How to play Snugtrail
Snugtrail is a jigsaw puzzle game for iPhone and iPad. You drag pieces onto a board with your finger. When two pieces that belong together touch, they snap together and stay joined, and you can move the joined group as one. The puzzle is finished when every piece is in place.
Two ways to lay out the pieces
Snugtrail has two layouts, and you can switch between them at any time.
- Hand + Box. Loose pieces wait in the Box at the bottom of the screen. You can keep a few pieces in your Hand while you work the board.
- Table. The pieces are spread out on the table around the board.
Sorting the Box
The Box has three filters: All, Edges and By color. Edges shows only the pieces with a flat side, which is how most people start a jigsaw.
Help while you play
| Button | What it does |
|---|---|
| Ghost | Shows a faint image of the finished picture on the board |
| Peek | Shows the finished picture for a moment |
| Fit | Fits the whole board on the screen |
| Board | Changes the mat and the table |
| Sound | Turns the sounds on or off |
In a league puzzle, each Peek lowers your score by 10% and using Ghost lowers it by 15%. Outside the league they cost nothing.
Puzzle sizes
Every picture comes in every size. You choose the size each time you start a puzzle.
| Pieces | Free | With Snugtrail Plus |
|---|---|---|
| 36 | Yes | Yes |
| 64 | Yes | Yes |
| 100 | Yes | Yes |
| 144 | Yes | Yes |
| 196 | Yes | Yes |
| 289 | No | Yes |
| 484 | No | Yes |
| 1,024 | No | Yes |
Puzzles of 196 pieces and more are best on an iPad. On an iPhone you need to zoom in to place the pieces. The Kids profile has its own sizes: 9, 16, 25, 36 and 49 pieces.
Your table
You choose the mat and the table the puzzle sits on. The mats are forest felt, charcoal felt, midnight felt, cream linen and light maple. The tables are walnut, light oak and slate. One more mat and one more table, velvet and marble, are earned in play.
The trail
The trail is a path of puzzles through six sections. Each section has ten stops. The tenth stop is a boss puzzle, and beating the boss opens the next section. You choose the puzzle size at each stop, and each boss has a minimum size.
| Section | Boss puzzle | Open to |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Orchard Hollow | 144 pieces | Everyone |
| 2. Harbor Lights | 196 pieces | Everyone |
| 3. Snowy Peaks | 289 pieces | Snugtrail Plus |
| 4. Tulip Rows | 289 pieces | Snugtrail Plus |
| 5. Red Canyon | 484 pieces | Snugtrail Plus |
| 6. Lantern Night | 484 pieces | Snugtrail Plus |
What happens each day
- A free picture. One new free picture arrives every day, and the previous two days' pictures stay open. The picture changes at midnight UTC, at the same moment for everyone.
- A league puzzle. One league puzzle opens each day of the week.
- Pick a card. Once a day, before your first puzzle, you pick one of three face-down cards. A card gives a points multiplier of 1.5, 2 or 3, or it gives coins.
- A streak. Playing on consecutive days builds a day streak.
Plays on the free plan
On the free plan, starting a puzzle uses one play. You can hold up to three plays, and one play comes back every two hours. The first puzzle you start each day is free and uses no play. You can also buy a play with 80 coins. Coins are earned by finishing puzzles. Plays cannot be bought with money. A league puzzle never uses a play.
Snugtrail Plus has no plays, and neither does the Kids profile.
Coins and prizes
Finishing a puzzle earns coins, and bigger puzzles earn more. Coins buy a play for 80 coins, or a streak shield for 200 coins. A streak shield protects your day streak if you miss a day.
Finishing a puzzle also gives you a scratch card. Prizes include badges for your trophy room and prize pictures. Scratch cards and prizes are earned in play and are never sold.
