The Catalogues Game — Daily List-Ordering Puzzle

How to play in five steps

1. Read the title. It hints at the hidden rule that puts the seven cards in order.
2. Drag the cards, or use the arrow buttons, until the list runs top to bottom the way you think the rule wants.
3. Press Check. Each card in its correct place gets a green tick, and you see how many of the seven are in place.
4. Keep the ticked cards where they are, rearrange the rest, and check again. You have five guesses.
5. Stuck? Show the clue to read the rule in plain words. A clue is recorded with your result.

A list with a secret

Every Catalogues puzzle is a short list that is out of order. Seven cards, one title, and a rule you cannot see. Maybe the composers run from earliest born to latest. Maybe the planets run outward from the Sun. Maybe the Roman numerals count down. The title nudges you toward the rule, and your job is to put the cards in the order the rule demands.

Press Check and each card that sits in the right place earns a green tick, along with a count such as “3 of 7 in place”. You get five guesses. If the rule will not come, the clue spells it out in plain words. New to the game? Read how to play Catalogues, then pick up a few habits from the strategy guide.

Daily, unlimited, and a library

The daily puzzle is the same for everyone and changes at midnight UTC. Missed one? The archive keeps every daily list since launch. Unlimited deals a fresh list whenever you want one, at easy, medium, or hard. The library holds 300 numbered puzzles that never change.

All of it is generated from our own fact lists, drawn from stable public sources such as the periodic table, statehood dates, and planetary fact sheets. After each puzzle you see the value behind every card and the source we used.