Fit pieces to the outline

Use edges and corners to place every piece without gaps or overlaps.

Read the whole outline

1 of 4

AAABBB
Each piece has three squares. Together they must cover six squares.

Look at the target’s corners, long edges and inward notches. Keep the target visible as you work: you do not need to memorize it.

Every piece must be used once. Their combined squares must make the target shape in the same orientation, without overlaps or extra squares.

The target may be built anywhere on the board. Its position is free, but its shape and orientation must match.

Lesson help

Match the target’s outline and orientation, using every piece once. Use the dotted square to place each piece precisely.

About this lesson

Try the method in a practice when you are ready.

Report

Read the whole outline

Look at the target’s corners, long edges and inward notches. Keep the target visible as you work: you do not need to memorize it.

Every piece must be used once. Their combined squares must make the target shape in the same orientation, without overlaps or extra squares.

The target may be built anywhere on the board. Its position is free, but its shape and orientation must match.

AAABBB
Each piece has three squares. Together they must cover six squares.

Match the outer edges first

These two L-shaped pieces can make a rectangle three squares wide and two squares high. Place A on the left with its two-square edge along the bottom. B fills the space above and to the right.

Compare the completed outer edge with the target. There can be more than one valid arrangement inside a shape; any arrangement that meets the rules counts.

AAABBB
The complete outline is a rectangle. Every square belongs to exactly one piece.

Use the marked square

Select a piece, then tap a board square. The dot on the piece marks the square that will land there. The dot is on an occupied square, which may not be the top-left corner of its bounding box.

At levels 3–8, Turn 90° rotates the selected piece clockwise. Check its new dotted square before placing it. Pieces cannot be flipped.

Use Undo or Remove to revise a placement. When you choose Check construction, that attempt is recorded and you can inspect one correct arrangement. Editing before the first check is allowed.

AAABBB
The complete outline is a rectangle. Every square belongs to exactly one piece.

Try it

Your pieces make the target shape, in its shown orientation, two squares farther right. Every piece is used once, with no overlap. Does it count?

  1. Yes, if every piece is within the board
  2. No, it must occupy the same board squares as the target
Show the answer

Yes, if every piece is within the board

Correct. Moving the complete shape is allowed. The shape and orientation must match, and every piece must stay within the board.

Enable JavaScript to answer interactively and save your place.

Practice Construction from parts