# Slide Puzzle

> Slide the tiles back into order.

Slide each tile into the gap until the picture is whole. Today's board is one puzzle for everyone. Larger boards open as you clear them.

- Play: https://sidekickarcade.com/play/slide-puzzle/ (in the browser, phone or computer, free, no sign-up needed)
- Neighborhood: [Puzzle Park](https://sidekickarcade.com/category/puzzle/index.md)
- Controls: Swipe or arrows
- Best on: portrait screens
- Coins for goals: 3 per 1 stars, up to 9 a run

## How to play

1. Swipe, tap a tile in line with the gap, or press an arrow. One tile slides into the gap.
2. The picture is whole when the numbers read in order and the gap is last. Fewer moves, inside the time, earns more stars.
3. Today's board is one puzzle for everyone. The first clear of the day grows your streak. Practice opens a larger board after four clears.
4. Undo puts the last slide back. Hint takes one slide and counts an extra move. Pause stops the clock.

## Tips

- Slide the tile next to the gap. One step at a time.
- A tile that is home can stay there while you work around it.
- Undo puts the slide back. The move still counts.
- A hint slides once and counts a second move, so save it for a real jam.

## Questions

### Is it free?

Yes. It is free in the browser, with no download and no sign-up needed. Coins are for fun and can never be bought.

### Is today's board the same for everyone?

Yes. Today's board is one puzzle, from the date. Practice boards are your own, and they get larger as you clear them.

### What earns three stars?

Clear the board inside the move line and the time for that size. Extra moves still clear it, for one star. Pause stops the clock.

### What if I get stuck?

Undo steps back. Hint takes one slide that still leads home. Neither one ends the run.

### Can I play on a phone?

Yes. Swipe or tap a tile in line with the gap. Hint and Undo sit under the board.

## Achievements

- **First tray** (bronze, 15 coins): Clear your first board.
- **Today's tiles** (bronze, 15 coins): Clear today's board.
- **Three days** (bronze, 25 coins): Keep a 3-day streak.
- **Sharp slide** (silver, 30 coins): Clear a board with three stars.
- **A full week** (silver, 50 coins): Keep a 7-day streak.
- **The mural** (silver, 40 coins): Clear a mural.
- **The gallery** (gold, 60 coins): Clear a gallery.
- **Forty trays** (gold, 80 coins): Clear 40 boards.
- **A month of tiles** (gold, 120 coins): Keep a 30-day streak.
- **Ten sharp** (gold, 80 coins): Clear 10 boards with three stars.
- **Two hundred** (diamond, 200 coins): Clear 200 boards.
- **Tile Keeper** (diamond, 300 coins): Keep a 100-day streak. Earns the title "Tile Keeper".

## More to play

- [Crate Push](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/crate-push/index.md): Push every crate onto a mark. (Puzzle Park)
- [Color Sort](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/color-sort/index.md): Pour the colors until each tube holds just one. (Puzzle Park)
- [Mahjong Solitaire](https://sidekickarcade.com/play/mahjong-solitaire/index.md): Match free tiles to clear the stack. (Puzzle Park)