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— The night’s bill —

Three for tonight

Chosen by the date itself, the same three for every reader. Tomorrow the bill changes.

— Tonight’s pages —

20 pages turn at midnight

Every one deals the same puzzle to the whole taproom, so a streak means something and a time can be compared.

Wordbloom a five-letter word to grow Concordance sixteen cards hiding four fours Lantern a fresh maze to light Sudoku three grids at three depths Mahjong Solitaire a new turtle, always solvable Wordwell words hid in the margins The Daily Mini a five-by-five mini Quire seven questions from the almanac Waxcomb a honeycomb of letters Inquest a whodunit, sworn fair Portolan one land drawn in gold ink Weir the night’s bite, by the true moon Forsworn five souls, and some forsworn Doublet one word laddered to another Tally six stones to strike a number True or False a dozen assertions to judge Word Search twelve words in a themed field Killer Sudoku the gilded grid, sums in cages Kakuro the crossword of sums Gridlock a shelf to slide, a chest to free

Dealt fresh at dusk besides: Spider Solitaire · a nightly web in one, two, or four suits Tri-Peaks · three peaks, the same for everyone

— The day’s boards —

Names signed since midnight

Every community board keeps a today window, so a newcomer always has a reachable rung. The full scoreboard →

The Tables keep their own hours. 50 games seat live opponents, day and night. Take a seat

— The ritual —

How the nightly arcade works

I

The page turns at your midnight

Every daily follows your own clock, not a server’s. Whenever the evening reaches you, the night’s deal is waiting: the same word, the same grid, the same case for everyone who opens it that day.

II

Your candle keeps the count

Visit on consecutive days and your candle-streak grows; every seventh night banks an ember, and an ember relights one missed night on its own. All of it lives in this browser’s storage: no account, nothing sent anywhere.

III

The boards open blank each day

Games with a community board keep a today window beside the all-time one, so there is always a fresh rung to reach. Signing is one name, chosen by you, and the same name holds your seat at the Tables.

New to the cabinet? The Arcade’s front page holds all 116 games, and the Tables explain how a live seat is taken. Your marks stay on this device; the Keeper’s Ledger lists every one of them, and can clear them. Privacy · Manu Games LLC.