Glyph Grid block puzzle guide

How to play

1. Select one of the three waiting shapes and place it on empty squares of the 8×8 board. Shapes cannot rotate or overlap occupied squares, including weeds.
2. Complete a row or column to clear it and pull any weeds in that line. All full rows and columns clear together; using all three shapes deals a new tray.
3. The daily puzzle starts with six weeds and the same date-based opening on replay. Later shape deals may change when a drawn shape has no room. Classic starts with an empty board and fresh random shapes.
4. The daily goal is five cleared lines, with no timer. The garden sprouts on your first clear and blooms at the daily goal; Classic blooms at ten lines. You may continue after reaching the goal. A run ends when none of the waiting shapes fits.

Controls

Mouse or touch

Select a shape, then click or tap the square for its top-left corner. You can also drag a shape onto the grid.

Keyboard

Use Tab and Enter to select a shape, then arrow keys to move around the board and Enter to place it. Escape clears your selection.

Score and progress

Earn one point per square placed and 10 per cleared row or column before daily bonuses. Each weed cleared with its line adds 5 points. After selecting a shape, hover, drag or use grid arrow keys to preview the points before placing. The score panel separates the rule bonus from weed points; a tap still places immediately. Classic has no opening weeds or daily line bonus; its normal placement and clearing rules still apply.

What the AI challenge changes

When AI responds, it writes a garden mission and chooses one reviewed scoring rule. The daily opening weeds and shape draws come from the local date seed. You decide every placement; AI cannot place a shape or change the board.

Row reward

Each cleared row earns 20 line points; columns still earn 10.

Column reward

Each cleared column earns 20 line points; rows still earn 10.

Combo reward

Clearing two or more lines in one placement earns 20 points per line. A single cleared line still earns 10.

The displayed rule locks when you start. Classic mode needs no AI response, and a late response cannot change a run already in progress. If AI is unavailable, a clearly labeled local challenge keeps the game playable.

The result shows weeds pulled, your best for the daily puzzle and rule bonus points above classic line scoring. An optional reflection uses your measured score, cleared lines, moves, largest combo and run duration. If the reflection service is unavailable, the result uses a labeled local reflection.