Kawaii Blocks

Kawaii Blocks is a relaxed block puzzle you can play in a spare minute or a whole evening.

Drag pieces from your hand of three onto a 9x9 board. Fill a row, a column or a 3x3 square and it clears. Clear several at once for a combo, or clear on back-to-back turns to build a streak. Both multiply your score, and they stack, so one well-placed piece can be worth a lot.

The blocks have faces. They are happy while there is room to breathe, get nervous once the board is more than half full, and look properly dead when the game ends. Keep them smiling.

TWO WAYS TO PLAY

Classic. Every hand is dealt at random, but you will always be able to place at least one piece. When nothing fits, the game is over. Beat your all-time, daily, weekly and monthly bests.

Endless. The dealer watches the board and slips helpful pieces into your hand as it fills up. You also hold blasters that wipe a row, column or 3x3 square for no points. Run out of moves and it costs a blaster. Run out of blasters and the run ends, but the next one picks up on the same board.