Originle

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Watch a real person tell their story and guess which country they represent.

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Originle No. 022 on desktop: the day's guest on video at clue two of eight, A little of my language, beside a globe and the guess box worth 9,750 points

Originle introduces one real person each day through short videos. You listen to their story, reveal up to eight clues as you need them and name the country they represent in three guesses, scoring out of 10,000. Past guests wait in a free archive.

About Originle

Originle is a daily geography game built around people rather than maps. Each day has one guest, a real person filmed speaking about themselves and the country they represent, and everyone who plays that day meets the same guest.

You start by watching the guest's first video. From there you can reveal up to eight clues, one at a time, and they get easier as you go; the outline of the guest's country is one of them. Every clue costs points, from 250 for the first to 1,750 for the last (the clues have titles such as Welcome and A little of my language), and a wrong guess takes away 30% of what you have. You get three guesses, and even if you miss all three or give up, you still score for how close you came.

A globe works as a scratchpad: you can spin it, flag countries as hunches and keep notes before you lock in a guess. When the day is done it shows what everyone else guessed. The game warns that many guests belong to a diaspora, so the answer is the country of their roots and culture, not always where they live, and an accent can mislead you.

The puzzles are numbered from No. 001 on 5 October 2026, one a day, and the archive lists every guest so far with its date, so a day you missed can still be played. Your progress is kept in your browser, with no account. Questions and bug reports go to an address at krillion.io, the home of the daily game Krillion.

It suits players who like Worldle and Globle but want a puzzle with a human side, where listening matters as much as knowing a map. The guests are real people who apply to take part, and the game pays those it selects.

How to play Originle

Open Originle and press Meet today's guest to start the first video.
Watch and listen for hints about where the guest's roots lie; captions can be turned on.
Press Reveal next clue for another video when you need help; there are eight, each easier and more costly than the last.
Open Explore your hunches to flag possible countries on the globe and keep notes.
Choose a country and lock in your guess by pressing and holding; you have three, and each miss costs 30% of your points.
See your score out of 10,000 and the globe of what other players guessed.

Screenshots

Originle No. 022 on a phone: the guest at clue one, Welcome, with the Reveal next clue button, eight clue dots and the Choose a country guess box

Tips

Guess the country of the guest's roots and culture, not where they live now: an American or Australian accent does not mean the answer is the US or Australia.
Clues get more expensive as you go, so a confident guess after one or two clues often scores better than waiting for an easy one.
Flag your hunches on the globe before guessing; flags cost nothing, while a wrong guess costs 30% of your points.
Turn on captions if you cannot play sound, so you do not miss what the guest says.

Questions

What time does Originle reset?

A new guest arrives every day at midnight Eastern Time.

Are the guests real people?

Yes. Each guest is a real person talking about the country they represent in their own words. The game invites people to apply to be a guest and pays those it selects.

How many guesses do I get?

Three. Each wrong guess costs 30% of your points, and if you miss all three you still score for how close you came.

Does Originle cost anything?

No. It is free to play in a web browser, and the daily puzzle needs no account.

Can I play earlier guests?

Yes. The Archive link lists every guest since No. 001 on 5 October 2026, and each one can be played with the same three guesses.