ORLOV GAMES

Big Ben BlocksBlock Puzzle

Relax with offline block puzzles, daily challenges and ten London levels

Get it on Google Play

Free on Google Play. Puzzle.

What it looks like

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About the game

Fit the blocks. Clear the lines. Beat yesterday.

Big Ben Blocks is a block puzzle with a British accent. Place pieces on a 9x9 grid and complete rows, columns or 3x3 boxes to clear space and build your score. Enjoy untimed Classic play or choose a three-minute Time Attack.

A NEW CHALLENGE EVERY DAY

Play the Daily Challenge, which changes at midnight UK time. Reach the crown score, build a streak and follow your progress on the monthly calendar.

TEN LEVELS ACROSS LONDON

Explore Adventure levels from Westminster to Piccadilly. Work towards score, line-clearing and combo goals, and clear obstacles along the way. Each level has a fixed starting board and piece sequence.

PLAY YOUR WAY

Earn coins by playing and use undo, hints, rotate and bomb in Classic and Adventure. Daily Challenge and Time Attack keep those aids switched off. There are no in-app purchases.

FOLLOW YOUR PROGRESS

Collect achievements, check your stats and try to beat your best score. Your game and progress are saved on your device.

ACCESSIBILITY OPTIONS

Blocks carry shape symbols as well as colours. Tap-to-place controls provide an alternative to dragging, and the game includes screen-reader labels and reduced-motion support.

OFFLINE PLAY, NO ADS

Play the game modes offline, with no adverts and no account required. Optional Daily Challenge reminders use your device's notification permission.

Whether you want a quick block puzzle or a longer session chasing combos, there is a board waiting for you.

Category
Puzzle
Status
On Google Play
Package
com.bigbenblocks.game

From the blog

Notes on how Big Ben Blocks works underneath.

Reduced motion: why some players switch animations off

Screen motion can trigger dizziness and nausea in people with vestibular disorders or motion sensitivity. WCAG 2.3.3, 2.2.2 and 2.3.1 cover animation from interactions, auto-moving content and flashing (no more than three flashes in any one second). Android's Remove animations and CSS prefers-reduced-motion let people opt out.

Tap to place: playing a block puzzle without dragging

A 1x3 bar has 126 legal placements on an empty 9x9 board. Dragging asks for fine aim; WCAG 2.2 criterion 2.5.7 asks for a single-pointer alternative to dragging, and Big Ben Blocks offers tap-to-place controls as an alternative to dragging.

Inside the Great Clock: how pennies keep Big Ben on time

The Great Clock's pendulum beats every 2 seconds, so its period is 4 s and T = 2π√(L/g) gives a length of 3.97 m. One old penny on the tray adds 0.4 s a day, a change of under 0.04 mm in effective length.

Midnight UK time: GMT, BST and when the clocks change

UK clocks use GMT (UTC+0) in winter and BST (UTC+1) in summer. They go back at 02:00 BST on Sunday 25 October 2026 and forward on 28 March 2027, so UK midnight moves by one hour in zones that do not change.

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