Build a better approach
Arrow Grid is a five-by-five board. You occupy one cell. Arrow keys, WASD, or a tap on a neighbor moves you one step. You cannot skip cells or leave the grid. Arrows enter from an edge and travel in a straight line until they exit.
A cell with an arrow is fatal. A cell that is empty now may not be empty after the next slide. The skill is occupancy: where will the arrows be after they move? Step into a square that stays empty. Standing still is a move. Sometimes it is the only good one.
Turn information into decisions
Glow orbs are optional score. An orb on a hot row is bait. Take orbs whose two-step path stays clear. Time also scores slowly, so survival is not a stall; it is the engine. Three lives. A hit removes a life and clears the current volley so you can see the board again.
Center is a better home than a corner. Corners have two exits. The center has four. After a grab, drift back inward. Panic stepping into the wall is how people meet the second arrow they did not see.
Practice for consistent results
Read one volley ahead. If two arrows share a row and a column that cross, the crossing cell is a trap for a whole beat. Walk around the intersection rather than timing a squeeze unless you are sure.
Drill: ignore three orbs on purpose, then take only the next orb with a clean two-step path. The ignored orbs teach waiting. Waiting is the high score in disguise.