SevenBlocks

Daily Pentomino-style Puzzle: Fit 7 Pieces in a Shape

Fit is a daily shape-filling puzzle in the tradition of tangrams and pentominoes. You get an outline and seven pieces of four to six squares, and they must fill it exactly, with no gaps and no overlaps.

How to play Fit

1. Drag pieces onto the shape. Drag a piece off again to take it back.
2. Tap a piece to turn it a quarter turn. Pieces turn but never flip over.
3. Use all seven pieces to cover every square of the shape exactly.
4. Your clock starts when you begin and stops when the shape is full. The faster, the better.

Tips

• Start with the awkward bits: narrow arms, corners and one-square notches can usually only take one or two pieces.
• Place the biggest, most irregular pieces early, while there’s still room to turn them. Save the neat ones for last.
• Count the squares in a pocket: if it can’t be made from the pieces you have left, something placed earlier must move.
• Since pieces never flip, a piece that looks right but is the mirror image won’t fit, however you turn it. Try a different piece.

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