Cast Six

About Cast Six

Cast Six is a small matching puzzle for film fans. Each day's numbered puzzle lays out six film posters and six categories: genres such as comedy or action, a director, a decade of release. Every film fits at least one category, and many fit several, so the puzzle is in finding the one arrangement where all six films land in different places.

You place films by tapping a poster and a category, or by dragging. Moving films around and undoing are free. When all six are placed you press Check: green shows a film that fits its clue, red one that needs another look. You have three checks, and optional hints help with a stubborn match at a cost. A timer runs if you want it.

A fresh puzzle arrives at midnight Eastern Time, and past dailies stay in an archive. For more play there are themed packs, such as deep cuts or easygoing films. It is free and needs no account, and there is an optional daily email reminder.

How to play Cast Six

1. Look over the six films and the six categories.
2. Tap a poster and then a category, or drag the poster onto it, until all six films are placed.
3. Make sure each film sits in a different category, even if it fits more than one.
4. Press Check: green means the film fits, red means move it.
5. Fix the red ones and check again; you have three checks in all.

Tips

• Start with the narrowest category, such as a director, since only one or two films can fit it.
• Place films that fit only one clue first, then fit the flexible ones around them.
• Use Clear wrong after a check to send only the red matches back to the posters.

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