Episodle

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Name the TV show from a frame of one of its episodes, in six guesses.

Play Episodle

on episodle.me

Episodle's daily puzzle on a desktop: today's first black and white episode frame of schoolgirls in uniform, guess markers 1 to 6 and the show search box

Episodle shows you a still from an episode of a well-known TV series and asks you to name the show. A wrong guess reveals another frame, and you have six attempts. There is one show a day, a daily streak, and an archive of earlier days.

About Episodle

Episodle is a daily guessing game for television fans. It shows you a still frame from an episode of a well-known TV series and asks you to name the show. One series is set for each day, the same for every player, chosen by the date. The calendar icon opens an archive of earlier days, going back several weeks.

You have six tries. Each wrong guess, or a deliberate skip, reveals another frame from the same episode, so you gather more to work with as you go. Naming the show within the six frames solves the day and keeps your run going.

The game tracks a daily streak: play each day to grow it, and a missed calendar day resets it, though you get a few streak restores a month that refill on their own.

It suits people who watch a lot of television and can place a series from a single scene, its setting or its on-screen details. It runs in the browser and is free, supported by ads.

How to play Episodle

Open episodle.me to see the day's first episode frame.
Type the name of the TV series you think it is and submit your guess.
If you are wrong or choose to skip, another frame from the same episode is revealed; you get up to six in all.
Name the show within six tries to solve the day and keep your daily streak.
Come back each day for a new show, and use the archive to play earlier days.

Screenshots

Episodle after one skipped guess: the second frame of the same episode, a crowd of smiling nuns, with marker 2 lit

Episodle at phone size: the day's first frame above guess markers 1 to 6 and the search box

An earlier Episodle puzzle: the first still from a TV episode, a pizza with a yellow Pac-Man shape on it, above guess markers 1 to 6 and the show search box

Tips

Look past the lead actors to the background: setting, era, signage and any on-screen text often pin a show down.
If you have no idea, spend a guess to reveal another frame rather than throwing away a wild name.
Genre cues such as lighting, aspect ratio and animation style narrow the field quickly.
Play every day to build your streak; a missed day resets it, but you have a few restores each month.