Writing
Notes on puzzles, daily play, and the making of Daytl
Occasional pieces on the daily-puzzle category, the design choices behind Daytl, and the small surprises that come with building a game when you mostly build other things.
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May 2026
What is a calendar puzzle? A guide to the daily puzzle nobody's talking about
Wordle has Connections. Connections has Strands. But there's a quieter category of daily puzzles that nobody's written about — and they've been around longer than most of the games people queue up every morning.
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