The Daily Baffle
Ranked 4 of 4 daily puzzle games by recommenders
Recommended as a daily set of word and logic puzzles that fans of NYT games should enjoy, and people say it is sticky.
Recommended as a daily set of word and logic puzzles that fans of NYT games should enjoy, and people say it is sticky.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 4 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 4 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Sticky, players keep playing
“It’s sticky. A good percentage of players keep playing once they start”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” “It's sticky. A good percentage of players keep playing once they start”
Comment from 14 Dec 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)” Praised as awesome and very cool
“This is awesome, shared with a few people I know would like this.”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (Nov 2025)” “Checked out your puzzles! Very cool.”
Comment from 11 May 2026 in “Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (May 2026)”
Other daily puzzle games people recommend
The three most recommended other daily puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Analog Watch | 12 | 4 | 75% | 1 | — | — |
| Daily historical events chronological sorting game | 8 | 1 | 89% | 2 | — | — |
| The Daily Set | 7 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
| The Daily BaffleThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 4 | — | — |
What people said
5 of the 6 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Checked out your puzzles! Very cool.”
“There's a range of word and logic puzzles that NYT lovers should appreciate.”
“It's sticky. A good percentage of players keep playing once they start”
“It’s sticky. A good percentage of players keep playing once they start”
“This is awesome, shared with a few people I know would like this.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.