Stock Room: A Free Daily Box-Packing Puzzle

Stock Room is a free daily packing puzzle. A delivery has arrived, and every box has to fit on the stock room floor. Drag the boxes into place so that every square is covered and nothing sticks out. Monday is a small room. Friday is a big one with pillars in the way.

No sign-up and nothing to install. It runs in your browser on a computer or a phone, and your progress is saved on your device.

  • Every box is used. The boxes cover the floor exactly, with no square left over.
  • Boxes snap to the squares. Drag one near its place and let go.
  • Turning starts on Wednesday. On Monday and Tuesday the boxes already lie the right way.
  • Stuck? The lightbulb places one box for you. Hints and undo are free.

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How to play Stock Room

  1. Drag a box from the tray onto the floor. A green shadow shows where it will land.
  2. From Wednesday, turn a box by tapping it once to select it and once more to turn it.
  3. Tap a box on the floor to take it back, or drag it to a new place.
  4. Cover every square. Boxes cannot overlap, stick out or sit on a pillar.

Ways to move a box

ActionWhat it doesWhen
DragMoves a box onto the floor, or from one place to another.Every day
Tap a box, then tap a squarePuts the selected box on that square. Useful on a small screen.Every day
Tap a selected boxTurns it a quarter turn.From Wednesday
Tap a box on the floorTakes it back to the tray.Every day
PillarA dark square. Nothing can go there.From Tuesday

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Tips for packing faster

  • Start in the corners. A corner has only a few boxes that can fill it.
  • Place the awkward boxes first. Long and bent boxes fit in few places. Small ones fit almost anywhere.
  • Watch for gaps of one or two squares. No box is that small, so a gap like that means something is wrong.
  • Count the squares around a pillar. The space next to a pillar often fits just one box.
  • Take boxes back freely. A wrong start is easier to fix early than late.

How the week gets harder

DayFloorBoxesWhat is new
Monday4 × 44No turning.
Tuesday5 × 56 or 7A bigger room. Sometimes one pillar.
Wednesday5 × 56Boxes can be turned.
Thursday6 × 68More boxes, up to two pillars.
Friday6 × 79The biggest room, up to three pillars.

Saturday plays like a Wednesday and Sunday like a Tuesday.

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Frequently asked questions

Is Stock Room free?

Yes. There is no account, no download and no paywall.

Can I flip a box over?

No. Boxes can be turned, but not flipped to their mirror image.

Is there more than one answer?

Often. About half of the puzzles have exactly one answer, and the rest have two or three. Any arrangement that covers the whole floor counts.

When does the new puzzle appear?

At midnight in your local time.

Can I play earlier puzzles?

Yes. Open the calendar button at the top of the game and pick any day from the past eight weeks.

Does it work on a phone?

Yes. Drag with your finger, or tap a box and then tap a square.

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