Ooh, this game is so good! I love how it shoves you right into the deep end and forces you to plan combos out a step or two in advance from the very beginning. The three-block and swap systems strikes a great balance between forcing your hand to make the worst of a difficult situation and giving you just enough latitude or control to manage the chaos. I felt like I kept stepping on my own toes but I was laughing through the pain, if that makes sense? Just daydreaming and watching the balloons float up as my plan comes together and being utterly oblivious to the next balloons that will completely blow that plan up. Using the birds as this unpredictable and exciting lifeline is such a sweet touch, too!

This gets really fun!!  I would have liked to get a little more time after the combo ends before my next balloons would drop because I kept getting distracted by the combo instead of paying attention to placing my balloons. 😄   I think the bird popping the clouds is a  really good idea. It makes me feel like the game is giving me second chances, which I like a lot. Really nice entry!

This is pretty fun, I agree with jonah-srg mostly

Pretty forgiving, while still ramping up in chaos at the end, as bertrand’s hands seem to slip up whenever his balloons stop moving upwards and exploding haha.

Whenever you get a good combo though, chef’s kiss

Reverse Gravity, pretty interesting mix up there.  Nice job.  Although I find myself not a fan of Pico for some reason, your submission helped me see that it can be functional and clean even in little resolution.  Good job.

I'm more of a downward gravity person, feel free to defy the gravity of your words 'simultaneous(ly)'...
https://itch.io/jam/falling-block-jam/rate/3887774