Three Goblins
Three goblins in a trench coat give you a bilingual riddle a day: translate the pieces to find the password.
Every day: A numbered daily riddle for each language pair (such as Polish and English, Polish and Spanish, English and Spanish), with an archive of earlier ones. New puzzle: Once a day.
Three Goblins (Trzy Gobliny) is a small daily riddle game made in Godot. Each day the goblins pose a puzzle built from two languages; you translate each part from the opposite language until a single word is left, then type it in. A light shows red for wrong, yellow for close and green for solved.
About Three Goblins
Three Goblins, Trzy Gobliny in Polish, is a browser riddle game published on itch.io by bibkabibka and made with the Godot engine. The setup is three goblins stacked in a trench coat who only speak in riddles.
The game is available in English, Polish, Spanish and Swedish, and its daily riddles come in language pairs. The main menu shows a numbered Daily for each pair, such as Polish and English, Polish and Spanish, and English and Spanish, plus an Archives section for past riddles and Lessons that teach the format.
Each riddle is made of pieces written in one language that must be translated into the other. Once every piece is translated, what remains is a single word, which you type into the answer box. A red light means a wrong answer, yellow means you are close, and green means you have solved it.
The mix of wordplay and translation makes it different from most daily word games. It suits language learners and bilingual players who enjoy a short puzzle in two languages.
How to play Three Goblins
- Open Three Goblins and choose the daily riddle for your language pair.
- Read the goblins' riddle, made of parts in one language.
- Translate each part into the other language of the pair.
- Combine what is left into a single word and type it in.
- Watch the light: red is wrong, yellow is close, green is solved.
Screenshots
Tips
- Start with the Lessons to learn how the riddles are built.
- A yellow light means you are near: check spelling and accents before changing your idea.
- Use the cog button to switch the interface language.
Questions
Which languages does it use?
English, Polish, Spanish and Swedish, with riddles in pairs of languages.
Can I play earlier riddles?
Yes, through the Archives on the main menu.
Is it free?
Yes, it plays free in the browser on itch.io.
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