What is LinkedIn Tango?
Tango is a quick logic puzzle on a small grid. You fill every square with either a sun or a moon, following a few simple rules. Each row and each column must contain the same number of suns and moons, and you can never have more than two of the same symbol next to each other in a line. Some squares are linked by signs: an equals sign means the two squares must match, and a cross means they must be opposite. Every puzzle has one solution that can be found with logic alone, no guessing needed. Once you know the rules, puzzles take a minute or two, and the timer makes it tempting to beat your best time. Tango is part of LinkedIn's daily set and works well as a short break during the workday. It suits sudoku fans and anyone who likes tidy, balanced patterns.
How to play
- Tap a square to place a sun, tap again for a moon.
- Each row and column needs equal numbers of suns and moons, with no more than two alike in a row.
- An equals sign means the pair must match; a cross means they must differ.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 1–3 min
- Difficulty
- Easy–medium
- Price
- Free.
- Account
- Not needed. Signing in to LinkedIn adds streaks and leaderboards.
- Past puzzles
- No. LinkedIn only offers today's puzzle.
- On a phone
- In the browser, or in the LinkedIn app.
- Grid
- Six by six, with three suns and three moons in every row and column.
Tips to get better
- Start from the signs. An equals sign or a cross next to a filled square gives you the neighbouring symbol for free. Do all of those before anything else.
- Two alike? Cap both ends. Two suns side by side must have a moon on each side of them, because three in a row is never allowed.
- Mind the gap. Two suns with one empty square between them: that square has to be a moon.
- Count to three. Every row and column takes exactly three of each. As soon as a line has its three suns, every square left in it is a moon.
- Test the end of a line. If a row needs two more moons in three empty squares, try each arrangement in your head. Often all but one would make three in a row.
Who it's for
If you like quick, tidy logic, Tango is a good fit. Every move is small and certain, and the puzzle flows nicely once you know three or four patterns. It's the easiest of LinkedIn's logic games to learn, and for the same reason it can start to feel automatic. When it does, Queens asks a little more of you.
