Heistle

About Heistle

Heistle is a bulls-and-cows style deduction puzzle with a safe-cracking theme. When you start the heist, the day's intel is revealed: sample codes with notes such as one digit in the right spot and one in the wrong spot. From those clues you work out the four-digit combination, where every digit appears only once, and enter it on the safe's keypad. You have four tries before the alarm.

Starting the heist starts a clock, so speed counts for the fastest-crack record, and a notes panel lets you mark each digit in or out. Using tools means a crack does not count for the fastest time.

Each numbered vault holds a piece of loot, such as pearls and a handbag worth a stated sum, which goes into your safehouse; there are levels, highscores and unlockable backgrounds. A practice heist with three- or four-digit codes lets newcomers learn in a minute. It suits players who like Mastermind and logic puzzles with a bit of story.

How to play Heistle

1. Press Start the heist to reveal the day's intel cards and start the clock.
2. Read each card: a tick means a digit is in the right spot, a two-way arrow means it is in the code but in the wrong spot.
3. Mark digits in or out on the notes panel and work out the four-digit code; each digit is used once.
4. Enter the code on the keypad; you have four tries to crack the safe.

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Tips

• Start with the card that has the fewest digits in the code: it rules out the most.
• Cross out every digit a card shows as wrong before placing any.
• Try the practice heist first if you are new: it takes about a minute.

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