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routes for skiffs, freighters, and tankers, matching four colored berths while rising traffic and near-miss warnings test your planning.",[112,411,503,504,475,13],"Ships","Traffic","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fharbor-master.svg","Harbor Master ship-routing thumbnail",{"slug":508,"title":509,"description":510,"category":130,"tags":511,"thumbnail":514,"thumbnailAlt":515,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":23},"bento-drop","Bento Drop","Drop matching bento ingredients into a divided lunch box, slide one divider per turn to shape lanes, and chain eleven-tier merges before the box overflows.",[130,512,11,513,13],"Merge","Bento","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fbento-drop.svg","Bento Drop physics-merge thumbnail","2026-07-22",{"slug":518,"title":519,"description":520,"category":130,"tags":521,"thumbnail":524,"thumbnailAlt":525,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"bolt-board","Bolt Board","Remove exposed bolts from stacked metal plates, clear triples in a four-slot magnetic tray, and pivot hanging plates free across 30 authored levels.",[130,522,196,523,13],"Screws","Tray Match","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fbolt-board.svg","Bolt Board screw-removal puzzle thumbnail",{"slug":527,"title":528,"description":529,"category":130,"tags":530,"thumbnail":533,"thumbnailAlt":534,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"knot-shift","Knot Shift","Drag lettered rope pegs around shared pulleys, locked anchors, and one-way rail tracks until every crossing clears in this 24-level seeded untangle puzzle.",[130,531,532,196,13],"Untangle","Ropes","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fknot-shift.svg","Knot Shift rope-untangle puzzle thumbnail",{"slug":536,"title":537,"description":538,"category":130,"tags":539,"thumbnail":542,"thumbnailAlt":543,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"parking-panic","Parking Panic","Tap cars out of a crowded lot, timing each escape against cycling green, amber, and red gate lights while limited hold tokens rescue tight spots.",[130,504,540,541,13],"Timing","Cars","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fparking-panic.svg","Parking Panic traffic-escape puzzle thumbnail",{"slug":545,"title":546,"description":547,"category":130,"tags":548,"thumbnail":551,"thumbnailAlt":552,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"perfect-pour","Perfect Pour","Sort layered liquids between glass vessels until each holds one liquid, planning around marked vessels that grow or shrink capacity after their first pour.",[130,549,550,196,13],"Sorting","Liquids","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fperfect-pour.svg","Perfect Pour liquid-sorting puzzle thumbnail",{"slug":554,"title":555,"description":556,"category":112,"tags":557,"thumbnail":561,"thumbnailAlt":562,"embedType":19,"difficulty":124,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":23},"pantry-hunt","Pantry Hunt","Search a packed pantry for the groceries on your list, nudging clutter aside at a stamina cost while clean finds build a combo across twelve seeded scenes.",[558,112,559,560,13],"Hidden Object","Search","Combo","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fpantry-hunt.svg","Pantry Hunt hidden-object thumbnail",{"slug":564,"title":565,"description":566,"category":130,"tags":567,"thumbnail":569,"thumbnailAlt":570,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"lantern-line","Lantern Line","Draw one ink-limited line that hardens from start to end, then release a glowing lantern and steer it past drones, rain, and bumpers into the shrine.",[130,246,11,568,13],"Lantern","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Flantern-line.svg","Lantern Line draw-physics thumbnail",{"slug":572,"title":573,"description":574,"category":112,"tags":575,"thumbnail":578,"thumbnailAlt":579,"embedType":19,"difficulty":124,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"tiny-room-reset","Tiny Room Reset","Drag scattered belongings back onto their outlined homes in a tiny room, working around dependency rules like folding laundry before it enters the drawer.",[576,112,549,577,13],"Organizing","Relaxing","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Ftiny-room-reset.svg","Tiny Room Reset organizing thumbnail",{"slug":581,"title":582,"description":583,"category":97,"tags":584,"thumbnail":587,"thumbnailAlt":588,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"spark-swarm","Spark Swarm","Steer a swarm of light sparks between split gates, hedge across a safe plus and a risky multiplier, and spend sparks breaking numbered barriers.",[97,150,585,586,13],"Numbers","Swarm","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fspark-swarm.svg","Spark Swarm number-runner thumbnail",{"slug":590,"title":591,"description":592,"category":130,"tags":593,"thumbnail":597,"thumbnailAlt":598,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":516,"popular":106},"shelf-sweep","Shelf Sweep","Lift exposed goods from layered shop shelves into a seven-slot tray, sweep triples, and plan around visible conveyor refills across twenty-four proven layouts.",[130,594,595,596,13],"Match 3","Tray","Shop","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fshelf-sweep.svg","Shelf Sweep triple-match thumbnail",{"slug":600,"title":601,"description":602,"category":140,"tags":603,"thumbnail":606,"thumbnailAlt":607,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":165,"popular":23},"last-banner","Last Banner","Guard a beacon and three outposts against six waves of machine raiders, drafting autonomous squads and turning fights with rally, shockwave and repair skills.",[604,140,605,421,13],"Tower Defense","Auto Battler","\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Flast-banner.svg","Last Banner wasteland defense thumbnail",{"slug":609,"title":610,"description":611,"category":130,"tags":612,"thumbnail":613,"thumbnailAlt":614,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"hashi","Hashi Bridges","Play Hashi Bridges online. Connect numbered islands with single or double bridges. All islands must join one network without crossing bridges.",[196,101,367,610],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fhashi.png","Hashi Bridges — actual puzzle board on SonoTap","2026-09-05",{"slug":617,"title":618,"description":619,"category":130,"tags":620,"thumbnail":621,"thumbnailAlt":622,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"dominosa","Dominosa","Play Dominosa online. Pair adjacent numbers into dominoes. Use every unordered number pair exactly once and cover the entire board.",[196,101,367,618],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fdominosa.png","Dominosa — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":624,"title":625,"description":626,"category":130,"tags":627,"thumbnail":628,"thumbnailAlt":629,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"fillomino","Fillomino","Play Fillomino online. Fill every cell with its region size. Equal numbers must form connected regions of exactly that many squares.",[196,101,367,625],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Ffillomino.png","Fillomino — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":631,"title":632,"description":633,"category":130,"tags":634,"thumbnail":635,"thumbnailAlt":636,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"galaxies","Galaxies","Play Galaxies online. Divide a grid into regions with 180-degree symmetry. Every region must contain exactly one marked centre. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,632],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fgalaxies.png","Galaxies — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":638,"title":639,"description":640,"category":130,"tags":641,"thumbnail":642,"thumbnailAlt":643,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"inertia","Inertia","Play Inertia online. Slide a ball through gems, walls and stopping squares. Collect every gem while avoiding mines. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,639],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Finertia.png","Inertia — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":645,"title":646,"description":647,"category":130,"tags":648,"thumbnail":649,"thumbnailAlt":650,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"calcudoku","Calcudoku","Play Calcudoku online. Fill a Latin square with numbers that satisfy each arithmetic cage. Rows and columns cannot repeat a digit.",[196,101,367,646],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fcalcudoku.png","Calcudoku — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":652,"title":653,"description":654,"category":130,"tags":655,"thumbnail":656,"thumbnailAlt":657,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"akari","Akari Light Up","Play Akari Light Up online. Place bulbs to illuminate every white square. Bulbs cannot shine on each other, and wall numbers count adjacent bulbs.",[196,101,367,653],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fakari.png","Akari Light Up — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":659,"title":660,"description":661,"category":130,"tags":662,"thumbnail":663,"thumbnailAlt":664,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"slitherlink","Slitherlink","Play Slitherlink online. Draw one closed loop along grid edges. Each numbered cell specifies how many of its surrounding edges belong to the loop.",[196,101,367,660],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fslitherlink.png","Slitherlink — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":666,"title":667,"description":668,"category":130,"tags":669,"thumbnail":670,"thumbnailAlt":671,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"magnets","Magnets","Play Magnets online. Place positive and negative magnetic poles to match the row and column clues, without equal poles touching. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,667],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fmagnets.png","Magnets — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":673,"title":674,"description":675,"category":130,"tags":676,"thumbnail":677,"thumbnailAlt":678,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"four-colour-map","Four Colour Map","Play Four Colour Map online. Colour neighbouring regions differently using four colours. Preserve the given colours and complete the map.",[196,101,367,674],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Ffour-colour-map.png","Four Colour Map — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":680,"title":681,"description":682,"category":130,"tags":683,"thumbnail":684,"thumbnailAlt":685,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"mosaic","Mosaic Puzzle","Play Mosaic Puzzle online. Shade squares so each clue counts the shaded cells in its surrounding three-by-three area, including itself.",[196,101,367,681],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fmosaic.png","Mosaic Puzzle — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":687,"title":688,"description":689,"category":130,"tags":690,"thumbnail":691,"thumbnailAlt":692,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"netwalk","Netwalk","Play Netwalk online. Rotate wire tiles until every endpoint belongs to a single connected network with no loops. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,688],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fnetwalk.png","Netwalk — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":694,"title":695,"description":696,"category":130,"tags":697,"thumbnail":698,"thumbnailAlt":699,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"palisade","Palisade","Play Palisade online. Fence off equal-sized regions. Each numbered square specifies how many of its four sides are region boundaries.",[196,101,367,695],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fpalisade.png","Palisade — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":701,"title":702,"description":703,"category":130,"tags":704,"thumbnail":705,"thumbnailAlt":706,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"masyu","Masyu","Play Masyu online. Draw one loop through every pearl. Black pearls require turns; white pearls require straight sections beside a turn.",[196,101,367,702],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fmasyu.png","Masyu — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":708,"title":709,"description":710,"category":130,"tags":711,"thumbnail":712,"thumbnailAlt":713,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"peg-solitaire","Peg Solitaire","Play Peg Solitaire online. Jump a peg over a neighbouring peg into an empty hole. Remove the jumped pegs until only one remains. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,709],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fpeg-solitaire.png","Peg Solitaire — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":715,"title":716,"description":717,"category":130,"tags":718,"thumbnail":719,"thumbnailAlt":720,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"kuromasu","Kuromasu","Play Kuromasu online. Shade cells to match the numbered sight lines. White cells must stay connected and black cells cannot share an edge.",[196,101,367,716],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fkuromasu.png","Kuromasu — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":722,"title":723,"description":724,"category":130,"tags":725,"thumbnail":726,"thumbnailAlt":727,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"shikaku","Shikaku","Play Shikaku online. Divide a grid into rectangles. Each rectangle must contain one number equal to its area in squares. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,723],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fshikaku.png","Shikaku — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":729,"title":730,"description":731,"category":112,"tags":732,"thumbnail":733,"thumbnailAlt":734,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"samegame","SameGame","Play SameGame online. Remove touching groups of matching blocks. Gravity drops the remaining blocks and empty columns slide together.",[196,101,367,730],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fsamegame.png","SameGame — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":736,"title":737,"description":738,"category":130,"tags":739,"thumbnail":740,"thumbnailAlt":741,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"signpost","Signpost","Play Signpost online. Join arrow squares into one numbered sequence. Each arrow points toward its successor, which may be several cells away.",[196,101,367,737],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fsignpost.png","Signpost — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":743,"title":744,"description":745,"category":130,"tags":746,"thumbnail":747,"thumbnailAlt":748,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"hitori","Hitori","Play Hitori online. Shade repeated numbers so unshaded rows and columns contain no duplicates. Keep the white area connected. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,744],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fhitori.png","Hitori — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":750,"title":751,"description":752,"category":130,"tags":753,"thumbnail":754,"thumbnailAlt":755,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"gokigen","Gokigen Slant","Play Gokigen Slant online. Place a diagonal in every square. Meet the numbered vertex clues without creating a closed loop. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,751],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fgokigen.png","Gokigen Slant — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":757,"title":758,"description":759,"category":130,"tags":760,"thumbnail":761,"thumbnailAlt":762,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"tents-and-trees","Tents and Trees","Play Tents and Trees online. Place one tent beside each tree. Match the row and column totals while keeping tents apart, even diagonally.",[196,101,367,758],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Ftents-and-trees.png","Tents and Trees — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":764,"title":765,"description":766,"category":130,"tags":767,"thumbnail":768,"thumbnailAlt":769,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"skyscrapers","Skyscrapers","Play Skyscrapers online. Place building heights in a Latin square. Edge clues count visible buildings when taller towers hide shorter ones.",[196,101,367,765],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fskyscrapers.png","Skyscrapers — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":771,"title":772,"description":773,"category":130,"tags":774,"thumbnail":775,"thumbnailAlt":776,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"train-tracks","Train Tracks","Play Train Tracks online. Build one railway from A to B. Each row and column must contain exactly the stated number of track squares.",[196,101,367,772],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Ftrain-tracks.png","Train Tracks — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":778,"title":779,"description":780,"category":130,"tags":781,"thumbnail":782,"thumbnailAlt":783,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"futoshiki","Futoshiki","Play Futoshiki online. Fill rows and columns without repeating numbers. Every inequality between neighbouring squares must be true.",[196,101,367,779],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Ffutoshiki.png","Futoshiki — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":785,"title":786,"description":787,"category":130,"tags":788,"thumbnail":789,"thumbnailAlt":790,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":106},"binary-puzzle","Binary Puzzle","Play Binary Puzzle online. Balance two colours in every row and column. Avoid three equal neighbours and follow the selected uniqueness rule.",[196,101,367,786],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fbinary-puzzle.png","Binary Puzzle — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":792,"title":793,"description":794,"category":130,"tags":795,"thumbnail":796,"thumbnailAlt":797,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"kakuro","Kakuro","Play Kakuro online. Fill crossword-style runs with digits one to nine. Match each sum without repeating a digit inside the run. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,793],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fkakuro.png","Kakuro — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":799,"title":800,"description":801,"category":130,"tags":802,"thumbnail":803,"thumbnailAlt":804,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"nurikabe","Nurikabe","Play Nurikabe online. Grow numbered islands to their stated sizes. Surround them with one connected sea containing no two-by-two water block.",[196,101,367,800],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fnurikabe.png","Nurikabe — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":806,"title":807,"description":808,"category":130,"tags":809,"thumbnail":810,"thumbnailAlt":811,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"numberlink","Numberlink","Play Numberlink online. Connect every pair of equal numbers with separate orthogonal paths. Paths cannot cross, branch or join other pairs.",[196,101,367,807],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fnumberlink.png","Numberlink — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",{"slug":813,"title":814,"description":815,"category":130,"tags":816,"thumbnail":817,"thumbnailAlt":818,"embedType":19,"difficulty":24,"lastUpdated":615,"popular":23},"star-battle","Star Battle","Play Star Battle online. Place one star in every row, column and outlined region. Stars cannot touch, including at a corner. Free in your browser.",[196,101,367,814],"\u002Fassets\u002Fimages\u002Fgames\u002Fstar-battle.png","Star Battle — actual puzzle board on SonoTap",1788937654088]