Circle Moon Puzzles
A small ad-free site of original daily logic puzzles, from Circle Nine to Stitchwords.
Every day: New daily puzzles every day in sixteen puzzle types, such as Circle Nine, Cross Factor, Pentominoes and Stitchwords, the same for everyone and usually in three levels. New puzzle: Midnight in your own time zone (the daily puzzles are picked from your local date).
Circle Moon Puzzles is an ad-free site of daily logic puzzles made by one developer. Each of its sixteen puzzle types, including Circle Nine, Circle Sum, Cross Factor, Pentominoes, Windowpane and Stitchwords, gets new puzzles every day, usually at three levels of difficulty.
About Circle Moon Puzzles
The site's address is named after Circle Nine, one of its puzzles: a grid of digits where you circle exactly one of each number from 1 to 9 so that every row, column and block holds exactly one circled number. Around it the developer, James Dewar, has added a shelf of other original and classic types, including Circle Nine Jigsaw, Circle Sum, Cross Factor, Letter Link, Matchbox, Pentominoes, Twinominoes, Windowpane, Stitchwords, the Blueberry family, Cherry, Ball Sort and a Solitaire.
Every type has its own daily page. The day's puzzles are chosen from the date, so everyone sees the same ones, and most types offer three levels, as Circle Nine does with levels 1, 2 and 3. Each page has the rules, and some link to video guides on the developer's YouTube channel, where he also shows how the puzzles are designed.
The site has no ads and needs no account. An optional yearly Plus upgrade, bought through Ko-fi with just an email address, unlocks unlimited additional puzzles beyond the dailies.
It suits players who like Nikoli-style grids and want variety: a handful of different short puzzles every day rather than one big one.
How to play Circle Moon Puzzles
- Open Circle Moon Puzzles and pick a puzzle type from the menu.
- Read the rules on that type's page; for Circle Nine, circle one of each digit 1 to 9 so every row, column and block has one circled number.
- Choose the day's puzzle at level 1, 2 or 3.
- Solve it in the browser on a phone, tablet or computer and press Check when done.
- Come back tomorrow for new puzzles in every type.
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Tips
- Start each new type at level 1 to learn its rules.
- Watch the video guides for the trickier types before trying expert.
- In Circle Nine, a digit that appears only once in a row, column or block must be circled.
- Spread your time across types; each one has new daily puzzles.
Questions
How often are there new puzzles?
Every day, for each puzzle type, chosen from your local date.
Are there ads?
No. The site is ad-free and supported by its optional Plus upgrade and tips.
What does Plus add?
Unlimited additional puzzles for the year, beyond the daily ones. It needs only an email address, no account.
Who makes it?
James Dewar, who runs the site on his own.
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