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The next evolution of Flow Free®!\n\nIf you like Flow Free, you'll love Flow Free: Hexes®!\n\nConnect matching colors with pipe to create a Flow®. Pair all colors, and cover the entire board to solve each puzzle. But watch out, pipes will break if they cross or overlap!\n\nFree play through hundreds of levels, or race against the clock in Time Trial mode. Gameplay ranges from simple and relaxed, to challenging and frenetic, and everywhere in between. How you play is up to you. 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