# enclose.horse

64 Hacker News commenters recommended enclose.horse and 10 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months. It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** A daily puzzle where you wall in horses to enclose the most area; people praise its simple, challenging levels. Critics note confusing wall and gate visuals and a missing way back to the best solution.

## Why people recommend it

- Once-a-day puzzle brings you back (5 comments): "The one shot per day provides a reason to sink your teeth into one board." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509723)) "I've been playing this every day since I saw it on HN." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46793771)) "It‘s a daily challenge, so come back tomorrow." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509654))
- Fun, enjoyable, addictive gameplay (4 comments): "A very fun game - it took quite a bit of fiddling to get an optimal solution" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46512812)) "First and foremost I love it, thank you!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46667567)) "This is a very cool and enjoyable game." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46511033))
- Challenging, fresh level design (2 comments): "both are very fun and really challenging to play depending on the level" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50302386)) "the level design scratch an itch that few games do" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46513525))
- Custom level editor and sharing (2 comments): "You can freely make levels and browse other people's levels." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509922)) "It has a very pleasant editor to make + share custom maps" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46511303))

## What people warn about

- Walls and gates look confusing (4 comments): "lots of fun! the fact that the walls spill over the square boundaries is very annoying though" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46509529)) "Great game! ... It's also visually confusing, the gate looks like it's covering two cells." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46511703)) "They take up one and a half spaces so are confusing" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46512845))
- No way back to best solution (2 comments): "it needs to add a toggle button to let you switch between yours and optimal quickly" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46514579)) "Nice puzzle! But I'd like a button to go back to your most optimal solution so far" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46518475))

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## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "enclose.horse", https://hackerapproved.com/p/enclose-horse/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).