WitLocked Daily Lock

About WitLocked Daily Lock

Each Daily Lock is a small illustrated mystery. On 5 October it was Cloud Repair Dock Nine, in which someone has installed the wind backwards, and it held two locks: Align the wind vanes, then Patch only the safe clouds. The first lock gave a row of dials and brass controls, with the rule that each control turns its labelled dials a quarter-turn clockwise, and asked you to point every dial at its target.

The game's own guide puts it in three steps: explore the scene and its story for details, connect the clues by trying patterns, symbols and the objects in the room, and open the lock with what you find. All clues are supplied in the scene, there is no timer, and an optional hint is there if you get stuck. Locks open one after another, and an archive keeps past days.

Daily Lock is part of WitLocked, a site of free daily puzzles that also runs a Quote Puzzle and a True Clue deduction each day, plus a longer Weekly Escape. It is aimed at escape-room fans, families and puzzle-loving children, solo or together. Playing is free with no sign-in; an optional account saves rewards, and the site also sells printable Case Files.

How to play WitLocked Daily Lock

1. Open Daily Lock on witlocked.com and press Play today's Daily Lock.
2. Read the story and look over the illustrated scene for details.
3. Read the first lock's rule and try the controls, symbols or objects it gives you.
4. Set the mechanism correctly to open the lock, then move on to the next one.
5. Use an optional hint if you get stuck, and come back tomorrow for a new scene.

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Tips

• Read each lock's rule twice: the puzzle is in how the controls interact.
• Work out what one control does on its own before combining them.
• Write down the target positions so you can plan the number of turns.
• Play it with someone else; the site suggests it as a short family puzzle.

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