What is Thinky Dailies?
Most daily games give you the same kind of puzzle every morning. Thinky Dailies does the opposite: the rules change every day. One day it is a sudoku variant, the next a shading puzzle, a path puzzle or a brand-new kind of puzzle invented just for the series. Each one is designed by hand, starts with a short explanation of its rules and is small enough to finish over breakfast. Between puzzles, little drawings and bits of text tell the story of a cheerful mascot on a journey, so solving day after day feels like reading the next page of a picture book. It is made by Thinky Games, a site devoted to puzzle games, and it runs in seasons with short breaks in between. Nothing is lost if you join late: all earlier puzzles stay open, so newcomers can start from the beginning. It suits curious solvers who get bored of repetition and like that small moment of working out a brand-new rule.
How to play
- Read the short rules for today's puzzle. They change every day.
- Solve it in your browser on phone or computer. No download is needed.
- Missed some days? Earlier puzzles in the season stay open to play.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 5–15 min
- Difficulty
- Varies · the kind of puzzle changes every day
- Price
- Free, with no ads. An optional free account saves your progress.
- Account
- Optional and free. It saves your progress.
- Past puzzles
- Free. Every earlier puzzle in the current season stays open.
- On a phone
- Works in your phone's browser. Nothing to install.
Tips to get better
- Read the rules properly. They're short, and every word matters. Most mistakes come from assuming it works like a puzzle you already know.
- Look for the extremes. In almost any grid puzzle, the biggest and smallest clues are the most restrictive. A clue that needs everything around it, or nothing, can often be filled in at once.
- Ask what can't be true. When you can't see what's forced, try ruling things out. Showing that a square can't be shaded is as useful as showing that another one must be.
- Test the rule on a corner. Corners and edges have fewer neighbours, so new rules are easiest to understand there.
- New here? Start at the beginning. Earlier puzzles stay open, and the series eases you in.
Who it's for
Thinky Dailies is for curious solvers who get bored doing the same puzzle every morning. The pleasure is in meeting a new set of rules and cracking it in one sitting. That also makes it less of a quick habit: you can't go on autopilot, and some days the puzzle type won't be your favourite. The story and drawings give it a warmth most logic games lack.
