Blooming Square is a cozy Shikaku puzzle: pure logic, no timer, a garden that blooms as you solve it.
How to play
Split the grid into rectangular flower beds, one per number, until every cell is covered — no gaps, no overlaps.
Each bed must be:
- a solid rectangle — no L-shapes,
- home to exactly one number, and
- the same size as that number — a
6means six cells.
Controls:
- Drag from cell to cell to draw a bed. Valid beds snap in and bloom.
- A bad rectangle just wobbles and won’t stick.
- Tap a filled cell to clear its bed, or hit Undo for the last one.
Cover the whole board and the garden bursts into flower.
Tips and strategy
- Start with small numbers — a
2or3has few possible shapes, so it locks in fast and pins down its neighbors. - Play the corners and edges first; the walls of the board cut down the options.
- Big numbers usually stretch only one way without swallowing another number or running off the edge.
- If two beds want the same cell, one of them is wrong — undo and reshape the looser one.
- When a cell can only belong to a single nearby number, that placement is forced. Chain those forced moves and the board unravels.
No clock, no fail state, and every puzzle is solvable by pure logic. Draw, deduce, and take your time while the garden fills in.
FAQ
- Is Blooming Square free to play?
- Yes. Blooming Square runs free in your browser with no download and no sign-up — just open the page and start solving.
- What is a Shikaku puzzle?
- Shikaku is a Japanese logic puzzle where you divide a grid into rectangles. Each rectangle holds exactly one number and must contain that many cells, with no gaps or overlaps.
- How do you solve Blooming Square?
- Drag out a rectangular flower bed for each number so the bed's area equals the number. Start with small numbers and the corners, where the fewest shapes fit, then chain the forced placements.
- Is there a timer or a way to lose?
- No. There is no clock and no fail state — every puzzle is solvable by pure logic, so you can take your time.