BLOX
Puzzle · 100 coins to play · free in your browser
A placement puzzle on an eight-by-eight board. Three pieces sit in a tray; you drag one onto the board wherever it fits. Nothing falls and nothing rotates, so every board state is entirely your own doing — the pressure comes from running out of room, not from a clock.
Is this your next game?
A good starting point if you want to think before acting. There is no falling-piece timer, and you can examine all three tray pieces before placing one.
Choose a cabinet in the arcade →How to play
- Drag a piece from the tray onto the board.
- Pieces never rotate and never fall.
- Fill a whole row or column to clear it — rows and columns clear together, so crosses pay big.
Mouse and keyboard
Use a mouse or touchscreen to drag pieces from the tray. BLOX has no keyboard placement controls.
Controls on a touchscreen
- Drag a piece from the tray onto the board. The ghost preview shows exactly where it will land, and the piece scales to full size while lifted so what you drag is what you get.
- A drag that does not fit refuses to place rather than snapping somewhere unintended.
Scoring
- 1 point per filled cell of the piece you place.
- Clearing pays 5 × L² × (streak + 1), where L is the number of rows and columns that clear at the same time.
- Because L is squared, a cross — one piece completing a row and a column together — is worth four times one single-line clear at the same streak. Two separate clearing placements advance the streak between them.
Combos and multipliers
Consecutive clearing placements build a streak, and the multiplier is uncapped: the first clear of a streak pays 10 × L², the second 15 × L², the third 20 × L², and so on. One placement that clears nothing resets the streak to zero.
How a run ends
When none of the three tray pieces fits anywhere on the board.
Worth knowing
- Rows and columns clear simultaneously and count together, which is what makes planning a cross worth the setup.
Your first run
- Find a home for the largest awkward piece before spending the space it needs on a small one.
- Keep both a wide opening and a narrow corridor available. A nearly full row is only useful if a remaining piece can finish it.
A mistake to avoid
Building several almost-complete lines while leaving no room for the next tray. Clear space when available; a planned cross is not worth losing every legal placement.
Worked example
Starting with no streak, one line earns 5 × 1² × 2 = 10 clear points; a row and column together earn 5 × 2² × 2 = 40. Two consecutive single-line placements earn 10 + 15 = 25 clear points. Add the placed cells separately in each case.
Examples describe in-game points or resources. Wallet rewards are calculated separately after submission.
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Entry, rewards and fair play
Sign in to play. A run costs 100 coins. You need the full fee: with a lower balance, the run does not start and no coins are charged. Claim an available daily bonus before trying again. Your score can earn coins back and is validated by the server before ranking. How the economy and verification work →
BLOX is in the daily rotation: 3 of the 16 games in the rotation pool carry a ranked board and a share of the community prize pool each day, drawn from the calendar date. This pool includes legacy BlockDrop and differs from the public catalog. On its day this cabinet wears a gold star.
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