How Puzzling
Rate itA daily gauntlet of three classic logic grids, each harder than the last.
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How Puzzling is a daily logic gauntlet: three pencil-puzzle grids in a row, each harder than the last, solved against the clock. The types rotate among classics such as Hashi, Suguru, Binairo, Shikaku and Slitherlink, and two lighter daily sets and a weekly challenge sit beside it.
About How Puzzling
How Puzzling gathers pencil puzzles from the Japanese and European logic traditions into one daily routine. The main event, the Daily Gauntlet, is three puzzles in a row with rising difficulty under a running timer, and you try to beat your best time. Today's gauntlet, puzzle 266, opened with a medium Hashi board of numbered islands to join with bridges.
The Learn section lists the types in rotation: Shikaku, Light Up, Hashi, Suguru, Binairo, Fillomino, Slitherlink, Kurodoko, Thermometers, Nagareru, Sto-Stone, Herugolf and more, each with its rules and a short how-to box shown before you first play it. Every board has undo, a hint button and a check button.
Two smaller daily sets add variety: The Daily, three tiny puzzles that go by fast, and Daily Fix, three quick easy puzzles as a warm-up. A Weekly Challenge offers twelve extra-large puzzles across the week, and Practice gives unlimited puzzles of any type.
The site tracks streaks across the week, awards achievements and keeps stats. It plays without an account; signing in with Google is optional and links your progress across devices. It is made by David Berget and shows no ads.
It suits players of Nikoli-style logic puzzles who want a varied, timed workout each day rather than one type over and over.
How to play How Puzzling
- Open howpuzzling.com and press Play Today's Gauntlet.
- Read the short how-to box for the first puzzle type and press Got it, let's play.
- Solve the first board by deduction; use Undo, Hint or Check if you need them.
- Move on to rounds two and three, which get harder.
- Finish all three to set your time and keep your weekly streak going.
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Tips
- Read an unfamiliar type's rules in Learn before starting the timed gauntlet.
- Do The Daily or Daily Fix first as a warm-up.
- In Hashi, start with islands whose number forces every possible bridge, such as a 4 in a corner.
- In Binairo, look for pairs that force the next cell's value.
- Use Practice to learn a type you keep getting stuck on.
Questions
When does How Puzzling reset?
The home page says new puzzles arrive daily at midnight Central Time (US).
Is the gauntlet the same for everyone?
Yes. Each day's gauntlet is numbered and dated, and every player gets the same three puzzles.
Which puzzle types appear?
Classic logic grids such as Hashi, Suguru, Binairo, Shikaku, Slitherlink, Fillomino, Light Up, Kurodoko, Thermometers and Nagareru.
Do I need an account?
No. The puzzles play without one; signing in with Google is optional and syncs your progress.
Is it free, and are there ads?
It is free, and we saw no ads on the site.
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