How to play

It is a guessing game: the computer picks a number and you try to find it by clicking on a grid of numbers. After each guess, the game tells you whether the right number is higher or lower and how close you got, and the numbers that can no longer be the answer are disabled.

Choose the difficulty: Easy (1 to 50), Medium (1 to 100) or Hard (1 to 200).
Click any number on the grid to make a guess.
Read the hint: the game tells you whether the correct number is higher or lower and lets you know if you are "Very close", "Hot", "Warm" or "Cold".
Impossible numbers are disabled and the "The number is between X and Y" range shrinks. The progress bar shows the percentage of numbers that are still possible.
When you get it right, you see how many attempts it took. Click New Game to start over. The speaker button turns the sounds on or off.

Strategy for guessing in fewer attempts

Since each guess eliminates all the numbers on one side, the best move is always to pick the middle number of the range that is left. On medium difficulty there are 100 numbers; guessing in the middle cuts the range in half with each attempt, and the right answer usually comes in just a few turns. If you start by guessing at the ends, you eliminate almost nothing.

On Easy, start with 25. On Medium, with 50. On Hard, with 100.
After each answer, look at the range shown and guess again in the center of it.
The temperature hint is useful for getting your bearings, but the range is more reliable than the feeling of "hot" or "cold".

Ways to use it

Quick break: a round is short and you can play between one task and the next.
With children: good for practicing the idea of higher and lower and reasoning by elimination.
Group challenge: everyone plays at the same difficulty and compares who got it in the fewest attempts.

Privacy and how it works

The game runs entirely in the browser. Your best score, game history, statistics by difficulty and sound preference are saved only in your device's localStorage, with nothing sent to servers. If you clear the site data, these records disappear. See the Privacy Policy for how the site handles data in general.

Frequently asked questions

Does the number change every game?

Yes. With each new game, a random number is picked within the range of the chosen difficulty.

Why are some numbers disabled?

Because after a guess, the game knows the right number is on one side only. The ones on the other side are disabled to prevent pointless guesses.

My best score disappeared.

It is saved in the browser. Switching browsers or devices, using a private window or clearing the site data makes the record disappear.

Can I play on my phone?

The grid is made of clickable elements, so a tap works like a click. On small screens, the grid may feel tighter.

I can't hear the sounds.

Check the speaker button at the top and your device's volume. The sounds depend on the browser's audio support and may only start after the first tap or click on the page.

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How to play

Strategy for guessing in fewer attempts

Ways to use it

Privacy and how it works

Frequently asked questions

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