw identical objects together.

## Using the Black Hole

Once the Black Hole feature is enabled it can be accessed from the information bar located in the lower left corner of the game screen.

There are two layouts for the Black Hole information bar, both layouts have the same details for the selected object. To switch between the information bar layouts press and hold the golden arrow on the left of the bar until a bar appears with 2 memory card images on it.

* Item Information
* Known Match Chains Book icon
* Sell Button
* Black Hole icon
* Wormhole icon

When the information bar is in the closed or stowed position it can be opened by performing a LONG PRESS on the arrow which will open it to the layout options bar which displays two icons numbered 1, 2 and 3.

* Layout 1 displays a longer bar with the details of the selected object, the Black Hole icon, the Wormhole icon, the Known Match Chains Book icon and the Sell Button.
* Layout 2 displays a shorter bar with the details of the selected object, the Black Hole icon, the Wormhole icon, the Known Match Chains Book icon and the Sell Button.

The Black Hole acts as a magnet, it will pull all of the identical objects on the map into the vicinity of the selected object. If there are other objects in the nearby open space, the attracted items will automatically select the nearest location available. Using the Black Hole allows players to perform larger merges without having to drag and drop them into place.

***Single Tapping*** the Black Hole icon will draw all of the similar objects together into a single block format. It is recommended to confirm that this block of objects can be divided by 5 before merging it to maximize the merge output.

***Double Tapping*** the Black Hole icon will draw the similar objects together with a center core with the rest of the objects being separated by a tile. This formation allows players to move items into single 5-merges.

The function of the Black Hole is to be able to bring objects closer together in a single motion which saves time for the players as they will not have to search for these objects which may be hiding behind larger objects or scattered across large maps.

Caution when merging is still highly recommended!! Take the time to ensure that the items which have been drawn together are divisible by 5. Otherwise it may result in less effective merge results.

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Black Hole TipsMulti Item Bar In Stowed PositionLong Press On Arrow Gives Choice Of Layout 1 or Layout 2Layout 1Layout 2

How To Use the Black Hole:

* Select an object you wish to gather together, click on it and make sure the tile it is on is outlined.
* Tap the gold arrow on the left side of the Information Bar (located in the bottom left of the screen). This will toggle the information bar to a smaller one which has two icons on it.
	+ The small one on the left has the name of the selected object above an image of an information book which can be opened to see the chain information.
	+ The larger icon on the right is the Black Hole.
* Single Tap the image of the Black Hole to draw the similar items together into a block.
* Double Tap the image of the Black Hole to draw the similar items together with a center core with the rest of the items separated by a tile.
* To return to the normal view of the Information Bar, click on the golden arrow once to close the Black Hole information bar and click it a second time to return to the original information bar.

NOTE: It is still highly recommended that if a player uses this function that they still ensure that the merge is divisible by 5. Mass merging without validating the amounts could cause players to be short in the number of items required to complete chains.

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The Black Hole Video by Zukira Phaera