What is Rotaboxes?
Rotaboxes takes a daily photograph, cuts it into square tiles, and rotates each tile by 90, 180, or 270 degrees. Your task is to rotate them all back to their original positions. The game displays three counters beside the board: tiles remaining, your click count, and the ideal click count. Photo credits appear below the board, and a leaderboard ranks players by streak, progress, overspin, and score.
How to play Rotaboxes
- Click any tile to rotate it 90 degrees.
- Control rotation direction by clicking the left side of a tile for counter-clockwise or the right side for clockwise. The ideal click count assumes you always choose the shorter rotation.
- Use Preview when stuck. It shows the finished picture for three seconds but adds one click to your total.
- Continue until every tile returns to its original position.
Why the ideal click count matters
Anyone can solve Rotaboxes by clicking until the picture looks correct. The challenge is matching the ideal click count displayed beside your own. That target represents the minimum number of clicks needed if you always choose the efficient rotation direction. The game is trivially solvable and quietly demanding at the same time.
Reading the feedback
Three numbers track your progress: tiles left to rotate, your click count, and the ideal click count for the day's picture. The third number defines the actual challenge, because finishing requires only persistence while finishing efficiently requires planning. The leaderboard below ranks players across multiple games using streak, progress, overspin, and score.
Modes and navigation
The game offers one photograph per day. Previous game and Next game links appear under the board with an All games link between them. A leaderboard sits below the game with a prompt to sign up for a ranked spot. Progress saves locally in your browser.
Tips for efficient solving
Choose the correct half of each tile. Both halves rotate it, but only one rotates it the short way. The ideal click count assumes you picked the efficient direction every time.
Treat Preview as a real cost. It adds a click to your total and displays the picture for only three seconds. Decide which part of the image you need to examine before pressing it.