SHIFT board rules and terms of use

Last changed 5 November 2026.

SHIFT is a puzzle game made by Asynk Tech. These rules apply to the parts of SHIFT that other players can see: the boards, Friends, taunts, replay links and reports. The game asks you to accept them before you first choose a board name, add a friend, send a taunt or make a replay link. Versions of SHIFT before 0.12.1 do not ask, but the rules apply to every player.

Every road plays without them. While "Send scores and play data" is on, your runs still go to the boards under a name like "Shifter ab12", and these rules apply to them too. To keep your runs off the boards, turn that setting off in Settings.

What other players can see

Your board name, with your score, stars and run time, on the public boards. Anyone can see it. Your friends also see it, and they can race your best runs.
A replay link that you make: anyone with the link sees a drawing of that pass, with no name. From SHIFT 0.11.0 on, SHIFT on their phone can also race your own run from it.
A taunt that you send: only the friend you passed sees it. You choose it from a fixed list, and nobody can write their own words.
Your friend code and your friend link: anyone who has them can add you as a friend, until you press "New code".
A report that you send: only the people who run SHIFT read it. The reported player is not told who sent it.

The privacy policy says what the server keeps and for how long.

What is not allowed

A name that is hateful, sexual, violent or threatening, or that insults or attacks a person or a group.
A name that holds a web address, an advert, a phone number, an email address or other private data.
The real name or private data of another person, and a name that pretends to be another player, a known person, SHIFT, Asynk Tech or a person who runs SHIFT.
Cheating: runs that a tool or a changed copy of the game made, and attacks on the server.
Many accounts to fill a board or a friend list, or to get past a block or a hide.
Taunts, friend codes or reports used to harass a player, and reports that you know are false.
Anything that is against the law where you live.

Report and block

In the game, press Report or Block on another player's row of a board, or on a friend in Friends. A report holds a reason from a fixed list (the name, cheating, or something else) and no words of your own. Block takes that player off the boards you read and ends a friendship. The other player is not told.

With "Send scores and play data" off, Block works on your phone only and sends nothing, and Report tells you how to report that player.

You can also report a player by mail: write to support@asynk.tech with the subject "SHIFT report", the name you saw, the board (the road number or the daily road) and the date.

What we do

A person who runs SHIFT reads each report within 48 hours. If a name or a player breaks these rules, we can change the name, hide the player from every board and every friend list, or delete the account. We can do this without a report and without a warning. You are not told the result of your report.

Age

SHIFT is for people who are 13 or older. If a child under 13 has a SHIFT account, a parent can ask us to delete it: see /delete.

The game as it is

SHIFT is free, and we give it as it is. We work to keep the boards, Friends and the links on, but we do not promise that they are always on, that they have no errors, or that they keep your data. A change to a road starts its boards again, and we can change or stop a part of SHIFT at any time.

As far as the law lets us, Asynk Tech is not responsible for a loss that comes from the use of SHIFT or from what another player does. These terms do not take away a right that the law of your country gives you.

Changes

We can change these rules. The date at the top shows the last change. If you keep your name or your runs on the boards after a change, the new rules apply.

Contact

Write to support@asynk.tech. A person who runs SHIFT answers within 48 hours. The help page is /support, and the way to delete your account is /delete.