The DLEHUNT journal

A better daily ritual.

Good games, thoughtful guides, and a few ideas for your next guess. Make the most of your puzzle break.

Endless KrillionGetting started

Krillion's Six Tiers Explained: Why 'Plankton' Answers Sink You 40 Metres and 'One in a Krillion' Sinks You 1,000

Krillion's six rarity tiers determine how far you sink, from Plankton at 4 points/40 metres to One in a Krillion at 100 points/1,000 metres. Because depth is the score, focusing on rarity rather than speed or obvious cleverness is key to reaching the trench floor.

4 min read
One starGetting started

How to Play One Star: Spot the Fake 1-Star Reviews in This Daily Anime Puzzle

One Star is a free daily browser puzzle in which players read five sarcastic fake 1-star reviews and identify the acclaimed anime being targeted. The article explains the daily format, the free archive of past puzzles, and basic logic for decoding the reviews.

4 min read
The Daily MosaicGetting started

The Daily Mosaic for Beginners: How Tiles, Clues, and the Daily Fact Fit Together

This beginner's guide explains the basic loop of The Daily Mosaic: tap a tile to reveal a clue, decide where it fits in the sentence frame, and fill the blank. Repeating this process eventually completes a hidden daily fact, making a simple and satisfying puzzle ritual.

3 min read
ONE RUNGetting started

ONE RUN for absolute beginners: the daily gauntlet explained from draft to midnight reset

ONE RUN is a daily card gauntlet where every player gets one shared attempt at five fights using a five-card draft. This guide explains the draft, card colors, combat intent, HP tracking, and the midnight reset so beginners know what to expect.

4 min read
RularooGetting started

The Rularoo trap: every number you try says FITS, so stop confirming and start testing failures

Rularoo rewards players who test failures instead of confirming fits; the article explains how to escape the trap of assuming 'add two' is the rule and offers probe strategies for Easy and Medium puzzles.

3 min read
YesternerdGetting started

Score higher in Yesternerd: a strategy guide to tearing, clue slips, and the three-choices gamble

A strategy guide to Yesternerd's daily games, explaining how tears, clue slips, and the three-choices gamble affect your score and when each is worth the cost. It also covers how the streak bonus changes the value of every deduction.

5 min read
YesternerdGetting started

Yesternerd for total beginners: the four daily history games, explained

Yesternerd is a daily history puzzle page with four games per issue: Face Value, Relic, Lifeline, and Thread. This guide explains how each game works, how scoring and streaks function, and offers beginner tips for getting started.

4 min read
PokédleGetting started

Pokédle for Beginners: How to Play, Read the Clues, and Guess the Daily Pokémon

A beginner-focused walkthrough of Pokédle, the free daily Pokémon guessing game, explaining how to play, the six stat comparisons, and how to read color-coded clues to narrow down the hidden Pokémon.

4 min read