IQ Love
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Shining gems, a heart-shaped board, and only one way to fit them all. The more you get enchanted, the more you get stuck.
What it's about
Arrange the gems and complete the heart
IQ Love is the travel puzzle from the famous IQ series by SmartGames, featuring a heart-shaped board and translucent, brightly colored gems. The goal seems simple: fit all the pieces onto the board. But finding the one arrangement that accommodates them all is a whole different story.
Each challenge starts with some gems already in place. You need to arrange all the others, respecting the shapes and empty spaces, rotating and flipping the pieces until every corner of the heart is complete. The board is double-sided and the pieces can also be used on both sides: this multiplies the combinations and keeps each challenge different from the last.
One hundred and twenty challenges with increasing difficulty, from 7 years old up to expert level. In IQ Love, there are no dice or luck: just concentration, deduction, and spatial awareness. The compact case with a transparent lid makes IQ Love the perfect companion to take anywhere.
The beauty is precisely in the gems: translucent, colorful, pleasant to handle. You fit them in one by one and the last one that snaps into place gives an almost tactile satisfaction.
The secret of IQ Love in one line
The heart-shaped board is double-sided: flip the board and start again with new shapes. Beneath the delicate appearance lies a spatial puzzle that is anything but easy.
From the gaming experience
IQ Love
FrogScore · FroGames editorial rating · based on rules, official SmartGames materials and play sessionsOn the board
What you bring to each challenge
10 double-sided gems
Translucent, brightly colored pieces, usable on both sides. They are the heart of the fitting puzzle.
Heart-shaped board
Reversible: flip the board and change the shapes to fill. A simple move that doubles the variety of challenges.
Transparent lid
The compact case keeps everything in place. Close it, put it in your bag, and no pieces will get lost.
The perfect fit
Each challenge has only one solution. It's up to you to deduce how to rotate and arrange the gems so they all fit.
A boring wait, ten minutes, and the last gem completing the heart with a perfect click. It always happens with IQ Love.
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Components3 elements · 10 double-sided gems
A five-step challenge
What happens when you play
Not the rules. The experience.
Choose your next challenge
Open the booklet and choose a number between 1 and 120. Also decide which side of the board to use. The first levels to warm up, the higher ones if you're ready to sweat.
Place the first gems
Place the gems indicated by the challenge on the heart. The rest of the board is empty and shimmering, waiting to be filled. You have a pile of jewels and only one way to fit them in.
Interlock, rotate, retry
A gem fits perfectly, but leaves an impossible hole to fill. You turn it, move it, try another piece. You realize that every choice affects all others.
The "aha!" moment
You see that gem needs to be flipped to the other side and suddenly everything else falls into place. The last tiles slide into their spaces as if they were just waiting for you.
Complete heart
The last gem clicks into place and the heart is full, shiny, perfect. A moment of satisfaction — and your eye is already on the next challenge. "Just one more, then I'll stop."
How to play
Four steps for each challenge
You learn in a minute and play for hours. No rules to remember: just logic, sharp eyes, and a bit of patience.
From the 120 available, from easy to expert level. Each is a puzzle in itself with only one correct solution.
Place the gems indicated by the challenge on the heart-shaped board as a starting point.
Fit all the remaining gems onto the board, rotating and flipping them, without leaving any pieces out.
The challenge is solved when every gem is in its place and the heart is completely filled. Only one solution.
Why it works so well
Six things that make it special
Double-sided heart-shaped board
Two sides, two sets of spaces to fill: flipping the board is like having two games in one. It doubles the combinations and keeps the 120 challenges fresh.
Translucent and tactile gems
Coloured, shiny tiles, pleasant to handle and usable on both sides. Beautiful to look at and versatile for interlocking: a small travel luxury.
120 progressive challenges
Start easy and reach expert levels. A curve that accompanies both those starting at 7 years old and adults looking for a serious puzzle.
Logic and spatial visualization
Concentration, deduction, and problem solving: each challenge trains the mind to read space and imagine rotations before trying them.
One solution, zero luck
No dice, no cards, no chance. Each challenge has its unique solution and depends only on you. When you win, you know you did it with your mind.
Pocket-sized, SmartGames quality
Part of the award-winning IQ series, in a compact case with a transparent lid. It weighs nothing in your bag and is always ready: train, plane, or cafe.
How to solve it
A clear goal, one solution
Each challenge has a single correct arrangement. The beauty — and difficulty — is fitting all the gems by completing every corner of the heart.
Challenge overcome
- All gems are interlocked on the board
- The heart is completely filled, with no empty spaces
- Close the lid: challenge solved
When you get stuck
- You have a gem left with no space to fit it
- A gap remains that no piece can fill
- No problem: rethink the interlocking and start over
IQ Love is one of those puzzles you open "for five minutes" and close half an hour later, with your heart full of gems and that urge to try another one immediately. Quick to learn, hard to put down.
Frequently Asked Questions
FAQ about IQ Love
With the heart and colours, is it a "girls' game"?
No. The heart and colourful gems are just the appearance: underneath is a serious spatial logic puzzle, appreciated by children and adults of all kinds. The aesthetics make it inviting, but the challenge — fitting all the pieces with a single solution — spares no one.
Recommended from age 7: isn't it too easy for an adult?
No. The minimum age only states when you can start, not how far it goes. The first levels are simple, but the expert challenges baffle anyone, adults included. It's a puzzle that grows with you: easy to pick up, far from easy to finish.
Once the 120 challenges are finished, does it stay in a drawer?
You're unlikely to solve them all the first time, and the double-sided board keeps the combinations fresh. Many replay them after some time, when the solution is no longer fresh in memory. It's more of a companion to be pulled out often — while travelling or during downtime — than a "one-and-done" game.
How difficult are the challenges?
They range from easy, almost immediate, to expert, requiring thought and several attempts. The 120 challenges gradually increase in difficulty: you grow with the game, and each level prepares you for the next. Suitable for both those who want to relax and those looking for a real brain-teaser.
Is it suitable for travel?
It was made for it. The case is compact, has a transparent lid, and the pieces stay in place, so you can play it on a train, plane, or in a cafe while you wait. A single challenge takes only a few minutes: ideal for filling downtime.
Do you need to know English to play?
No. The challenges are visual diagrams: you look at the pattern, place the gems, and play. There's no text to read during the game, so language isn't a barrier.
IQ Love is a solo puzzle board game for 1 player (ages 7+), from the IQ series published by SmartGames. Main mechanic: interlocking puzzles (packing) with tile rotation. The player arranges translucent coloured gems on a heart-shaped board, fitting them all into the available spaces. The board is double-sided, and the tiles can be used on both sides, multiplying the combinations. It includes 120 challenges of increasing difficulty, from easy to expert level, with solutions. It trains concentration, logic, deduction, problem-solving, and spatial visualization. No luck, no dice: just reasoning, with only one solution per challenge. Compact case with transparent lid, ideal as a travel game. Available on FroGames.it.
IQ Love
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