How to Play — Complete Guide

Quick start in 3 steps

1. Pick a puzzle. Tap any picture in the gallery — use the New / Most played / Weekly trending tabs and category chips to browse.
2. Choose your difficulty. A panel asks how many pieces you want, from 12 (easy, a few minutes) to 192 (a serious session).
3. Drag pieces onto the board. Drag a piece near its correct spot and it snaps and locks in place. Place every piece to win — the timer is running!

The game toolbar

When a puzzle opens, this bar sits at the top of the screen. On phones, the buttons wrap onto a second row so everything stays visible.

• 1Back — leave the game and return to the gallery. Your record times are kept, but an unfinished board is not saved, so finish your run first!
• 2Puzzle title — the name of the puzzle you're solving.
• 3Progress counter — pieces placed out of the total. 14 / 48 means 34 to go.
• 4Timer — starts the moment the board loads and stops on the final piece. This is the time that goes on the leaderboard.
• 5Preview — overlays a faint ghost of the finished picture inside the board frame, so you can see where each piece belongs. Tap again to turn it off. Using it is allowed — even record holders do.
• 6Hint — pops up the full original photo in a corner so you can study colors and details without the ghost overlay. Tap the image to close it.
• 7Records — opens the leaderboard panel showing the top 10 fastest times for this exact puzzle at this exact piece count, with each player's name and photo. Your own entry is highlighted.
• 8Restart & Full screen — Restart reshuffles the board and resets the clock for a fresh attempt. Full screen gives the puzzle every pixel of your display and hides the recommendations panel; press it again or hit Esc to exit. Your progress survives the switch.

The puzzle table

• The board frame is the bordered rectangle in the center — the finished puzzle fits exactly inside it.
• Scattered pieces start around the frame. Drag with a mouse or your finger; the piece you're holding lifts above the others with a shadow.
• Snapping: release a piece close to its correct position and it clicks into place. Placed pieces lock and can't be moved again.
• "More puzzles below" — tap this pill (or scroll down) to see the puzzle's description and recommended games: related puzzles from the same category, the most played, and the newest.

Records & the win screen

• Every puzzle has a separate leaderboard for every piece count — the 12-piece and 192-piece races are different competitions.
• Only your best time per puzzle and difficulty counts; solving faster updates your entry automatically.
• Solved while signed out? The win screen shows a "Sign in to claim this time" button — create your free account right there and the time you just set is claimed retroactively.
• The win screen also suggests three "up next" puzzles — one tap starts the next game at the same difficulty.

Accounts, best times & the recovery code

• Create a free account with email, password, a display name and an optional photo — the name and photo are what appear next to your record times.
• Your best times sync across devices: log in on your phone and your laptop records are there.
• At signup you receive a one-time recovery code. Save it somewhere safe — it's the only way to reset a forgotten password.

The rules, in short

1. Place all pieces to win; the timer stops on the final snap.
2. Preview and Hint are free to use — no penalties.
3. Restart reshuffles and resets the clock; leaving mid-game discards the unfinished board.
4. One leaderboard entry per player per puzzle per difficulty — your fastest time.
5. Play fair: bots and exploits get leaderboard entries removed.