To begin with, you must understand which puzzles are conducive to making a large number of pieces:

- Check that the first fittings (from bottom to top) are as low as possible;
- Also see the height of blocks from the base to the limit line;
- The maximum height limit is 7 blocks, so always try to choose the tallest ones;
- There is a very simple way to check the height, just looking in the right corner at the height of the line (check the image);
- One of the most important things: Check the number of slots in total, as this is what will keep your puzzle firm.

To assemble your puzzle in the most efficient way, you will need to use some basic rules:

- In the lowest fittings, ALWAYS place the pieces straight ("I"), ALWAYS!



- Next, I recommend that you always do your best to place the pieces "L" and "J" lying on top of the straight lines ("I") of the base ("L" on the left and "J" on the right), together with a piece "T" to hold them (there are other variations you can do too), check out:



Note: If you are lucky, and another straight piece comes along, you can place it on top of the other straight piece, thus expanding your base even further.

- Obviously, the sequence of pieces that the game gives you is never favorable, so you will have to place the most "useless" ones higher up until the ones mentioned above appear to place on the base;

- Having a good base, you will have to expand as much as possible to the sides, but be careful, as it is very easy for some pieces to fall out as you place more and more pieces towards the ends;

- To expand to the sides, the best thing to do is to stack the "L" and "J" pieces lying on their respective sides, here is an example:

Here I will illustrate some examples of variations that you can use to expand your base and keep it consistent, according to the socket patterns that can be generated:

There are several ways to expand your base to place even more pieces, often you will have to improvise, but that doesn't mean it will be bad.

With time and practice, you will gradually improve, you just can't be in a rush ;)

Here is a video of one of the greatest puzzles ever made (of my own):


On my channel there are several puzzle videos that you can check out and learn even more variations, strategies, among others...

Now that you know what to do, let's get to what not to do at all:

- When placing the straight pieces ("I") in the lowest slots, never place a square on top, as it will completely prevent you from continuing to expand your tower, check:



- As mentioned previously, always keep the lowest fittings to place the pieces straight, try your best to avoid doing as in the following examples:





- This next one doesn't seem that bad to do, but believe me, it completely destroys your puzzle, as you will hardly be able to continue placing pieces without losing stability, check it out:



- The next example is another one that just stops you from continuing to expand:



- This one gives you chills, as you can see, when you make these fittings, you obstruct other fittings of your puzzle, which are extremely important to maintain stability, see:



Conclusion: Always try to leave two blocks of space on top of the straight pieces so that you can continue expanding your puzzle without losing stability and never obstructing the fittings of your tower.

I made this guide to help anyone interested in getting better at puzzles, but there is no definitive formula. Practice a lot, use the tips and don't give up! I'm sure that if you put everything into practice, you'll make beautiful puzzles!

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