Development journal

News & Updates

Behind the scenes notes on building Jigsy — new features, milestones, and the occasional deep dive.

Tiling puzzles through history: pentominoes, polyiamonds and a scaled Jigsy piece

The Last Rule

For two thousand years, puzzle makers have rewritten every rule of the fitting game but one. A short history of tiling puzzles, from Archimedes to Kanoodle, and of the rule that’s finally starting to give.

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The biggest update since launch

The biggest update since launch

Free accounts, streaks and a leaderboard, the full puzzle archive, Jigsy Playground, and Jigsy Labs — everything that's shipped since launch, in one place.

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Win £100: the 10-Level Challenge returns

Win £100: the 10-Level Challenge returns

The prize draw is back — complete all ten levels for a free chance to win £100, and pick up every Jigsy mechanic along the way. Closes 21 December 2026.

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Visual options

Visual options: choose how your puzzle looks

Three ways to look at the grid — full colour, high-contrast white pieces, or pure mono — and it remembers your pick across Classic, Pro and Extreme.

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Streaks and leaderboards

Streaks, scores and a weekly leaderboard

Jigsy now has free accounts, daily streaks and a weekly leaderboard — so your puzzling actually adds up to something. Keep your progress and see how you stack up.

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Smarter puzzles

Smarter puzzles, new shapes, and a better mobile experience

A look at what’s changed recently: a redesigned mobile UI, four new piece shapes, and a deeper difficulty algorithm driven by real player data.

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Algorand win

Jigsy wins $5,000 in the Algorand Foundation Startup Challenge

Selected from 75 projects, Jigsy placed in the top ten of the Algorand Foundation’s global startup competition — and picked up a $5,000 prize along the way.

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Introducing Jigsy

Introducing Jigsy: A New Dimension in Puzzle Design

The story behind Jigsy — where the idea came from, what makes the scaling mechanic genuinely novel, and why it’s been fifteen years in the making.

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