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How to play Block Puzzle

Learn how to play Block Puzzle by fitting supplied shapes into a grid and completing rows or columns. The worked example uses a small teaching grid; the actual practice board below keeps its own size and goal.

Worked example

Find room for the supplied piece

The bottom row already has three filled cells. The two-cell horizontal piece can fill the remaining gap. The piece keeps its supplied direction.

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A small teaching grid. The full practice board below keeps its own size, goals and rules.

Block puzzle

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Fit shapes into the grid and complete rows or columns.

Connecting to the puzzle…

Block puzzle rules

Place a whole shape inside the grid without overlapping occupied cells. The pieces keep the orientations supplied by this game. A completely filled row or column clears. Partly filled lines stay on the board, so every placement changes both your progress and the room available for later shapes.

Read the placement preview

Compare the complete footprint of the piece with the empty cells before releasing it. The preview distinguishes a position that fits from one that crosses an edge or an occupied cell. A shape cannot be placed just because its first cell fits; every cell in the shape must fit.

Follow a complete line

In the example, the bottom row already contains three filled cells. A two-cell horizontal piece fills its remaining gap. When every cell in that row is occupied, the row clears. The example does not imply that the full game uses a five-by-five board or that every move clears a line.

Block puzzle strategy: keep usable space

Compare the empty space after a move with the shapes you can see. A narrow isolated gap may be harder to use than a larger connected area. Clearing a line can create room, but do not assume the first legal placement is the best one. The next supplied pieces and the actual board determine what is useful.

Block puzzle tips: compare before committing

Look at corners, long edges and near-complete lines. Check whether a placement blocks a useful area or leaves room for a wide shape. These are ways to compare choices, not a promise that a single rule solves every board. Use the actual placement preview instead of estimating from the picture alone.

Try the full practice board

The board above uses the shared Block Puzzle controller and its real rules. The footer shows the current line goal and remaining pieces when relevant. Use the information button for controls or expand for more room without restarting. The session needs a connection and stays separate from Edgekin resources and rewards.