Color Block Jam Guide Selection: Match Intent to the Right Page

Which page answers a rules question?

Start with the guide library, then choose the beginner or how-to-play article. It explains the public goal and basic route concepts without assuming that you already know the obstacle system. The official Help Center is the source for general rules context; a strategy article should not turn that context into an unverified level sequence.

Which page answers an obstacle question?

Use an obstacle-specific guide for chains, keys, ice, barriers, countdown blocks, or deadlock signals. It should explain the mechanic and its route consequence, then tell you what to inspect on your own board. A mechanic guide owns a question about how the board behaves; it does not replace a numeric level owner.

Which page answers a range question?

Use the level directory and its range pages to browse grouped coverage. Range intent belongs on /levels/{start}-{end}. A range page can distinguish complete guides from source-linked routes and can send you to the right numeric owner, but it should not claim that every listed route has verified steps.

Which page answers “how do I beat level X?”

Use the exact /level/{number} page when it exists, then verify its starting board and checkpoints. Numeric level intent belongs to that owner; a guide with a similar phrase, a range page, or a nearby number cannot take its place. The source verification method explains why a public URL and a complete route are different evidence levels.

If the layout differs, use Wrong Level and record the first mismatch. Do not force the sequence or combine partial instructions from two unresolved boards. A source-linked route remains useful for discovery while its opening and checkpoints are still unverified.

How should you choose between a guide and a solution?

Choose a guide for reusable planning, a mechanic page for one obstacle question, a range page for navigation, and a numeric level owner for one verified board. Read the answer-first block before following any steps, and check the source scope and date. The goal is to match the page’s claim to your task, not to choose the page with the most confident title or longest text.

What should you do when no page fits?

Start at the guide hub, identify the missing intent, and keep the board-specific question separate from the general strategy question. If the level is source-linked but not complete, treat it as a lead. If your board does not match, preserve that uncertainty and return to the mismatch workflow instead of upgrading a link-only route or inventing a canonical owner.

Choose by the question, not the title

Your question	Appropriate owner	What it cannot prove
How does a rule or obstacle work?	A rules or mechanic guide	A sequence for one numbered board
Which levels are in this group?	A /levels/{start}-{end} range page	That every linked route has complete steps
How do I solve this exact number?	The matching /level/{number} owner	A route for a different opening board
Why does the source differ?	The Wrong Level workflow	The unverified cause of every difference

Use the table after checking the opening state. It prevents a confident but broad article from being treated as a replacement for the narrow page that owns a specific numeric query.