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— plate i · frontispiece —

A daily puzzle
to learn the
periodic table.

A daily deduction puzzle on the periodic table. Identify today's element in six guesses, on a stained chart-paper canvas.

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element·ary
Plate II · method

How to play, in three motions.

I

Make a guess.

Type any of the 118 known elements by symbol or name. The full catalogue is open.

II

Read the deltas.

Six property cells reveal after each guess — mass, group, period, block, state, and metal class — each higher, lower, or match.

III

Six attempts.

Six guesses to pin down today's element. Tomorrow brings a new entry, shared by every player on the same UTC day.

Plate III · the instrument

See it on the device.

Home
Home
Guess
Guess
Hint
Hint
Reveal
Reveal
Plate V · subscribe

Begin today's reading.

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