I did Wordle for a short time, then quickly got bored. Then I did Worldle, and I stuck with it for a little longer. Then I did a few others, but seriously, such things are really not for me, and I’m too easily addicted, so I try to keep distance.
And now, recently, I stumbled over “Clues By Sam”, a nice logic puzzle:
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 18th 2026 (Hard), in less than 8 minutes
And I guess I won’t stick with it for long either 
Some kind of mastermind?
Just read the information on that page, and/or watch the videos 
Some friends and I have been doing Clues by Sam for months and really enjoy it. Newcomers should try the tutorial and start on a Monday when the puzzle is easiest.
Did you read the explanations there meanwhile? They explain it better than can do … and I don’t really remember the rules of Mastermind enough to answer your question, it’s been four decades at least, I think, that I’ve played it 
Lol me too that was long time ago but that was nothing difficult to remember. Some hidden combination of colors and then you guess. The opponent tell you how many good and well placed and how many good but wrong placed and… That’s it.
Ah, OK, thx … then this is a little bit more complicated, I think
From most uncovered “cards”, i.e. those that are exposed as either “criminal” or “innocent” you get some hints about others cards. (But not from all cards – italic texts are apparently supposed to just be funny.)
Ah ok a bit of “loup garou” in it too then?! Well maybe one day I 'll have a look
Never played that but IIRC there even was a TV series showing people playing it.
Here’s an example from some days ago (I hope this doesn’t spoil it for anyone):
I’ve never been able to solve one without using hints or without failed guesses, here’s my result from the one above:
I was hard-stuck for a few minutes towards the end because I had failed to use a clue fully. Curious how much harder they will get at the end of the week!
Just being patient and working through the consequences of each clue systematically! I have lots of practice from other logic puzzles 
Goodness.
I don’t know how you do that … now I feel quite stupid 
Have you checked the video examples on the page? Maybe they contain some useful tricks!
Next time you get stuck also feel free to ask here and we can talk through it
There’s a “Copy Picture” option that gives this paste:
And “Copy Text” generates a Wordle-like paste:
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Oct 28th 2026 (Tricky), in less than 12 minutes
I find it useful to use the tags to mark pairs where “of these two, one is innocent and one is criminal”. It comes up quite a lot!
(I love jumping spiders)
… are AMAZING! Probably among the most intelligent spiders, AFAIK.
And did you read that recent thing about spiders’ sleep?
I solved the daily #CluesBySam, Nov 1st 2026 (Brutal), in less than 25 minutes
That was tough!
