Does dropping score anything on its own?

No. Only merges pay, which is why filling the jar is not a strategy.

What happens if a fruit crosses the line mid-drop?

Nothing — it has to come to rest above the line, and stay there, before the run ends.

Ripen

How to play

Score by merging: two of a kind become the next one up, and only merges pay. Let the stack settle above the line and the run ends.

Drag to aim, let go to drop.
Two of the same size that touch become the next size up.
Only merges score. A bigger merge is worth more.
Only the four smallest ever drop.
If anything settles above the line, the run ends.

Drag to aim across the jar, let go to drop.

About Ripen

Drag across the top of the jar and let go. Two of the same size touch and become one of the next size, which is worth more than both of them were. Only merges score, so filling the jar is never a plan — and the easy merge you can see is paid for in height, which is the one thing you cannot get back. The big ones are never dealt; they only exist because you made them.

Questions

Does dropping score anything on its own?: No. Only merges pay, which is why filling the jar is not a strategy.
What happens if a fruit crosses the line mid-drop?: Nothing — it has to come to rest above the line, and stay there, before the run ends.

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