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Daily Challenge Games: Beat Your Friends

Games with a Daily Challenge: the same puzzle for everybody today, one go each, and a board that shows how your friends did. Wordzy is the five-letter word in six tries, the way you may know it from Wordle. Hangman is the classic, a letter at a time before the drawing is finished, ranked by fewest misses. Sudoku is the nine-by-nine with no hints and three mistakes allowed, ranked by time. Minesweeper is the same field for everyone with the opening already dug, and the fastest clear wins. FreeCell is one of the classic numbered deals, and the fewest moves wins. Finish any game and press Challenge to send that same word or puzzle to your friends: everybody who opens the link gets one go, and you all land on the same leaderboard. Free in your browser, no download, no account.

Wordzy

The Wordle-style word game: find the five-letter word in six tries. Daily Challenge: the same word for everyone today, one go each. Random Word: a new word every game.

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Hangman

Guess the hidden word a letter at a time before the drawing is finished. Six misses and it is over. A Daily Challenge everyone shares, or a random word at three levels.

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Sudoku

The nine-by-nine: one to nine in every row, column and box. A Daily Challenge everyone shares, or a puzzle at any of four levels, with pencil marks and hints.

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Minesweeper

Clear the field without setting off a mine. Every number counts the mines around it. A Daily Challenge everyone shares, or a fresh field at three sizes.

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FreeCell

Every card face up, four cells to think with: every deal can be won. A Daily Challenge everyone shares, or one of the 32,000 classic numbered deals.

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Solo · a Daily Challenge every day · dare your friends

Challenge Games FAQ

What is a Daily Challenge?
The same word or puzzle for everyone on a day, with one go each. A new one comes out at midnight UTC, and the board shows you and your friends side by side.
How do I challenge a friend?
Finish a game and press Challenge. You get a link to send by message, WhatsApp or anywhere else. Everybody who opens it plays the same word or puzzle, once, and joins your leaderboard.
How is the leaderboard ranked?
Wordzy by fewest tries, Hangman by fewest misses, FreeCell by fewest moves, and Sudoku and Minesweeper by fastest time. Ties go to whoever was quicker. Anybody who did not get it is listed under the ones who did.
Do I need an account?
No. Type a name and play. An account keeps your challenges and results on every device and lets you send challenges to your friends by name.
Do I need an account?
No. Type a name and play — no signup, no download, nothing to install. Making an account is optional and only exists to keep your stats, nickname and preferences across devices.
Is it really free?
Yes, all of it. Every game on Board Game Universe is free to play, with no premium tier holding anything back.
Can I play on my phone?
Yes. It runs in a mobile browser on phones and tablets as well as on a desktop — there is no app to download.
How do I play with my friends?
Start a table and send your friends the link. They open it, type a name, and sit down. Moves and table chat happen in real time.
Can I play against the computer?
Yes. Add a bot to any table and it plays a proper game — useful for filling a seat while you wait for a fourth.

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