Puzzle Almanac
Rate itDraw one line from 1 through every numbered checkpoint in order, filling every cell of the day's grid.
Every day: One numbered path grid a day, the same for every player, with walls and checkpoints to visit in order. Difficulty follows the week: easy 5x5 on Monday and Tuesday, medium 6x6 on Wednesday and Thursday, hard 7x7 from Friday to Sunday. New puzzle: Midnight in your own time zone.
Puzzle Almanac is a free browser puzzle with one number-path grid a day, the same for everyone. You drag a single line from 1 through the numbered checkpoints in order, past a few walls, until it has passed through every cell exactly once. The grid grows from 5x5 early in the week to 7x7 at the weekend, and every past daily can be played free.
About Puzzle Almanac
Puzzle Almanac publishes one puzzle a day in the number-path format that many players know from LinkedIn's Zip: a square grid with numbered circles and a few short walls. Your line starts on 1, has to reach 2, 3 and the rest in order, may not cross a wall, and must pass through every cell exactly once before it ends on the highest number.
The dailies are numbered, starting from the first on 1 August 2026, and they follow a weekly rhythm. Monday and Tuesday bring an easy 5x5 grid, Wednesday and Thursday a medium 6x6, and Friday to Sunday a hard 7x7. A timer starts on your first move and the page counts how many times you backtrack, so a clean solve is one with no backtracks.
The maker says the puzzle generator carries its own solver and throws away any grid with more than one solution, so the day's line can always be reasoned out rather than guessed. Several hundred days are generated ahead of time and the site runs without a server; your streak is kept in your browser.
The web version needs no account and shows no ads, and the Practice page opens every past daily for free. An iPhone app by Jakub Milch adds hints, stats, leaderboards and the full archive, with an optional Unlimited subscription; the daily stays free there too.
It suits players who like Zip, Numbrix-style paths or short logic puzzles that take a few minutes and get harder towards the weekend.
How to play Puzzle Almanac
- Open puzzlealmanac.com to see today's numbered daily and its grid size.
- Press on the cell marked 1 and drag your line into a neighbouring cell, up, down, left or right.
- Keep dragging so the line reaches 2, then 3 and each number after it in order, without crossing the thick wall lines.
- Cover every cell exactly once; drag back over your own line to undo the last steps, or press Clear to start again.
- Finish on the highest number with the whole grid filled to solve the day's puzzle.
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Tips
- Look at the corners and at cells boxed in by walls first: a cell with only two open neighbours fixes where the line has to go in and out.
- Do not rush to the next number. The line often has to sweep a whole region before it may touch the next checkpoint.
- If an area could be cut off from the rest of the grid by your next move, the move is wrong.
- The page counts backtracks, so plan a few cells ahead before you drag.
- Use the free Practice page of past dailies to get used to the 7x7 weekend grids.
Questions
When does a new Puzzle Almanac puzzle appear?
The page picks the puzzle by the date on your own device, so the new grid appears at midnight in your time zone.
Is every grid the same for everyone?
Yes. Each date has one grid, the same worldwide, and the maker says each one is checked to have exactly one solution.
How hard is it?
It follows the week: easy 5x5 grids on Monday and Tuesday, medium 6x6 on Wednesday and Thursday, and hard 7x7 from Friday to Sunday.
Do I need to pay or sign up?
No. The daily and every past daily are free in the browser with no account and no ads. The iPhone app has an optional subscription for unlimited puzzles, hints and the full archive.
Is this LinkedIn's Zip?
No. It uses the same kind of number-path puzzle, but it is an independent site and app.
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