StatBox

About StatBox

StatBox is a daily player-guessing game for basketball, baseball and American football fans. Each day it picks one mystery player for each of its three leagues and shows a real single-season stat line with the name taken off. You type any player's name as a guess, and coloured clues show how close you came on position, team, age and the stats themselves.

You have six guesses per puzzle. The NBA pool covers single seasons from 1996 onward, MLB seasons from 1960 onward (daily puzzles use seasons from 2000), and NFL puzzles use quarterbacks, running backs, wide receivers and tight ends with significant seasons. The NBA game is the main one; MLB and NFL were marked beta when we looked.

The daily puzzles need no account, and each one is only playable on its own calendar day. A free account keeps streaks, achievements and stats across devices. Unlimited mode serves random players from history, with a few free rounds before the site's premium option comes in.

How to play StatBox

1. Choose NBA, MLB or NFL and open the daily puzzle.
2. Study the season stat line shown with the name hidden.
3. Type a player's name and submit it as your guess.
4. Use the coloured clues on position, team, age and stats to narrow it down.
5. Find the player within six guesses, then come back after midnight Eastern for the next one.

Tips

• Look at games played and minutes or snaps first: they tell you a starter from a role player.
• Use an early guess on a player from the right era and position to get useful clues.
• Team clues narrow the field quickly, so guess players with long careers on one team.
• Practise in unlimited mode to learn how the clues behave.

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