Squares on a 90° Grid32 puzzles

Squares on a 90° Grid

Make a given number of squares with no loose matches.

Squares: First Puzzles

Move a few matches so that there are exactly as many squares as stated, with no loose matches.

  1. 1 · No. 9Two Squares from an L-Shape7 matches · 2 moves
  2. 2 · No. 10Six Squares out of Five16 matches · 2 moves
  3. 3 · No. 11Three Squares out of Four12 matches · 3 moves
  4. 4 · No. 12Five Squares out of Three12 matches · 4 moves
  5. 5 · No. 13Three Squares from a Cross12 matches · 3 moves
  6. 6 · No. 14Four Squares out of Five16 matches · 3 moves
  7. 7 · No. 15Three Squares out of Six15 matches · 4 moves
  8. 8 · No. 16A Five-Square Cross Becomes Four16 matches · 3 moves

Squares: 1–2 Moves

Move 1 or 2 matches so that there are exactly as many squares as asked, with no loose matches. The figures look like animals and things.

  1. 1 · No. 300The Goblet28 matches · 1 move
  2. 2 · No. 301The Lion Out for a Walk24 matches · 1 move
  3. 3 · No. 302The Castle Wall28 matches · 1 move
  4. 4 · No. 303The Flower27 matches · 1 move
  5. 5 · No. 304The Parrot24 matches · 2 moves
  6. 6 · No. 305The High-Backed Chair28 matches · 2 moves
  7. 7 · No. 306The Rake28 matches · 2 moves
  8. 8 · No. 307The Vacuum Cleaner28 matches · 2 moves

Squares: 2 Moves

Move 2 matches so that there are exactly as many squares as asked, with no loose matches. The figures look like animals and things.

  1. 1 · No. 308The Bull’s Head24 matches · 2 moves
  2. 2 · No. 309The Empty Spool25 matches · 2 moves
  3. 3 · No. 310The Hedgehog26 matches · 2 moves
  4. 4 · No. 311The Fishing Boat26 matches · 2 moves
  5. 5 · No. 312The Entrance28 matches · 2 moves
  6. 6 · No. 313The Fairy-Tale Temple28 matches · 2 moves
  7. 7 · No. 314The Belt with a Buckle28 matches · 2 moves
  8. 8 · No. 315The Plus Sign28 matches · 2 moves

Squares: 3 Moves

Move 3 matches so that there are exactly as many squares as asked, with no loose matches. The figures look like animals and things.

  1. 1 · No. 316The Bed with a Headboard22 matches · 3 moves
  2. 2 · No. 317The Happy Puppy25 matches · 3 moves
  3. 3 · No. 318A Mushroom on a Short Stem26 matches · 3 moves
  4. 4 · No. 319The Snow Shovel26 matches · 3 moves
  5. 5 · No. 320The Lollipop26 matches · 3 moves
  6. 6 · No. 321The Fountain28 matches · 3 moves
  7. 7 · No. 322The Alpaca28 matches · 3 moves
  8. 8 · No. 323The Water Valve28 matches · 3 moves