fribble

About fribble

fribble is a daily puzzle site in the mould of a newspaper games page. Each day has its own page listing the games and whether you have played them. The word side includes a Mini Crossword (5x5), Word Shift (shift rows and columns to make words and earn moves), Nine Grid (build words from nine letters before the replacement stack runs out) and Word Hive (trace words on a hexagonal board refilled from a daily bag). Number Rush asks you to reach a target with mental arithmetic, and Sudoku is a classic 9x9 grid with a unique solution.

The geography games are Outlines (name the country from its shape), Flagged (name the country from its flag), Landmark (draw today's country from memory), Borderless (find today's country on a globe with no borders) and False Flag, a flag knowledge test. Every puzzle is new each day.

You can try games for free, but a free account is needed to play the full daily set, and a subscription unlocks the archive of previous days. Medals, scores, streaks and unlockable hats and colours for your pal reward regular play. It suits players who want a whole morning puzzle routine from one site.

How to play fribble

1. Open fribble and sign in with a free account to see today's full set.
2. Pick a game from the day's list, such as the Mini Crossword or Outlines.
3. Read its short how-to-play and solve the puzzle.
4. Earn a medal based on your result, then move on to the next game.
5. Finish the set to keep your streak; subscribers can go back to earlier days.

Tips

• Start with the quick games, Mini Crossword and Flagged, to build momentum.
• In Word Shift, plan moves that make more than one word at once to earn extra moves.
• For Landmark, think about the country's broad proportions before details.
• Check the date header; the archive arrows can take you to a different day by mistake.

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