Puzzle game ColorSweeper is running its global World Painter event, bringing players from around the world into a shared activity. The limited-time event continues until August 27. World Painter asks players to restore colour to a lifeless black-and-white world. The work is done through the game’s usual puzzle levels, but each completed level also contributes to progress shared by the wider player community. ColorSweeper uses a format similar to Minesweeper. Players see a grid in which each block shows how many tiles of the same colour are hidden around it. Players must use logic to work out the shapes and colours concealed in the grid. They need to solve the puzzles without making too many incorrect guesses, so success depends on considered choices rather than repeated guessing. For the event, each player is assigned one of three colours to use while completing puzzles. Every level finished successfully adds to worldwide progress, linking an individual player’s result to the event’s broader goal. Players interested in competition can check a globally visible leaderboard. It lists some of the strongest performers during the event, while participants can also obtain a limited-time commemorative Restoration Token sticker. Stephen, quoted in the report, said the idea appealed to him. The report’s writer also welcomed an event that encourages people to play while allowing their achievements to be seen, and suggested ColorSweeper could gain a higher profile among puzzle games if it continues with this approach. For Somali players in Soomaaliya and across the diaspora, the event offers a way to follow a puzzle challenge that is being completed by people elsewhere at the same time. Its shared progress meter and public leaderboard can make a solitary grid puzzle feel connected to a larger group of players.