Block the Pig — Play Free Online

Block the Pig is a small turn-based puzzle about cornering an animal that really wants to leave. A pig stands on a board of tiles, and your only tool is the ability to turn open tiles into blocked ones. Every time you place a block, the pig takes one step toward freedom. Wall it in completely and you win; let it reach the edge of the board and you lose.

Nothing here depends on reflexes, which makes it a good change of pace if you mostly come to Doodle Jump for fast, twitchy play. A round is over in a minute or two, and when you fail you usually see exactly which move was the mistake. That makes the "one more try" pull strong.

It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and it works well with a mouse or a finger because the whole game is picking a tile.

How to play

Aim at an open tile with the mouse and click it, or tap it on a phone, to place a block. The listed keyboard controls are arrow keys or WASD to move and the mouse to aim and select, but in practice the pointer does the work. After each block the pig moves one tile, and it heads for the nearest way out.

Blocked tiles stay blocked, so the board gets tighter every turn. You are racing the pig's distance to the edge, not a clock. Take as long as you like to plan each placement.

Tips

• Do not chase the pig. Blocking the tile next to it just pushes it sideways. Think about which exits it can reach soonest and cut those off first.
• Look a few moves ahead. A block that closes the shortest escape route usually matters more than one touching the pig.
• Build a barrier shape rather than scattering single blocks. A connected line across the pig's side of the board is what traps it.
• If a round goes wrong early, restart. A bad first few placements are hard to recover from.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

Most companion pages on this site are action games. Fireboy and Watergirl is the closest cousin in spirit, because it is also a puzzle where careful thinking beats speed, though it adds platforming and two characters. Helix Jump is a one-touch game where timing decides the result, and Bloons Tower Defense 2 is another game about placing things well before the threat arrives.

Block the Pig suits short breaks and anyone who likes to think a move through. Both touch and mouse play are comfortable.