Set the Stars

Build the constellations, one piece at a time.

A calm tangram puzzle for iPhone, iPad and Android. Slide paper pieces into the shape of a constellation, and when the last one fits, its real stars light up.

  • App StoreComing soon, for iPhone and iPad
  • Google PlayComing soon, for Android

Free to play. The ads are family-friendly and only show between puzzles.

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How to play

  1. The game on a phone: a triangle is lifted over the outline of Cygnus, the Swan, and a gold line shows where it will land.

    1 Drag a piece onto the chart

    Pick up a piece from the tray. A gold line shows where it will land, and it only drops where it fits. Let go anywhere else and it goes back.

  2. The tutorial: a hand taps a piece in the tray to turn it, and a gold outline shows where it will fit.

    2 Tap a piece to turn it

    Tap a piece in the tray and it turns a quarter of the way round, as you would turn a real piece in your hand.

  3. The finish card for Cygnus: its stars are lit and named, with a Perfect stamp for 6 moves and a fact about the constellation.

    3 Fill the shape

    When the last piece is in, the stars light up with their names, and a card tells you about the constellation.

Twenty-four constellations

All twelve signs of the zodiac, and favourites like Orion, Cygnus and the Great Bear, each drawn as close to its real shape as the pieces allow. The easy ones are open from the start, and solving three in a group opens the next. The harder ones are bigger, with up to 14 pieces.

Easy

6 or 7 pieces

Cygnus
Lyra
Crux
Virgo

Normal

8 or 9 pieces

Cassiopeia
Sagittarius
Aquarius
Aries
Leo
Lepus
Taurus

Hard

10 to 12 pieces

Aquila
Canis Major
Capricornus
Pegasus
Ursa Minor
Cancer

Expert

13 to 16 pieces

Delphinus
Gemini
Pisces
Libra
Orion
Scorpius
Ursa Major
The game's home screen: today's puzzle, Sagittarius, the Teapot, at the top, then Constellations and Asteroids.

Today’s puzzle

A new puzzle every day, the same for everyone. It changes at midnight, and you can share how you did with a few plain lines of text.

Asteroids

When you want something different, every asteroid is a new shape, in four sizes from 6 to 14 pieces. Solve them perfectly one after another to build a streak.

Made for taking your time

No timers, no lives

Nothing counts down and nothing runs out. Leave in the middle of a puzzle and it waits for you.

Easy on the eyes

Large text, strong contrast and big pieces. In Settings you can make the tray pieces bigger, reduce motion, and turn off sound or vibration.

Ads only between puzzles

The free game shows family-friendly ads between puzzles, never during one. One purchase removes them for good and makes hints unlimited.

Nothing to sign up for

No account, no email, no password. Your progress stays on your phone.