The lantern game
Guess the being from five clues. Every wrong letter darkens one panel of the lantern.
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Start a round
Current round
Misses left:
Clues
How to play
- Pick a level and, if you like, one category. Press Start a round.
- Read the clues. The word appears as blanks; hyphens and spaces are already filled in.
- Press a letter on screen or on your keyboard. A right letter appears in every place it belongs. A wrong letter darkens one panel of the lantern and uses up one miss.
- Reveal the whole word before the lantern goes dark. Win, and a seal in the color of your medal stamps the scroll into your album. Then open the article.
Levels and scoring
| Level | Misses allowed | Clues shown | Extra clues | Base score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bronze | 8 | 3, and the first letter is shown | Not needed | 100 |
| Silver | 6 | 2 | Yes | 200 |
| Gold | 5 | 1 | Yes | 300 |
Each wrong letter costs 10 points. In Silver and Gold, the Next clue button shows the next of the five clues. It uses up one miss and costs 20 points in total (10 for the miss and 10 for the clue), and it is never available on your last miss. There is no timer. We keep your best score for each scroll and level.
No limits, no pressure
You can play as many rounds as you like, at any hour. There are no lives that refill over time and no "come back tomorrow". Misses count only inside a round and return in full for the next one. If you lose, the scroll stays sealed, the game shows the answer, and you can start again at once.
About the clues
Every clue is a fact taken from the scroll it leads to, ordered from vague to clear. A clue never contains the answer. You can always read a scroll without playing: press Read without playing above, or open any scroll from the explorer and use its "Read without playing" button. The seal is only for your album.
Where your progress is kept
Only in your browser, in local storage. There is no account and no server. You can delete it from the album. What exactly is stored is listed on the privacy page.