How to play

The steps

1. Read the first clue. It’s deliberately vague. Lots of towns could fit.
2. Type a guess. Start typing a town and choose it from the list. Only towns in the list can be guessed, and each can be used once per puzzle.
3. A wrong guess or a Skip opens the next clue. There are six clues and six guesses, so you can take a shot at every stage.
4. Watch the tiles. Each guess leaves a tile that tells you how close you were (see below).
5. Solve it on a lower clue number to score higher. Solving on clue 2 beats solving on clue 5. Run out of clues and the town is revealed anyway.
6. Share without spoilers. The share button gives you a row of coloured tiles and the puzzle number, never the answer.
7. Come back tomorrow. A new town arrives at midnight Sydney time, the same for everyone.

What the tiles mean

• ✓🟩 Green: correct.
• ~🟨 Yellow: wrong town, but in the right state, territory or New Zealand island.
• ✕🟥 Red: wrong, and in a different state or island.
• –⬛ Black: you skipped that clue.

How the clues are built

Clue 1 is about the landscape or climate and could describe dozens of places. Clue 2 is about the era or history, clue 3 about what the town does or is known for, clue 4 about a distinctive feature, and clue 5 about something famous that nearly names it. Clue 6 gives the state or country and a well-known landmark or nickname.

More questions? Read the FAQ, or just play today’s puzzle.