Block Puzzle
Free · no ads · no sign-up · nothing to install
No room for these pieces
Final score: 0
Your game is saved on this device as you play, so you can close the tab and come back.
Drag a piece onto the board, or tap a piece and then tap where it should go. Keyboard: 1 2 3 pick a piece, arrow keys move it, Enter places it.
How to play
- Drag a piece onto the board. On a phone the piece floats a little above your finger, so you can see exactly where it will land. The squares it will cover light up, and so do any rows or columns it will clear.
- Fill a whole row or column and it clears. Rows and columns clear at the same time, so one piece can clear several lines at once.
- Place all three pieces and you get three new ones. Pieces can't be turned, so think about where each one fits.
- The game ends when none of your pieces fits anywhere. A dimmed piece is one that has no room right now.
- Other ways to play: tap a piece and then tap the square where its middle should go, or use a keyboard: 1 2 3 pick a piece, the arrow keys move it, Enter or Space places it and Esc puts it back.
Scoring
| Each square you place | 1 point |
|---|---|
| Clearing lines at once | 1 line 10 · 2 lines 40 · 3 lines 90 · 4 lines 160 (10 × lines × lines) |
| Combo | Clear again within your next 3 moves and that clear is multiplied: ×2, then ×3, ×4 and so on. Three moves in a row without a clear end the combo. |
| Empty the whole board | 300 bonus points |
The daily game
Every day there's a new daily game, and everyone who plays it gets the same pieces in the same order. Play it as often as you like; your best score for the day is kept. Press Share and your friends get a link that opens the same pieces with your score to beat. Classic games work the same way: a shared link gives your friend the pieces you had.
Tips
- Keep a space for the big ones. The 3×3 square and the long lines of 4 and 5 need room. Try to keep one open 3×3 area and one free row or column.
- Work the edges and corners first. Pieces fit into corners easily, and the middle stays open for awkward shapes.
- Look at all three pieces before you move. Place the one that's hardest to fit first, while there's still room for it.
- Set up combos. Build two or three nearly full lines, then clear them one move after another for ×2, ×3 and more.
Questions
Is this block puzzle really free?
Yes. There are no ads, no sign-up, no coins and nothing to buy. It's a classic 8×8 block puzzle that runs in your browser.
What does it save, and where?
Your best scores (one for classic games and one per day for the daily game), the games you have in progress, and your sound and vibration settings. They're kept in this browser's local storage on your device and never sent anywhere, so you can close the tab and carry on later. Clearing this site's data in your browser removes them.
How does sharing work? Is my score checked?
The link holds the game's pieces and your score after the # sign, which browsers don't send to our server. Anyone who opens it gets the same pieces and your score to beat. Scores in links aren't checked, so it's a friendly challenge, not a leaderboard.
Why can't I hear anything?
Browsers only allow sound after you touch the page, so the first move turns it on. Check the speaker button at the top and your volume. On an iPhone, sounds follow the silent switch and play alongside your music. Vibration works on Android phones that support it; iPhones don't let websites vibrate.
Does it work offline?
Once the page has loaded it doesn't need the internet, so a game in progress keeps working if your connection drops. The page itself has to load online the first time.
How are the sounds made?
They're synthesized live with the Web Audio API: a soft wooden knock when a piece lands and a rising run of bell tones when lines clear. There are no recordings or sound files.