Dear Navigator Compass Riddles

Brain teasers you solve with your hands.

An explorer has lost their compass on a far-off island, and somehow you are holding it. They write to you with what they see, one short line at a time, and every line is a riddle: "There's a hut. I knocked on the glass of its door." What should the compass do?

The answer is never typed and never picked from a list. You do it. Tap the glass, shake the phone, turn the rim, wipe off the mud, hold it still, turn to face the sunset. Get it right, and the explorer finds their way.

WHY PLAY
• Tricky riddles that make you think outside the box: the first reading is not always the right one
• Over 200 riddles, from easy warm-ups to brain teasers of four steps
• Quick to play: a riddle takes seconds, or a minute when it is a hard one. Good for the bus, a coffee break or bedtime
• A daily habit that pays off: every riddle you solve today adds to tomorrow's picture
• Calm, with no timers and no rush, on a hand-drawn brass compass

FOR FANS OF BRAIN TESTS, RIDDLES AND IQ PUZZLES
If you like sudoku, crosswords, word puzzles, lateral thinking riddles or escape rooms, this is a new kind of brain test. The puzzle is in the words, and the answer is in your hands. Put your logic to the test, train your attention, and see how quickly you spot the trick.

A CARD EVERY MORNING
Every riddle you solve adds something to that day's picture of the island: an iceberg, a ship, a bear on a floe. The next morning the picture arrives inside your own compass, with a note from the explorer, and goes into your album. Everyone explores the same island on the same day, so compare pictures with your friends: whose island is the fullest?

THE WALK
The note on the card is worth a second look. Read it like a riddle, take the compass outside and walk. A gold light grows behind the compass when you are on the right track. Get there, and the next card carries something drawn in gold.

A COMPASS THAT GROWS WITH YOU
The compass collects marks on its rim for things you did not know counted, and gains new parts as you climb.

STUCK?
One stud under each riddle for every step, so you know how long the answer is. Hints and skips cost hint tokens: you start with some, and a short ad earns you more. The first hint you try is free.

Free to play, with ads. No account, and no internet connection needed. Your location is used on your phone to measure a walk and is never stored or sent. Play statistics are sent only if you say yes.