Bloku — Play Free Online

Bloku is a tile-matching puzzle where the board is a field of colourful blocks and every move is a decision about which group to clear. According to its Poki listing, you tap clusters of identical blocks to eliminate them, and a well-chosen tap can set off a chain reaction as the remaining blocks settle. It is a thinking game, not a reflex test, and nothing on screen punishes you for taking your time.

On Doodle Jump the rest of the line-up leans toward jumpers and runners, so Bloku is the change of pace: a session where you sit back, scan the board and plan a few moves ahead. It runs in the browser with nothing to install, and it suits a short break as well as a longer stretch.

How to play

Move the mouse over the board and click, or tap on a phone, to select a group of matching blocks. The listing for this page also mentions arrow keys and WASD, but the tap or click is the core action; treat the keyboard as optional. A round is a sequence of taps, each one removing blocks and changing what is left for the next move.

The goal is to clear the board efficiently. Because each tap rearranges what remains, the order you clear things in matters as much as what you clear.

Tips

• Before tapping, look at the whole board. The biggest group is not always the best one if it buries a small group you need later.
• Watch how blocks settle after a clear. Removing one group can join two others, so plan the move that sets up the next one.
• If you are stuck, look for blocks that are isolated and work out which neighbours need to go first to reach them.
• Use fullscreen for a larger board if tapping small blocks on a phone gets fiddly.

Similar games on Doodle Jump

If you like the calm pace here, Fireboy and Watergirl is another puzzle-minded pick, built around two characters and cooperative problem solving. Bouncy Basketball is quicker and more physical, while Helix Jump asks for timing rather than planning. Doodle Jump itself is the one to open when you want constant vertical movement.

Bloku fits anyone who likes puzzles in small pieces, whether on a laptop with a mouse or on a phone with a thumb.