A closer look at block puzzle games

Block placement is about making space

In a block placement puzzle, you receive a set of shapes and choose where they go. A useful move does more than clear tiles now: it leaves somewhere for the other shapes to fit. Changing the order of the same three pieces can produce a very different board.

Gold Clad Silver uses an 8×8 board and gives you three pieces at a time. Place all three to receive the next set. A complete row or column clears. There is no countdown and thinking does not change the board. A game ends when none of your remaining pieces fit.

What does Gold Clad Silver add?

Gold tiles can enclose a region of silver. Seal the sides and all four diagonal directions to clear the silver and its immediately surrounding gold border. Alongside filling lines, you can plan moves around a small silver center.

Color is part of the rules. A silver tile that appears to fill a gap cannot necessarily replace a gold wall. An enclosure fails if the silver region touches the board edge, contains an empty cell, or has an open diagonal corner.

See enclosure diagrams and the full rules →

How does it compare with Tetris, Block Blast! and match-3?

Tetris / falling blocks

Classic Tetris has falling pieces that you move and rotate to complete horizontal lines. In Gold Clad Silver, you place pieces directly without rotating them. Both rows and columns can clear, and you can take your time before placing a piece.

Block Blast!

If you enjoy fitting shapes and completing lines in Block Blast!, Gold Clad Silver's placement controls will feel familiar. Its gold-and-silver enclosures add decisions about color and diagonal gaps. Gold Clad Silver is an independent game and is not affiliated with the developers of Block Blast!.

Match-3 games

Many match-3 games ask you to swap adjacent tiles to line up three or more of the same kind. Gold Clad Silver clears complete lines or sealed enclosures. Simply placing three matching colors together does not clear them, so it calls for a different way of reading the board.

Related game information: Tetris · Block Blast! / HungryStudio

A puzzle at your own pace

Take a short puzzle break or study all three shapes before deciding. You can stop whenever you need to. Drag or tap on a phone, or use the keyboard on a computer. It suits players who enjoy spatial decisions and planning a move ahead.

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Where should you start?

Start with the six-step tutorial to learn lines and enclosures. Then practise leaving room for longer pieces and larger squares.

Explore three board examples and practise move order →