New Year Balls Merge is a drop-and-merge puzzle in the Suika (watermelon game) mould, dressed for the new year: balls fall into a container, two of the same colour combine into a bigger one, and the biggest ball of all disappears for maximum points.
The fail condition is the line at the top — if a ball rests on it too long, the run ends — so it's a game about keeping the pile low rather than simply merging a lot.
If a ball rests on the top line for too long. That's why keeping the pile low matters more than making individual merges.
It disappears from the field and awards the maximum points, which also frees up a large amount of space.
Yes — press and hold to aim, release to drop. Nothing to install.