NPCdle

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Name the day's Old School RuneScape NPC from its examine text and the hints that follow.

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NPCdle Day 239 after one wrong guess (Hans): the examine text about funky socks, the Location hint Goblin Village, locked Options and Details hints, and the name box

NPCdle is a free daily guessing game for Old School RuneScape players. You get one NPC's examine text and six guesses; each wrong guess reveals another hint, from its location and right-click options to a related quest, combat level or shop, and finally its picture.

About NPCdle

NPCdle is a small daily game made by Ciatzo for players of Old School RuneScape. Every day at midnight UTC it picks one non-player character from Gielinor, the same for everyone, and gives the puzzle a day number. Day 1 was 1 March 2026, so 25 October 2026 is Day 239.

The round opens with the NPC's examine text, the one-line description you get in the game. You type a name, pick it from the suggestions, and if it is wrong the next hint unlocks: first where the NPC can be found, then the options you see when you right-click it, then one of a related quest, its combat level or the shop it runs. After four misses its picture appears as the last hint, and you have six guesses in all. A Reveal NPC link ends the round early if you are stuck.

There is no grid of attribute columns as in many -dles. The hints come in a fixed order, from vague to specific, so a player who knows the game's examine texts can win on the first try, and one who does not still has a fair chance by the picture. The name box suggests matches as you type, so spelling and capitals do not matter.

An archive lists every past day by month, so new players can catch up on earlier NPCs. It suits players who read examine texts and wiki pages for fun, and it needs no account.

How to play NPCdle

Open npcdle.com and press Play Today.
Read the NPC's examine text at the top of the card.
Type an NPC name, pick it from the suggestions and press Guess.
After each wrong guess, read the new hint: location, right-click options, then a quest, combat level or shop.
Name the NPC within six guesses; after four misses its picture is shown.
Come back after midnight UTC for the next NPC, or open the Archive to play past days.

Screenshots

NPCdle share image: two question marks in a circle beside the name NPCdle and the line Daily NPC guessing game

Tips

Examine texts often joke about an NPC's job or mood; think of who in the game fits that line before you guess.
Use your first guess on an NPC from the region the text suggests, since the location hint comes next anyway.
Right-click options such as Trade, Pickpocket or Talk-to narrow the field to shopkeepers, thieving targets or quest givers.