Quick, brainy daily games.Worth your coffee break.
A little studio building fast, clever daily puzzles, the kind you can finish before your cup goes cold. Fifteen games, each on its own site, all free in your browser.
The lineup
Fifteen games, fifteen ways to think.
Fresh boards daily
Logic · 9 games
Queens
The viral chessboard logic puzzle.
Place one queen in each row, column, and coloured region, with no two touching, not even diagonally. A daily board plus 1,500+ handcrafted puzzles.
Rule · One queen per row, column, region.
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Tango
Suns and moons, never three in a row.
Fill the grid with suns and moons so no three identical symbols line up and every row and column stays balanced. A calm, satisfying pattern puzzle.
Rule · No three of the same symbol in a row.
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Zip
Connect the numbers with a single line.
Draw one continuous path that visits every cell and passes through each numbered circle in order. Spatial reasoning in a single stroke.
Rule · One path through every cell, in order.
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Patches
Divide the grid into patches, one clue apiece.
A spatial logic puzzle inspired by Shikaku: partition the grid into rectangular patches so each holds exactly one clue and matches its size and shape.
Rule · One clue per patch; match size and shape.
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Mancala
The ancient sowing game, one board a day.
Play Kalah against the computer or a friend, with one shared challenge board everybody gets on the same day. A permanent archive and a streak sit behind it.
Rule · Sow counterclockwise; finish in your own store.
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Tangram
Seven tans, one silhouette, no gaps.
Drag, rotate and snap all seven tans until they fill the day's silhouette exactly. Behind the daily figure sit 900+ library puzzles across three difficulties and an unlimited random mode.
Rule · Fill the silhouette using all seven tans.
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Shikaku
Carve the grid into numbered rectangles.
The Nikoli original that inspired Patches: split the board so every rectangle holds one clue and matches its area. A new grid daily plus 600+ boards from 5×5 to 20×20, each verified to a single solution.
Rule · One clue per rectangle; match its area.
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Star Battle
Two stars per row, column and region.
The two-star board that crossword solvers know as Two Not Touch, refreshed daily at 10×10 with unlimited grids from 5×5 to 14×14. A full archive keeps every past board playable.
Rule · Two stars per line and region, never touching.
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Binairo
Zeros and ones, never three alike.
Fill every cell with a 0 or a 1 so no three match in a line, each row and column balances, and no two lines repeat. A new binary grid daily plus 600 Takuzu boards from 6×6 to 14×14.
Rule · No three alike; balance every line.
PlayWord · 4 games
Wend
Trace the hidden words winding through the grid.
Connect adjacent letters to uncover the four-to-six words hidden in each board, using every tile exactly once. Daily puzzle plus 5×5, 6×6 and 7×7 grids.
Rule · Trace every word; use each tile once.
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Mini Crossword
A fast 5×5 crossword you can finish over coffee.
A quick daily 5×5 crossword plus a free archive of past grids. No subscription, no signup, just a couple of clever minutes.
Rule · Answers must agree across and down.
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Word Search
Every hidden word, in one big readable grid.
A fresh grid every day, with themes and difficulty tiers when you want a particular kind of hunt. Every board also prints cleanly with its answer key.
Rule · Find every word on the list.
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Word Scramble
Shuffled letters, one word hiding inside.
A themed puzzle every day plus unlimited practice rounds, with hints for when a word refuses to budge. You can also build your own printable scramble to hand out.
Rule · Rearrange the letters into the hidden word.
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Coming soon
One account, every game.
We’re building a single Coffee Break account that ties the whole lineup together, so your progress follows you from puzzle to puzzle. There’s no sign-up yet, but here’s what’s on the way.
One streak, everywhere
Keep one daily streak that counts every game you play, instead of juggling fifteen separate ones.
Stats that add up
Solve times and win rates gathered across the whole portfolio, in one tidy profile.
Leaderboards per game
See how your daily solve stacks up against everyone else chasing the same puzzle.
Common questions
What is Coffee Break?
Coffee Break is a small independent studio behind fifteen free daily puzzle games: Queens, Tango, Zip, Wend, Patches, Mini Sudoku, Mini Crossword, Reaction Test, Word Search, Mancala, Tangram, Word Scramble, Shikaku, Star Battle and Binairo. Each game lives on its own site, and this hub connects them all.
Are the games free?
Yes. Every game is free to play in your browser, with no downloads, no subscription, and a fresh puzzle every day on each site.
Do I need an account?
No. Every game is fully playable without signing up. An optional Coffee Break account is coming soon, with one streak, stats, and leaderboards across all fifteen games.
Can I play on mobile?
Yes. All fifteen games are mobile-optimized with touch controls, so they play just as well on a phone as on a desktop.