Wood Block Sudoku Puzzle
Wood Block Sudoku is a calm puzzle that mixes falling-block games with a Sudoku grid. Drag three wooden pieces at a time onto the 9x9 board. Fill a whole row, a whole column or one of the nine 3x3 boxes and it is cleared. Keep one awkward piece in the holder for later, and plan ahead: the game ends when nothing fits any more. Drag the wooden pieces onto the 9x9 board. Fill a row, a column or a 3x3 box to clear it. Keep one piece in the holder for later. The game ends when nothing fits. With the keyboard: 1, 2 or 3 picks a piece, the arrow keys move it, Enter places it and H uses the holder.
How it works
- Drag a piece from the tray onto the board. A shadow shows where it lands, and the rows, columns and boxes it would clear light up.
- Fill a row, a column or a 3x3 box to clear it. Several at once give a combo, and clearing on move after move builds a streak.
- Drag a piece into the holder to keep it for later. You get three new pieces once all three have left the tray. The game ends when no piece fits.
Scoring
Every cell you place scores 1 point. Each row, column or box you clear scores 18 points, multiplied by the number of clears made with the same piece: two at once score 72, three score 162. Every move in a row that clears something adds a streak bonus of 10 points for each earlier clearing move. Your best score for each piece mix is kept in your browser, and so is a game you have not finished.
The holder
The holder keeps one piece for as long as you like. Drag a piece from the tray into it while it is empty, and drag it onto the board when it fits. A piece in the holder does not count towards the tray, so the next three pieces come as soon as the tray is empty.
Frequently asked questions
When is the game over?
When none of the pieces in the tray fits anywhere on the board and the holder cannot help: it holds a piece that does not fit either, or parking a piece there would still leave the others stuck. There is no time limit, so take as long as you like.
Can I rotate the pieces?
No. As in Blockudoku and Woodoku, pieces are placed as they come. That is what makes the holder so useful.
What do the piece mixes do?
All shapes uses every piece, from a single block to a 3x3 square. Mostly small gives more single blocks, short lines and corners. More big shapes adds large corners, crosses and long lines more often.
Is it free?
Yes. Wood Block Sudoku is free, runs in your browser and needs no sign-up.
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