Blocks

What is Blocks?

Blocks is a puzzle with an 8×8 grid and three pieces of different shapes to place. Every time you fill a whole row or column, its squares disappear and you score: clear several at once, or in a row, and your points multiply. There's no timer: all that matters is thinking carefully about where each piece goes.

How to play

• Drag one of the three pieces at the bottom onto the grid: with a finger the piece stays above your finger so you can see where it goes. With the keyboard, pick a piece with 1, 2 or 3, move it with the arrows and drop it with Space or Enter.
• Pieces can't be rotated. Each square you place is worth 1 point.
• A full row or column is cleared: 10 points for each square cleared, multiplied by the number of rows and columns cleared at once.
• If you clear lines with several pieces in a row a combo starts, multiplying your points up to x5; a piece that clears nothing resets it.
• When you've used all three pieces, three more arrive. The game ends when none of the remaining pieces fits in the grid.

Tips

• Always leave room for the 3×3 piece and the 5-long lines: they're the hardest to place.
• Fill the edges and corners first and keep the middle free.
• Try to clear a row and a column with the same piece: the points multiply.

Frequently asked questions

Is Blocks free?

Yes: Blocks is free and you can play it right away in your browser, with nothing to download and no sign-up.

Can I play Blocks on my phone?

Yes: Blocks works on phones, tablets and computers, with your finger, the mouse or the keyboard.

Can two people play Blocks?

Blocks is a single-player game: try to beat your best score, which stays saved in your browser.

How do you play Blocks?

Drag one of the three pieces at the bottom onto the grid: with a finger the piece stays above your finger so you can see where it goes. With the keyboard, pick a piece with 1, 2 or 3, move it with the arrows and drop it with Space or Enter. Pieces can't be rotated. Each square you place is worth 1 point. A full row or column is cleared: 10 points for each square cleared, multiplied by the number of rows and columns cleared at once. If you clear lines with several pieces in a row a combo starts, multiplying your points up to x5; a piece that clears nothing resets it. When you've used all three pieces, three more arrive. The game ends when none of the remaining pieces fits in the grid.

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