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Player guide

Six games. One clock. One score.

Start a Five-Minute Run and score as much as you can. You can switch games freely while the same timer and Run Score follow you.

Daily Challenge

  1. Every player receives the same seeded starting game for their browser-local calendar day.
  2. Choosing the Daily Challenge uses your one free Five-Minute Run for that browser-local day.
  3. The challenge chooses the starting game; after the clock starts, you can switch to any of the six games at any time.
  4. The same 5:00 clock and shared Run Score continue when you switch.
  5. Complete at least one round in the Daily Challenge game to maintain your daily streak.

Five-Minute Run

You receive one free Five-Minute Run per browser-local calendar day. Start by choosing any game yourself, or let the Daily Challenge choose today’s starting game. Either way, there is only one 5:00 clock and one shared Run Score across all six games. When time expires, gameplay freezes and your Run Complete recap appears. An optional rewarded advert will unlock one extra unranked run once advertising is connected.

When does a new day start?

  • The free run and Daily Challenge refresh at midnight according to the local date and time reported by your browser or device, not at UTC midnight.
  • If daylight-saving time or your device time zone changes, the reset follows the new local calendar day reported by that device.
  • An open arcade tab checks for a new day automatically, so you should not need to close and reopen the site after midnight.
  • If you are already playing when midnight arrives, the current Five-Minute Run is not interrupted. Finish it normally; the new day becomes available afterwards.

Run Score

  • Noughts & Crosses: 120 for a win, 60 for a draw or 20 for a loss.
  • Snakes & Ladders: 5 for each player roll, 25 extra for climbing a ladder, 180 for a win or 30 for a loss.
  • Four in a Row: 180 for a win, 80 for a draw or 30 for a loss.
  • Memory Match: 25 for each pair and 100 extra for clearing the board.
  • Tap Rush: 5 points per hit, up to 5 extra for a streak, plus 10 extra for a gold bonus target.
  • Word Scramble: 35 points plus 5 per letter, with a streak bonus of up to 20.
  • Variety bonus: 25 extra points on your first scoring action in each game during a run.

Run Scores and personal bests are stored only in your browser when saved progress is allowed. They are unverified and are not suitable for prizes or trusted competitive rankings.

Noughts & Crosses

Place three matching marks in a row, column or diagonal. Play against the CPU or share the device with another player.

Snakes & Ladders

Roll the die and reach square 36 exactly. Ladders move you upward; snakes send you downward.

Four in a Row

Drop discs into columns. The first player to make a line of four horizontally, vertically or diagonally wins.

Memory Match

Turn over two cards per move and remember their positions. Match all six pairs to complete the round.

Tap Rush

Tap or click the target before it jumps to another square. Keep hitting targets to build a streak; gold star targets are worth extra.

Word Scramble

Rearrange the displayed letters into the word described by the clue. Correct answers and streaks increase your score.