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Sworn (Mind Loft)

Five locals under oath, an exact number of liars, and one thief to name.

Every day: One liars puzzle a day, the same for every player: five sworn statements (six at Sunday's Grand Inquest), an exact number of them lies, and one speaker is the thief. Exactly one consistent answer. Daily leaderboard. New puzzle: Midnight US Eastern Time.

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Sworn on Mind Loft for October 3, 2026: the case of a barrel of herring stolen from a fish market, with five witnesses' statements, exactly 2 of 5 lying, an Accuse button beside each and a Hint: verif

Sworn is a free daily liars puzzle from Mind Loft, in the knights and knaves tradition. Five villagers each give one sworn statement about a theft. An exact number of them are lying, and one is the thief. You test each theory against the lie count until only one story holds.

About Sworn (Mind Loft)

Sworn is a logic puzzle on Mind Loft, a free site of daily browser games, styled as a village inquest. Something has been stolen and five locals are put under oath. Each gives a single statement. The game tells you exactly how many of them are lying, liars' statements are always false, and one of the five is the thief.

The way through is case work. Suppose a suspect is the thief, then go through each statement and see whether it would be true or false; if the number of lies does not match, the theory collapses. The true story is the only one that holds together. Every case is generated with a constraint solver and checked to have exactly one consistent answer that can be reached by deduction rather than guesswork.

On the day we looked, a barrel of pickled herring had vanished from the Pilgrim Wharf fish market, and exactly 2 of the 5 witnesses were lying. Testimony stays sealed until you start. You can mark witnesses as lying, use a hint that verifies one witness, and press Accuse beside the suspect you think did it; the header counts wrong accusations, which affect your place on the daily leaderboard.

A new inquest is sworn at midnight US Eastern Time, with six suspects at the Sunday Grand Inquest. Mind Loft pairs it with Alibi (a whodunit on logic grids) and Jesters (a placement puzzle).

How to play Sworn (Mind Loft)

  1. Open mindloftdaily.com/sworn and press Start the inquest to unseal the testimony.
  2. Read each of the five sworn statements and note how many of them are lies.
  3. Assume one suspect is the thief and check which statements would then be true or false.
  4. Throw out every theory where the number of lies does not match.
  5. Name the thief once only one story holds together; wrong calls are counted.

Screenshots

Sworn title card from Mind Loft, with the game's icon, name and a one-line description

Tips

  • Statements that contradict each other cannot both be true, which often fixes one liar straight away.
  • A speaker who accuses themselves or clears everyone is a strong place to start.
  • Write down the lie count for each theory rather than holding it in your head.
  • On Sunday there are six suspects, so expect more cases to check.

Questions

What is a knights and knaves puzzle?

A logic puzzle where some speakers always tell the truth and others always lie, and you work out who is who from what they say. Sworn tells you exactly how many are lying.

How many suspects are in Sworn?

Five on most days and six at the Sunday Grand Inquest.

Is Sworn free?

Yes. Sworn runs in the browser on mindloftdaily.com at no cost. There is no app and no account to make; entering a display name only puts your result on the daily leaderboard.

When does a new Sworn come out?

Every day at midnight US Eastern Time, with the same case for every player. Sundays bring the Grand Inquest, with six suspects.

Can I play old Sworn cases?

Yes. Mind Loft keeps past days in its puzzle archive, together with each day's standings.

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