Packle
How many circles fit in today's shape? Five guesses, hot and cold hints.
Every day: One shape per day (a circle, rectangle, triangle and so on), the same for everyone: guess how many circles of a fixed size fit inside it, in five tries. New puzzle: At local midnight (the game asks for the challenge named after your device's date).
Packle is a daily circle-packing guessing game. Each day a new container shape appears with one circle drawn for scale, and you have five tries to guess exactly how many circles of that size fit inside without overlapping, with hot and cold hints after each guess.
About Packle
Packle calls itself the daily circle packing challenge. Each day the game loads a new shape, stored under that date, so every player sees the same container: sometimes a rectangle, sometimes a circle or a triangle. One circle is drawn inside it as a hint for scale.
You guess how many circles of that fixed size fit perfectly inside without overlapping. After each guess you get a hot or cold hint, from Ice Cold through Cold, Warm and Hot to Boiling, depending on how close you are, and you have five tries to hit the exact number. The answer can leave leftover space where no further circle fits.
It suits players who enjoy estimation games and a bit of geometry, and anyone who has wondered how many coins fit on a plate.
How to play Packle
- Open packle.top and look at today's shape and the single scale circle.
- Type how many circles you think fit inside without overlapping.
- Read the hot or cold hint: from Ice Cold to Boiling.
- Narrow your guess and find the exact number within five tries.
Screenshots
Tips
- Estimate how many circles fit along one side first, then count rows.
- Staggered rows usually fit more circles than a square grid, so lean higher than a simple grid count.
- Use the hint size: Boiling means you are within a very small margin.
Questions
Is the shape the same for everyone?
Yes. Each day's challenge is stored by date and loaded for every player.
How many guesses do I get?
Five.
What do the hints mean?
Ice Cold, Cold, Warm, Hot and Boiling show how close your guess was to the exact number.
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