Ranking Puzzles (Puzzleship)
Rate itFix a badly written results table until every clue about the finish checks out.
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Ranking Puzzles start with a results table that the scorekeeper wrote down badly: everything is in the right column, but only one entry per column is in the right row. You drag entries within their columns until every clue about the results is true.
About Ranking Puzzles (Puzzleship)
Each entry shows a small number for where it started. Entries stay in their own column and only their row changes, and you know that exactly one entry per column was already right. Clues describe relative positions, such as one entry finishing two places behind another, and each is ticked off when the table satisfies it.
The one-already-correct rule works as a clue in reverse: once a column is settled, every other entry in it must have moved, which rules out any arrangement leaving a second entry where it began. Distance clues are strongest near the top and bottom, and two clues about the same entry often combine into a fixed gap.
Puzzleship publishes six tables of Ranking Puzzles a day, graded from very easy to ultra hard. Each day's tables are numbered and dated, the same for every player, and a new set goes up at 13:00 UTC (the page itself says midnight your time); earlier days stay playable in the archive. Puzzleship is run by Brainzil, LLC. The site is free with ads, and a premium plan removes them.
How to play Ranking Puzzles (Puzzleship)
- Open Ranking Puzzles and pick one of the day's six tables.
- Read the clues about relative finishing positions.
- Drag an entry to swap it with another in the same column.
- Remember that exactly one entry per column started in the right row.
- Finish when every clue is ticked off; a congratulations card shows your streak.
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Tips
- Use the one-correct-entry rule to rule out arrangements.
- An entry three places ahead of another cannot sit in the bottom three rows.
- Chain clues about the same entry before moving anything.
- Settle one column fully, then use it to anchor the others.
Questions
How many Ranking Puzzles puzzles are there each day?
Six, graded from very easy to ultra hard.
When do new Ranking Puzzles puzzles appear?
At 13:00 UTC each day. The page says 00:00 your time, but on Oct 20 at 02:07 UTC it still served the Oct 19 set, which its schedule dates 13:00 UTC on Oct 19.
Can I play earlier days?
Yes. Puzzleship keeps past puzzles in an archive.
Is it free?
Yes, the daily tables are free and play without an account. The site shows ads, and a Puzzleship premium plan removes them.
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