Elbow Room

Give every plant room to grow.

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A quiet puzzle from PlantParlour.

About this game

Elbow Room is a logic puzzle about giving plants space. The plot is divided into coloured beds; plant one in every bed, one in every row and one in every column, and keep every plant clear of the others — not side by side, and not corner to corner. Leaves that touch fight for light and trap damp, which is how mildew spreads along a windowsill.

There is no timer, no score and no lives. Every board has exactly one answer and can be worked out by reasoning alone — never by guessing — and if you get stuck, Nudge points at the next thing that can be worked out and says why. Elbow Room is made by PlantParlour; the plant care library has the real light and spacing each houseplant wants.

Quick facts

What it is

A logic puzzle in the Star Battle family: one plant per bed, row and column, none touching.

Cost

Free. No ads, no purchases and nothing to unlock.

Signup

None. Signing in to PlantParlour only saves your counts across devices.

Timer, score or lives

None. No clock, no points and nothing to lose.

Plot sizes

Three: Seedling (5 × 5), Border (7 × 7) and Allotment (9 × 9).

Solvable

Always, by reasoning alone. Every board has exactly one answer.

Daily board

One board a day, the same for everyone. At /parlour-games/elbow-room/daily.

Practice

A guided first board that walks through every step, at /parlour-games/elbow-room/learn.

Where it runs

Any phone, tablet or computer with a browser. Keyboard and touch both work, and it plays offline once loaded.

Embedding

Yes — /parlour-games/elbow-room/embed is a board-only build for an iframe.

Made by

PlantParlour, as a break page for people who keep plants.

Questions people ask

How do you play Elbow Room?

Place one plant in every coloured bed, so that every row and every column also has exactly one, and no two plants touch — not even diagonally.

Is Elbow Room like Queens or Star Battle?

Yes — it is the same family of logic puzzle, with plants, and a plant keeper's reason for the rule. Every board has exactly one answer and can be finished by reasoning alone, without guessing.

Is Elbow Room free?

Yes. No payment, no account, no advertising and nothing to unlock. It is made by PlantParlour, a plant care app.

Is there a timer, a score or lives?

No. There is no clock, no points and no lives to lose. A plant in the wrong place is shown, not punished, and you can change your mind as often as you like.

What if I get stuck?

Press Nudge. It points at the next thing that can be worked out and says why, without placing anything for you.

What is the daily board?

One board a day, generated from the date, so everyone gets the same puzzle on the same day. Playing it keeps your Parlour Games streak alive, and the streak is shared across all the games.

Elbow Room

Room for everyone.