CineLinkr

How to Play

CineLinkr Β· Daily movie puzzle

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The Goal

Every day there are 16 movies hiding in plain sight. Your job is to find the 4 groups of 4. Each group shares a hidden connection. Get all four and you win.

Making a Guess

  1. 1Tap four movies tiles you think belong together.
  2. 2Hit Submit. If you're right, the group locks in and disappears from the board. If not, you lose a life.
  3. 3You have 4 lives. Lose them all and the puzzle ends.

πŸ’‘ One Away

If exactly 3 of your 4 selected movies belong to the same group, you'll see a β€œOne away!”hint. You're nearly there. Swap one tile and try again.

🎬 Did You Know?

Each time you correctly solve a group, a β€œDid you know?” panel appears below the board explaining the connection. It sometimes includes trivia facts about the movies in that group too. Hit Read more to expand the full explanation.

Difficulty Levels

Each group has a colour that's revealed when you solve it. Harder groups are harder to see coming.

Easy
Directed by the same filmmaker
Medium
Won Best Picture at the Oscars
Hard
Films where the hero fakes their death
Tricky
Each title contains an animal

Other Controls

πŸ’‘ HintHighlights two movies that belong to the same group. They glow in that group's difficulty colour to give you a clue about how hard the connection is. Using a hint costs 1 life, so use them wisely.
ShuffleRearranges the tiles randomly. Sometimes a fresh layout helps you spot a pattern.
Deselect AllClears your current selection so you can start over.

Sharing Your Result

After the puzzle ends, tap Share Results to copy your emoji grid to the clipboard. Each row is a guess; each emoji is coloured by the actual group that movie belongs to, not the one you guessed. A row of matching emojis means a clean correct guess.

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You can also tap Share Image to save or share a visual recap card, or hit Share on X to post directly to X (Twitter).

Weekly Themes

Some weeks, all seven daily puzzles are tied together by a shared theme, like a director's full filmography or a particular genre. When that happens, a theme banner appears above the board telling you what the week is all about.

⚠️ Spoiler Warning

Some puzzles are themed around specific movie plots, twists, or endings. If you haven't seen everything on the board, you may encounter spoilers. Individual category labels that contain spoilers are blurred by default. Tap the blurred text to reveal it.

One Puzzle a Day

A new puzzle drops every day at midnight local time. Your result is saved in your browser. No account needed.

Archive

Missed a day? Every past puzzle is available in the Archive. Archive plays are tracked separately from your daily streak. They show as indigo on your calendar rather than green.

Your Stats

After every puzzle you'll see your personal stats: total puzzles Played, how many you've Won, your current Streak, and your all-time Best streak. If you solved the puzzle, your completion time and personal best are shown too.

Below the stats is a 60-day calendarshowing a dot for every day. Green means you won, red means you missed it, indigo means you played it in the archive, and grey means you haven't played it yet. Tap any dot to jump to that puzzle.