Tessaro
Make space. Make your next move.
Three pieces · Place them in any order
Drag a piece, or tap a piece then a space.
Keyboard: 1 2 3 to pick · arrows to move · Enter to place
Tessaro: how to play and strategy
Fit blocks on an 8 × 8 board and clear complete rows and columns. Choose between planning a whole rack and working through an ordered queue.
How to play
Choose Single Piece or Three Piece mode. Drag a piece onto the board, or select a piece and then its destination. Keyboard controls are available beside the board. Check the placement preview before committing.
Rules and progression
Blocks must fit entirely inside empty squares. Filling a row or column clears it; one placement can clear both. In Three Piece mode, use the three available pieces in any order before a new rack arrives.
In Single Piece mode, only the first piece is playable; the other two preview what comes next. The run ends when none of your playable pieces fits. Consecutive clearing moves build a combo, while a move without a clear resets it.
Worked example: change the order, change the outcome
In Three Piece mode, imagine a long bar has no space, but a smaller piece can finish a row. Play the smaller piece first: clearing the row may create the lane the bar needs. Check all three pieces before using an attractive empty area. In Single Piece mode you cannot skip ahead to a helpful preview piece, so protect space for the next shape.
Plan your next move
- Keep a broad empty region for squares and crosses. Several tiny gaps can contain enough total empty cells while fitting none of the offered shapes.
- Look for a row and column that one placement can complete together. Their intersection clears with both lines.
- Use the preview to check the whole shape, including arms extending beyond the cell you selected.
How does Tessaro scoring work?
Each placed block earns 10 points. A cleared line earns 100 points, with extra points for clearing multiple lines in one move. Consecutive clearing moves build a multiplier up to 5×. Pieces keep their orientation, there is no timer, and each mode saves its own best score in this browser when storage is available.
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