KNOW YOUR GAME
Make room for your next good move.
The opening board has eight rows and eight columns, a tray of pieces, a current score, a best score, and optional Clear 10+ and Refresh controls.
Keep placing pieces and clearing full rows or columns before the board runs out of space. A line clear is useful because it changes the shape of the empty board. Before taking one, look at what remains. A scattered collection of single squares can be much less useful than one open rectangular area, even when both contain the same number of empty cells. Keep a connected space large enough for the bulkiest piece you can currently see.
How to play Smash Blocks
- Look at every piece in the tray before choosing a position.
- Drag a shape onto empty cells. Its whole outline must fit.
- Fill a complete row or column to remove that line.
- Use the cleared space to fit the remaining shapes and continue.
Drag a piece from the tray onto an empty part of the board. Use a mouse or one finger.
A useful first strategy
Read the whole tray
The first piece that fits is not always the first piece to place. Check all the visible shapes and identify the least flexible one. A long straight piece needs a run of empty cells; a compact block needs a wider opening. Plan a home for that difficult piece before spending its only usable space on a smaller shape.
Avoid sealed holes
A one-cell gap surrounded by blocks is hard to repair unless a matching piece appears. Try placing shapes along existing edges instead of building isolated islands through the center. After a clear, pause and scan for narrow pockets that are becoming disconnected from the rest of the board.
Get the full guide, examples & practiceQuestions about Smash Blocks
Can I rotate a piece?
The opening build does not present a piece-rotation control. Plan around the orientation shown in the tray.
Are diagonals cleared?
The board-clearing rule uses completed rows and columns. A diagonal arrangement does not complete a line.
Will my best score follow me to another device?
The build stores its best score in the current browser. Clearing site data or using another browser can reset that record.
Before you leave the game
Games may keep progress or settings in this browser. We do not provide an account-based cloud save. Use the same device and browser to return to a local save, and avoid clearing site data unless you understand what will be removed. If a helper or upgrade shows a prompt, read it before confirming.
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