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Bento

Pack every piece. Fill every corner.

A packing puzzle. Fit every piece of food into the lunchbox.

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  • Free
  • No account
  • No timer, no lives
  • Every box can be packed
The box of the day half packed, with onigiri, salmon and broccoli in three compartments and three pieces still on the mat
The first lunchbox in Bento, an empty red-and-black lacquer box split into two compartments, with karaage, tamago, edamame and a plum on the mat below
Why it’s different

Lunch, neatly

Drag it in, tap to turn

Pick a piece up from the mat and drop it in the box. Tap it to turn it a quarter, on the mat or in the box. On a computer, use the mouse.

Food stays in its compartment

The dividers are the puzzle. A piece must sit wholly inside one compartment, so the question is always which food goes where.

Every box has a par

Par is one move per piece. Put each one in the right place first time for three plums. Undo is free, and so is turning on the mat.

A box a day

Forty-five boxes in three sets, from a small box with two compartments to big ones full of chunky pieces, and a new box every day. Bigger at the weekend.

See it

Boxes to pack

The first lunchbox in Bento, an empty red-and-black lacquer box split into two compartments, with karaage, tamago, edamame and a plum on the mat below
An empty boxThe food waits on the mat below.
The box of the day half packed, with onigiri, salmon and broccoli in three compartments and three pieces still on the mat
Fill each compartmentFood never crosses a divider.
A hint, an onigiri ringed in gold in the top compartment and the words That piece goes here
Show me a pieceOne piece goes where it belongs.
A finished lunchbox with three plums for packing it in par, seven moves in nine seconds
PackedEvery piece in first time.
The list of lunchboxes, the first three open as small empty boxes and the rest numbered and locked
Forty-five boxesMorning, Picnic and Festival.
How it plays

Bento is a packing puzzle in a red-and-black lacquer lunchbox. Each box is split into compartments by straight dividers, and a set of food waits on the mat below: plums, tamago, edamame, karaage, onigiri, rice, sausage, salmon, broccoli and more, each its own shape.

Drag the food into the box and tap a piece to turn it. Food can't cross a divider, so every compartment has to be filled exactly, with nothing left over. Every box was packed before the food was taken out, so it always fits.

Each time food goes into the box is a move, and par is one move per piece. There are forty-five boxes in three sets, Morning, Picnic and Festival, and a new box every day.

Tips

How to play well

  1. Start with the big pieces

    Salmon, broccoli and kamaboko take five squares. Find them a home first and the small pieces fill the gaps.

  2. Count the squares

    Each compartment holds an exact number of squares. If the pieces you've picked don't add up to it, one of them belongs somewhere else.

  3. Corners first

    A corner square can only be reached a few ways. Fill the corners and the middle often sorts itself out.

Questions

Asked and answered

Is Bento free? Are there ads?

Yes, it's free to play in your browser. There are no ads while you're packing and no banners. Your first ten boxes have no ads at all; after that an ad may appear between boxes, at most once every ten and never twice within five minutes. Show me a piece is the only other ad, it plays only if you choose it, and the first three boxes need no ad for it.

What does Show me a piece do?

It puts one piece where it belongs and rings it in gold. If another piece is in the way, that one goes back on the mat.

How do I open more boxes?

Three boxes are always open ahead of the ones you've packed. Pack one and the next opens.

Will I lose my place if I leave?

No. Where each piece sits and your move count are saved as you go, so you can close the page and carry on later.

Where is my progress saved?

In your browser on this device. There's no account, and clearing the site's data deletes it.

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Bento

A packing puzzle. Fit every piece of food into the lunchbox.

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Bento is made by Partech Systems Limited.

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