--- key: mechanic/puzzle--family-assembly type: mechanic id: puzzle--family-assembly lang: en title: 'Assembly, packing and fitting' summary: >- The player assembles a whole or packs a space while accounting for shape, adjacency and free room. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/puzzle--family-assembly/' jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/puzzle--family-assembly.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/puzzle--family-assembly.md aliases: - Assembly and packing tags: - Puzzles - Mechanics catalog sourceIds: - source-95d2f8a833d53db8 sources: - id: source-95d2f8a833d53db8 title: A Little to the Left url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: puzzle id: family-assembly title: Puzzles url: 'https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/puzzle/#family-assembly' categoryIds: - section-1 supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Assembly and packing description: >- The player assembles a whole or packs a space while accounting for shape, adjacency and free room. image: src: images/mechanics/adventure-little-to-left-00.webp width: 1440 height: 810 game: A Little to the Left sourceUrl: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/' originalUrl: >- https://shared.akamai.steamstatic.com/store_item_assets/steam/apps/1629520/ss_dfd3c87efd52db3ea48b4de22de569bd9eb42ca2.1920x1080.jpg?t=1791454263 credit: Max Inferno / Secret Mode rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed Steam screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. caption: Tools must fit into the case’s compartments alt: Tools must fit into the case’s compartments markers: - x: 45 'y': 41 label: Compartments constrain placement shape - x: 76 'y': 64 label: Objects have different dimensions tips: - Allow item shapes to be compared with free space before placement. examples: - title: A Little to the Left url: 'https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/' endsAt: null provenance: >- Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/puzzle --- # Assembly, packing and fitting id: puzzle--family-assembly type: mechanic key: mechanic/puzzle--family-assembly lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/puzzle--family-assembly/ The player assembles a whole or packs a space while accounting for shape, adjacency and free room. ## At a glance ![Tools must fit into the case’s compartments](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/adventure-little-to-left-00.webp) [A Little to the Left](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Publisher-distributed Steam screenshot; all rights reserved. Excluded from MIT and CC BY 4.0. 1. Compartments constrain placement shape 2. Objects have different dimensions - Allow item shapes to be compared with free space before placement. - [A Little to the Left](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/) ## How it works Compose a whole from parts, taking into account shape, proximity and free space. ## Variants ### Variants and applications - Image assembly. Definition: Connect fragments according to the pattern and geometry of the boundaries. Conditional example: Restore a broken drawing. Terms: jigsaw; puzzle - Coordination of boundaries. Definition: Place tiles so that adjacent sides satisfy the rule. Conditional example: Match halves of symbols. Terms: edge matching; domino - Tiling with figures. Definition: Cover an area with a set of shapes without overlaps or illegal spaces. Conventional example: Fit all pentominoes into a rectangle. Terms: polyomino; pentomino. - Silhouette assembly. Definition: To create a given contour from a fixed set of parts. Conditional example: To obtain a silhouette of a bird from seven parts. Terms: tangram; tangram. - Packing volume. Definition: Fit volumetric parts into a given shell. Conditional example: Assemble a cube from spatial elements. Terms: Soma cube; catfish cube. - Arrangement of uneven items. Definition: Place objects with different shapes and orientations in a limited space. Conditional example: Fit all the equipment in a suitcase. Terms: inventory tetris. - Assembly in layers. Definition: To compose an object from layers, taking into account overlaps, holes and heights. Conditional example: To assemble a relief along horizontal sections. - Coordination of orientations. Definition: Arrange parts so that the outer edges or directions coincide with the goal. Conditional example: Place the desired symbol on each side of the structure. - Mosaic restoration. Definition: Select and orient fragments to continue the overall pattern. Conditional example: Fill in the gaps in the ornament. - Accurate object coverage. Definition: Select a subset of elements that covers each goal exactly once. Conditional example: Cover all marks with patterns without repetitions. ## Context and limits A wide catalog of mechanics for digital puzzles, paper logic problems and physical puzzles. Each position contains an action or rule and a conditional example of application. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Original editorial design catalog consolidated from project discussions on 2026-10-20. Complete discussion item lists and contextual limitations are preserved; linked primary sources support specific techniques, not the entire classification. English translation was prepared with machine assistance and editorial review. - [A Little to the Left](https://store.steampowered.com/app/1629520/) (id: source-95d2f8a833d53db8) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors