Cramdle

What Cramdle is

Each day brings a new packing challenge drawn from public-domain museum artifacts. You are given a set of silhouettes and object images—fruit, tools, musical instruments, and natural history specimens—and asked to arrange them within a packing area in the smallest possible box area. Every attempt is a timed shift lasting 90 seconds, and the measured area of your final arrangement is the result to improve. The game is categorized under Shapes/Patterns and centers on fitting odd shapes together. Your best fit within the shift is recorded, and during the attempt you can reset to that best if a rearrangement goes wrong. When the shift ends, the best recorded fit stays available, and you can enter endless mode to keep optimizing and compare with peers. The displayed area, width, and height in meters help you judge each arrangement before you finish.

How to play

The goal is to pack a set of artifacts into the smallest possible box area before your 90-second shift ends. Drag artifacts to move them within the packing area, and pinch or scroll to zoom the workspace. During the attempt you can reset to your best recorded arrangement if a rearrangement goes wrong. When you are satisfied, finish early or submit to end the timed shift. Your best fit for that shift is recorded, and you can then start endless mode to keep optimizing. Open today's puzzle to play the current daily challenge, or choose from the archive to explore previous puzzles. The interface asks mobile players to turn their phone upright, and the area, width, and height of a fit are shown in meters.

Tips

1. Reset to Best is your safety net during a 90-second shift; if an arrangement goes wrong, restore the current best fit instead of starting from scratch.
2. Watch the measured values in meters—area, width, and height—to compare the quality of different arrangements during the timed attempt.
3. After the timed shift ends, enter endless mode to continue optimizing and compare your best packed area with peers.