Game guide
How to play Shape Fit
In Shape Fit you fill a whole shape with the pieces in the tray, leaving no cell empty and with no piece covering another. Pieces rotate, but never flip over.
Updated on October 5, 2026
The rules in 3 lines
- 01
Fill the shape
Every cell of the shape must be covered.
- 02
No gaps, no overlaps
A piece must sit fully inside the shape and cannot cover another one.
- 03
Rotate, never mirror
Tap a piece to rotate it 90°. It never flips over.
How to play
On your phone
- Drag a piece from the tray onto the shape: it snaps to the grid. The preview shows where it will land.
- Tap a piece, without dragging, to rotate it. This works in the tray and on the shape.
- A placed piece can be dragged again, to another spot or back to the tray.
- Rotate, Restart and Hint sit below; the Hint puts one piece in its right place.
On a keyboard
- Tab moves through the pieces; Enter picks one up.
- ← ↑ → ↓ move the piece; R or Space rotate it.
- Enter drops it; Esc cancels.
Step-by-step example
A 2×4 shape and two L pieces, identical in the tray:
Shape
Pieces
Fitted
Beginner strategies
- Start with corners and notches. A corner cell or a dent in the shape accepts few pieces; solve those spots first.
- Place big pieces early. They have fewer possible spots; small ones fill the gaps at the end.
- Count cells. If a closed area has 4 cells, it needs a 4-cell piece (or pieces that add up to 4).
- Rotate in the tray. Get the piece into position before dragging it and you will make fewer mistakes.
Common mistakes
- Leaving an isolated hole. One or two cells trapped between pieces rarely have a piece that fits.
- Looking for a mirrored piece. Pieces only rotate; if the shape seems to need a flip, the right piece is a different one.
- Sticking with a placed piece. Dragging it back to the tray costs nothing; swap when you are stuck.
Levels and scoring
The levels never run out: the shape grows from 3×4 with 3 pieces to 6×6 with 7 pieces, and after a while it gets notches on its border. Every level has a solution, and level 20 is the same for everyone. The Hint costs no points, but the end of the level shows how many you used. Your best is the number of levels completed.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. The shape is created already split into the pieces, which are only then rotated and shuffled.
That is the rule: pieces only rotate. It keeps each level solvable by thinking it through.
Completed levels are saved on this device. A level left halfway starts over.
Playing makes you better at rotating and fitting pieces in this game. There is no evidence it changes your IQ.
IQNorth games are a pastime with a challenge. Practice makes you better at this game; it does not raise your IQ or your memory, and nothing here is a consultation with a psychologist. The games are in the member area.
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