# Ponder Club

> Free daily brain games in the browser: a mini crossword, word and logic puzzles, sudoku with a twist, solitaire, and originals — built by a two-person indie team (Flying Comet Games). Every game gets a new puzzle daily at midnight Pacific Time. No paywall, no account required; full archives of past puzzles are free. One optional one-time purchase removes ads (no subscriptions).

## Games

- [Mini 5x5 Crossword](https://ponderclub.co/mini-5x5): Play today's Mini 5x5 crossword puzzle. Solve daily brain teasers and challenge yourself with our mini crosswords.
- [Common Three](https://ponderclub.co/common-3): Place 7 words into a 3-circle Venn diagram by theme. A free daily word puzzle from Ponder Club — new at midnight PT, no account needed.
- [Wordie](https://ponderclub.co/wordie): Guess the 5-letter word in six tries with color feedback. Free daily puzzle with a full archive — no paywall, no account required.
- [Word Search](https://ponderclub.co/word-search): Find every hidden word in today's free daily word search. A calm, classic grid puzzle — new every day at midnight PT, no signup.
- [Slideways](https://ponderclub.co/slideways): Slide letter rows to form as many vertical words as you can. A free daily word puzzle for people who like to dig — new every day.
- [Double Up](https://ponderclub.co/double-up): Stack and combine matching numbers to score as high as you can. A free daily number puzzle — same board for everyone, new at midnight PT.
- [Digit Shift](https://ponderclub.co/digit-shift): Arrange digits in order by shifting one at a time. A quick free daily logic puzzle — solvable in a couple of minutes, no account needed.
- [Sudo-goose](https://ponderclub.co/sudo-goose): A lighthearted spin on classic sudoku. Solve the free daily grid — new puzzle every day at midnight PT, no paywall, no signup.
- [Reverse Sweeper](https://ponderclub.co/reverse-sweeper): Minesweeper turned inside out: use the numbers to find every hidden goose. A free daily logic puzzle from Ponder Club.
- [Color Flood](https://ponderclub.co/color-flood): Flood the board with a single color in as few moves as you can. A free daily color puzzle — one minute to play, new every day at midnight PT.
- [Solitaire](https://ponderclub.co/solitaire): Play today's Klondike solitaire — the same daily deal for everyone, with a full archive. Free, no popups, no signup.
- [Mahjong Solitaire](https://ponderclub.co/mahjong-solitaire): Match free pairs to clear the tile stack. A free daily mahjong solitaire puzzle — calm, classic, and new every day.
- [Code Breaker](https://ponderclub.co/code-breaker): Crack the four-color code in ten tries. A free daily deduction puzzle from Ponder Club — new code every day at midnight PT.
- [Birdoku](https://ponderclub.co/birdoku): Place one goose in every row, column, and color region, with no two geese touching. A free daily logic puzzle from Ponder Club, new every day at midnight PT.

## Guides & comparisons

- [Free NYT Games alternatives — every game, mapped](https://ponderclub.co/nyt-games-alternative): The whole NYT suite matched to free equivalents
- [All free daily puzzle games](https://ponderclub.co/free-daily-puzzle-games): Every game with reset times and features
- [Free mini crossword](https://ponderclub.co/free-mini-crossword): No paywall, no account, full free archive
- [Free NYT Mini alternative](https://ponderclub.co/nyt-mini-alternative): Our free daily 5x5 vs the paywalled NYT Mini
- [Free daily brain games](https://ponderclub.co/brain-games): The suite, grouped by kind — no subscription
- [Games like Wordle](https://ponderclub.co/games-like-wordle): Wordie plus honest external picks
- [Browser games for school](https://ponderclub.co/games-to-play-at-school): Quiet, no-download puzzles for a study hall
- [Sites like Puzzmo](https://ponderclub.co/sites-like-puzzmo): Daily puzzle suites compared
- [Best free crossword sites](https://ponderclub.co/best-free-crossword-sites): Honest comparison incl. competitors
- [Doomscrolling alternatives](https://ponderclub.co/doomscrolling-alternatives): What to do instead — honest picks, ours included
- [5-minute games](https://ponderclub.co/5-minute-games): Quick games with measured median solve times
- [LinkedIn games alternatives](https://ponderclub.co/linkedin-games-alternatives): Queens, Tango & co. outside LinkedIn
- [Bored-at-work games](https://ponderclub.co/bored-at-work-games): Break-shaped browser games, honestly compared
- [No-signup puzzle games](https://ponderclub.co/no-signup-puzzle-games): Tested no-account instant-play list
- [Best free mahjong sites](https://ponderclub.co/best-free-mahjong-sites): Mahjong solitaire sites compared
- [Free NYT Connections alternative](https://ponderclub.co/nyt-connections-alternative): Common Three, a daily Venn-diagram word puzzle
- [Free NYT Strands alternative](https://ponderclub.co/nyt-strands-alternative): A classic daily word search
- [Free Wordle alternative](https://ponderclub.co/wordle-alternative): Wordie, with a free archive
- [Free solitaire online](https://ponderclub.co/free-solitaire): Daily shared Klondike deal
- [Free daily crossword](https://ponderclub.co/daily-crossword): About our 5×5 daily

## Site

- [FAQ](https://ponderclub.co/faq): How daily puzzles, accounts, and ad-free work
- [Changelog](https://ponderclub.co/changelog): What's new
- [Founder updates](https://ponderclub.co/founder-updates): Notes from the two-person team