Rectangles
Divide the grid into rectangles, each containing one number equal to its area.
Made by Mindblown
About Rectangles
- Kind: Puzzle
- Played 8 times
- Published 2026-11-02
- Mode: single player
- Runs in a web browser, on a phone or a laptop. Free to play.
How to play Rectangles
Goal: Divide the whole grid into rectangles so that each rectangle contains exactly one number equal to its area.
Controls
- mouse: draw rectangle borders on the grid
- touch: draw rectangle borders on the grid
- Escape: close an open panel or menu
Your first game
- Look at the grid of numbers
- Figure out the rectangle shape that fits each number as its area
- Draw or mark the borders between rectangles using mouse or touch
- Continue until the whole grid is divided
- Check that every rectangle contains exactly one number equal to its size
FAQ
What is Rectangles?
Rectangles is a single-player puzzle game from Simon Tatham's Portable Puzzle Collection. The objective is to divide a grid into rectangular blocks so that each block contains exactly one number matching its total cell count.
How do you play Rectangles?
Look at the numbers scattered across the grid and draw lines around each number to form rectangles whose area matches that number. Continue until the entire grid is split and every cell belongs to exactly one rectangle.
What are the controls in Rectangles?
You draw or adjust dividing lines using mouse clicks or touch controls. Pressing Escape closes any open menu or panel.