Inlay Block Puzzle
Clear lines on an 8x8 board
Game information
- Category
- Puzzle
- Controls
- Touch, mouse, keyboard
- Languages
- 20 languages
- Price
- Free
About Inlay Block Puzzle
You work an inlayer's tray: sixty-four sockets and a hand of cut tiles, three at a time. Every row or column you complete lifts out clean and frees the space again. The job ends the moment the next tile has nowhere to go.
Fit pieces onto an 8x8 board. Full rows and columns clear, back-to-back clears build a streak that multiplies the score. Daily challenge included.
How to play Inlay Block Puzzle
Three pieces wait under the board. Drag one onto the board: a shadow shows where it will land and lights up every row and column it will complete. A full row or column clears. Clearing two or more lines at once multiplies the points, and clearing on consecutive moves builds a streak that multiplies them again; the streak survives two moves without a clear and breaks on the third. Emptying the whole board adds a bonus of 300 points times your streak. When all three pieces are placed, three new ones arrive. The run ends when none of the pieces on offer fits anywhere. On a keyboard, 1 to 3 or Tab picks a piece, the arrow keys move it and Enter or Space places it. The daily challenge deals everyone the same pieces in the same order. Scoring 3,000 opens hard mode, where harder pieces come sooner and a streak breaks on the first move without a clear.
Controls
- Touch
- Drag a piece from the tray onto the board.
- Mouse
- Drag a piece from the tray onto the board.
- Keyboard
- Press 1 to 3 or Tab to pick a piece, the arrow keys to move it, and Enter or Space to place it.
Features
8x8 board, three pieces at a time
Drag a piece onto the board; a shadow shows where it lands and lights up every row and column it will complete.
Streaks and multipliers
Clearing two or more lines at once multiplies the points, and clearing on consecutive moves builds a streak that multiplies them again. The streak survives two moves without a clear and breaks on the third.
Clear-board bonus
Emptying the whole board adds a bonus of 300 points times your current streak.
Hard mode
Unlocks at a score of 3,000. Harder pieces come sooner and a streak breaks on the very first move without a clear.
Daily challenge
Everyone gets the same pieces in the same order that day, so the run is a fair comparison.
Tips
- Keep a 3x3 opening free as long as you can: the 3x3 square and the big corner both need one, and they come more often as a run goes on.
- Look at all three pieces before you place any: if one of them fits in only one spot, place that one first.
- Grow rows and columns towards the same corner so a single piece can finish two lines at once; a double clear is worth about four singles.
- A streak survives two moves without a clear and breaks on the third, so watch the dots next to it and bank a clear before they run out.
- A greyed piece in the tray fits nowhere right now: use the others to open room for it instead of chasing points.
Frequently asked questions
How do I get a high score in Inlay?
Clear two or more lines with one piece for a multiplier, and keep the streak going: back-to-back clears multiply the score again, but the streak breaks after two moves without one.
Is Inlay hard, and what does hard mode change?
Hard mode unlocks once you score 3,000. Harder pieces show up sooner, and a streak breaks on the very first move that fails to clear a line, instead of surviving two.
How many pieces are on the board at once?
Three. Once all three are placed, three new ones arrive; the run ends when none of the current three fits anywhere on the board.
Does Inlay save my progress?
Your best score and stats stay on this device. Use Sync devices to move them to a new phone or browser with a one-time code; there is no account.
Can I play Inlay on my phone?
Yes. Drag a piece from the tray onto the board with your finger; a shadow shows exactly where it will land.
Is there a daily challenge in Inlay?
Yes, everyone gets the exact same pieces in the exact same order that day, so scores are comparable.
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