How to Play

Pick a puzzle

Open a puzzle from the full library. Public puzzles can be played without an account.

Want one chosen for you? The daily puzzle gives everyone the same pick each day. The same photo can have several piece counts, so small counts suit a short break while larger counts give you more sorting, more edge work and a slower solve.

Choose the piece count

The current browser table opens 4, 8, 12, 16, 24, 36, 50, 80, 104, 150, 252, 300, 600 and 1000 pieces.

Small counts are best for quick sessions. The 1000 piece board is a long solve and feels better on a larger screen.

Move and connect pieces

Drag a piece near the right neighbor and let go. If it is close enough, it snaps into place. Connected pieces move together as one group.

Connected groups stay movable, wherever you assemble them. You can shift a nearly finished picture to make more room without losing the joins. Progress counts the pieces inside every correct group, not only the largest group on the table.

Use the table tools

Use View Photo to check the finished picture, turn on the ghost preview for a faint guide, or switch to the edge-only view to focus on the border first.

Zoom in with the toolbar buttons, the mouse wheel or a two-finger pinch, then drag the table to pan when you are zoomed in. Arrange and Scatter reset the loose-piece layout without changing the puzzle.

Prefer the keyboard? Focus a piece, nudge it with the arrow keys and drop it with Enter.

Save progress and preferences

When Save progress is enabled in Game preferences, an unfinished solo puzzle can be continued in the same browser. Clearing site storage can remove local progress.

Table colors, sound and other game preferences are saved on this device. Account & security shows your sign-in methods and signed-in devices.

Finish the puzzle

When the final group is complete, the timer stops and the finish panel opens. Guests see their result on the device they used.

Public leaderboard scores need an account. If you finish as a guest, we keep that score briefly so you can sign in and save it without losing the run.