Daily
OTHERA new puzzle each day, identical for everyone, in two lanes: a Casual version replayable at will and a ranked Competitive version that locks the screen.
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Daily
At a glance
- Platforms
- Web
- Archive
- Free archive
What is Daily?
Daily is a site that serves one puzzle per day, identical for everyone, and links it directly to a global leaderboard. The home screen displays the date, a countdown to the next puzzle, the day's rule card, then a four-slot table labeled TOP SCORE, MY SCORE, TOP % and MY RANK. One of the puzzles served is Tile Fit, described on-site as a block-placement game on a 9x9 board where you place one of the three pieces from the reserve each turn, clear lines, columns and 3x3 squares to trigger bonuses and combo multipliers, every tenth piece arrives oversized, and the game ends as soon as no piece fits. The site also hosts an endless Gauntlet with its own multi-day countdown.
How to play
- Handle the consent banner shown on opening, which announces a large number of advertising partners.
- Read the day's card, which gives the game's name and its rules, as well as the time remaining before the next puzzle.
- Choose your path: Play Casual for a puzzle replayable at will, Try Competitive for the ranked version.
- Track your result in the home score table, which compares your score to the day's best.
Why play Daily?
For the comparison, which is the real driver here: everyone receives the same grid and the ranking table appears even before you have played. The clear separation between a relaxed route and a ranked route avoids having to choose between the two moods.
Reading the feedback
Feedback is numeric: the home table lines up TOP SCORE, MY SCORE, TOP % and MY RANK. What the site states plainly is that the competitive version is scored and locks the screen, whereas the casual version is replayable without counting.
Modes
- Casual
- A distinct daily puzzle, with unlimited replayability according to the site's card.
- Competitive
- A separate daily, ranked puzzle, with scoring and screen lock announced.
- Gauntlet
- An endless challenge, the same for everyone, with its own countdown displayed in days.
- Archive
- Past puzzles, replayable in casual mode, with access to official competitive leaderboards.
Tips & strategy
- Casual and competitive do not use the same grid: the site's card does indeed describe two distinct daily puzzles, so practicing in casual is not the same as repeating the ranked game.
- Competitive mode locks the screen, so start that game only when you actually have a few minutes free.
- The home countdown indicates when the grid changes, useful for scheduling your session rather than discovering a puzzle already replaced.
Popular questions
Are the casual puzzle and the competitive puzzle the same?
No. The site describes two separate daily puzzles: the casual can be replayed at will, the competitive is ranked and locks the screen.
Can you replay previous days?
Yes, an Archive card provides access to past puzzles in casual mode and to official competitive leaderboards.