Block Party

How to play Block Party

You get three pieces at a time. Drag each one onto the 8×8 board (pieces don’t rotate). When you have placed all three, you get three more.

• Fill a whole row or column and it clears, making room. Rows and columns can clear at the same time.
• Clear several lines with one piece for a combo: a Double scores 300, a Triple 600, a Quad 1,000.
• Keep clearing to build a streak. Each clear in a streak is worth more (up to five times as much). The streak survives two pieces that clear nothing; the third ends it.
• Every block you place is worth 1 point, and emptying the whole board is worth 500 more.
• The game ends when none of your pieces fits anywhere. Pieces that can’t fit right now are faded in the tray.

Everyone gets the same pieces in the same order each day, so you can compare scores fairly. Share yours and your friend sees the score to beat; when they send theirs back, you both see who won.

Tips

• Keep a 3×3 space open. The big square and the long lines need room.
• Fill the edges and corners first, and avoid leaving single-block holes.
• Look at all three pieces before you place the first one. The order matters.

Why it’s good for you

Block puzzles exercise spatial reasoning: picturing how shapes fit before you move them, and planning a few moves ahead. Deciding which piece to place first, and where, is a small lesson in weighing options and managing risk.

Free, no account, works on any phone or computer. After today’s game you can keep playing in Practice.