Slice Puzzles by Bugimus

Welcome to the Slice Puzzle Page!!!

. : The Slice Puzzle by Bugimus

Are you able to perform the following three steps?

Press a "new game" button?
Click on a slice you want to move?
Then click where you want it to go?

Then you have got to play this game!!!

. : The Call for Images

I have a bunch of 3d creations as well as photographs that I'm very excited to display here and I'll bet you've got some too.

If you have an image that you think should be a SlicePuzzle, please let me know. You can email me your image submissions at and I'll consider adding them. Please submit images that are exactly 800x600 pixels, some brief text describing the image, a link to your homepage, and I'll do all the rest.

I'll try to update the puzzle on a regular basis. Depending on the response, it may be monthly or even weekly.

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Comic Con 2006

The San Diego Convention Center is really a wonderful place. I love the design of the place and this shot shows one of it\\\\\\\'s distinctive characteristics.

Total plays: 756

Added July 21, 2006

. : Top 10 Scores
1. barry	35
2. barry	35
3. barry	35
4. barry	36
5. barry	36
6. barry	36
7. barry	37
8. barry	37
9. barry	37
10. barry	37
(for hard games only)

Spidey @ Comic-Con 2006

Look who swung in at this year\\\\\\\'s San Diego Comic-Con International.

Total plays: 435

Added July 21, 2006

. : Top 10 Scores
1. HELEN ^. .^	39
2. Robby Jackson	45
3. Robby Jackson	45
4. Robby Jackson	46
5. Robby Jackson	47
6. Robby Jackson	48
7. Robby Jackson	48
8. Robby Jackson	48
9. Robby Jackson	49
10. Robby Jackson	49
(for hard games only)

Golden State

Driving along the I-5 through central California in June, one can see why this is called the Golden State.

Total plays: 187

Added July 10, 2006

. : Top 10 Scores
1. Helen	40
2. joakville	40
3. joakville	40
4. Helen^..^	41
5. joakville	42
6. HELEN ^. .^	43
7. joakville	44
8. joakville	46
9. joakville	49
10. kirl	56
(for hard games only)

Snowy Desert

In the high California desert one December things got a little chilly. The conditions were rare and beautiful to behold.

Total plays: 318

Added April 16, 2005

. : Top 10 Scores
1. barry	36
2. Deryck	37
3. barry	37
4. barry	37
5. barry	37
6. Deryck	37
7. barry	37
8. barry	37
9. barry	37
10. barry	37
(for hard games only)

Clarks Nutcracker

The Clark's Nutcracker is an important and beautiful part of the ecology of Crater Lake National Park. This bird is the primary vehicle by which the whitebark pine tree seeds are spread.

Total plays: 883

Added January 2, 2005

. : Top 10 Scores
1. KENNYMAC	35
2. barry	35
3. KENNYMAC	36
4. barry	36
5. KENNYMAC	36
6. barry	36
7. barry	36
8. barry	36
9. barry	36
10. barry	36
(for hard games only)

Chipmunk

Here's a cute little guy. He lives along the shore of Crater Lake.

Total plays: 999

Added January 2, 2005

. : Top 10 Scores
1. barry	34
2. barry	35
3. KENNYMAC	35
4. barry	36
5. barry	36
6. joakville	36
7. barry	36
8. joakville	37
9. kennymac	37
10. barry	37
(for hard games only)

Grasshopper Love

Is it love or just a passing thing?

Total plays: 776

Added January 2, 2005

. : Top 10 Scores
1. joakville	35
2. KENNYMAC	35
3. joakville	35
4. joakville	35
5. joakville	35
6. joakville	36
7. joakville	36
8. joakville	36
9. joakville	36
10. joakville	36
(for hard games only)

Circus Circus

Circus Circus AdventureDome

If you think this picture looks a little pink, it's because all of that glass is pink! The entire theme park is encased in this pink dome and it baths the inside with the color. If you ever visit Las Vegas with young children then I recommend this theme park because it is great for kids.

Total plays: 361

Added November 2, 2004

. : Top 10 Scores
1. KENNYMAC	35
2. KENNYMAC	35
3. Tina	36
4. KENNYMAC	36
5. KENNYMAC	36
6. kennymac	37
7. KENNYMAC	37
8. Tina	37
9. KENNYMAC	37
10. KENNYMAC	37
(for hard games only)

Tidepool

This shot was taken August 14, 2004 on Ruby Beach in the great state of Washington. What I like best about this one is how it contains a very good mix of the types of life you will find thriving in tidepools; anemones, starfish, barnacles and radiant sea plants.

Total plays: 520

Added October 4, 2004

. : Top 10 Scores
1. KENNYMAC	35
2.	37
3. KENNYMAC	37
4. kennymac	37
5. Tina	38
6. KENNYMAC	38
7. KENNYMAC	39
8. jong	39
9. Bezoonie	39
10. KENNYMAC	40
(for hard games only)

Wet Web

A little fine water mist applied to two webs in the morning sun. I think this one might prove interesting.

Total plays: 497

Added August 18, 2004

. : Top 10 Scores
1. barry	36
2. barry	36
3. barry	36
4. barry	37
5. kennymac	37
6. barry	38
7. barry	38
8. barry	38
9. barry	38
10. barry	38
(for hard games only)

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. : How Came the Slice Puzzle?

Bugs thought about how one designs a page nicely while making it 100% variable via CSS.
Bugs also thought about how one designs a page so it is 100% maintainable via MySQL.
Bugs asked himself what makes a puzzle playable, intuitive, fun, and attractive to visitors.
Bugs then dreamed up Bugimus.com's newest feature but wondered what he should call it. A Slice Puzzle because Bugs uses Adobe's ImageReady slice feature to easily prepare new puzzles.
You have no doubt come across plenty of JavaScript puzzles before. All of them more or less do the same thing. Cut the picture into squares and then slide them back in order or drag'n'drop them there. These are great fun but I wanted to kick the concept up a notch. Not only are the scrambled slices in my puzzle varied shapes but they are also scrambled in size! You will need a good eye to recognize the correct locations, especially in the hard difficulty.
Background: As any web designer knows, browsers are notoriously bad at resizing images. Therefore it is a standing rule to always prepare your web images for the exact size you want them to appear on your page. I got to thinking about how I could transform this limitation into a feature. So by allowing the browser to resize the slices when they are out of place, I am allowing the distorted image size to beg the player's eyes to restore them to their rightful positions.