The Shortlist
Pick three. Cover all six.
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Key features
- Three new boards every day, from movies, TV, music, sports and geography
- Find the team of three that covers all six clues
- Each check shows what your team covers, never who covered it
- The day gets harder as it goes, and the last board has a clue to avoid
- Every fact comes from published records, never made up
- Challenge a friend to beat your score on the same board
Every day brings three new boards. Each one has nine names (films, shows, musicians, athletes, places) and six clues. Your job is to pick the three names that, between them, cover all six clues.
How it plays
- Pick a team of three. One clever pick can cover several clues at once.
- Check your team. You'll see which clues your team covers, never which name covered them. You get three checks.
- Reason it out. Swap one name, check again, and work out who was carrying what.
- Cover all six to win. First-check wins score 1,000. Each check that misses costs a little.
Easy to hard
The first board of the day is the gentlest. The third is the hardest and has a twist: one red clue to avoid, so nobody on your team may match it.
Facts you can trust
Every yes and no on a board comes from published records. Nothing is made up to fit a puzzle.
See how you did
Once you finish, see every winning team and how each of your checks went, then challenge a friend to beat your score on the same board.
New boards arrive at midnight UTC. Past days stay open for practice.