How to play
- Each day there are 10 cards. Each card is a Wikipedia article about video games: a game, series, console, company, person, character or idea.
- You only see the article's categories. Name the article.
- You get one guess per card. If your guess is a near miss, we'll ask “Did you mean…?” and that doesn't use up your guess.
- Right or wrong, the answer is then revealed with a link to the article. Stuck? Give up to see it.
- Your score is how many of the 10 you solved. A new puzzle arrives at midnight UTC.
FAQ
Which answers count?
The article's title (without anything in brackets), common alternative names and abbreviations, and a person's surname. Capitals, accents and punctuation don't matter, and Roman and Arabic numerals are the same: Final Fantasy VII and Final Fantasy 7 both count.
Why was my sequel marked wrong?
Numbers have to match exactly, so Fallout 4 is a different answer from Fallout 3, and a near miss is never suggested across a different number.
Why are some categories missing?
Categories that give the answer away (ones that share a word with the title) are removed automatically, along with Wikipedia's hidden maintenance categories. Now and then an editor hides another giveaway or restores a category removed by mistake, but categories are never added or reworded.
Is every puzzle solvable?
Each article is the only page on Wikipedia in all of its shown categories, so the clues point to exactly one answer. Categories are a snapshot and don't change after an article is added to the game.
Where are my stats kept?
In your browser only. There's no account, and clearing your browser data resets them.
What does the game record?
Whether each card was solved and what you guessed, so we can show how everyone did, including the most common guesses once two or more players have made them, and tune difficulty. A random ID in a cookie makes sure each player counts once per card; it isn't linked to you, and no names, emails or ads tracking are involved.
Is everyone playing the same puzzle?
Yes. Everyone gets the same 10 cards each day.
Can I play earlier days?
Yes. Play previous days lists every earlier puzzle with the same cards as on the day. Archive games don't count toward your stats or streak.
Credits
Categories and the article text shown after each card come from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license; each reveal links to its article. Photos on some answers are freely licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, each credited to its author with its license. Cartfishing is inspired by Catfishing and isn't affiliated with it, with Wikipedia, or with any game publisher.