Every game on OverTime has a guide. Each one sets out the full rules, the same ones the "?" in the game's header opens, on a page you can read before you play: what you are trying to do, how a turn or a round works and how it is scored. Pick a game below to read its guide.
Daily Puzzles
- WOTD guideWord of the Day - Guess the 5-letter word
- Link Four guideGroup 16 words into 4 categories
- Mini Crossword guideQuick 5x5 crossword puzzle
- Word Proximity guideGuess word by semantic closeness
- Word Grid guideBoggle-style letter grid solver
- Unredact guideGuess words to reveal the article
- Sudoku guideFill the 9x9 grid with numbers
- Number Crunch guideReach the target using math
- Angle guideEstimate the angle - 1 guess per day
- Equate guideSolve the daily 8-slot math equation in 6 tries
- GeoShadow guideGuess the country from its silhouette
- When & Where guideGuess the location and year of historical photos
- Flag Finder guideGuess the country from flag hints
- Border Hop guideConnect countries via borders
- Tune Guess guideGuess songs from tiny audio snippets
- Minesweeper guideClear the intermediate board without hitting a mine
- Gridlock guideSlide cars to free the target in as few moves as possible
Solo Games
- Reaction Time guideTest your reflexes - see your percentile
- Typing Speed guideTest your WPM - see your percentile
- Number Memory guideHow many digits can you remember?
- Sequence Memory guideRemember and repeat the pattern
- Verbal Memory guideHave you seen this word before?
- Visual Memory guideRemember the tile pattern
- Aim Trainer guideTest your accuracy and reaction speed
- Chimp Test guideAre you smarter than a chimp?
- Color Find guideFind the odd colored tile
- Got Rhythm guideTest your internal beat accuracy
- Geo Guess guideGeography quiz hub - countries, flags, and more
- Snake guideGrow your snake, avoid walls
- 2048 guideMerge tiles to reach 2048
- Solitaire guideClassic Klondike card game
- Mine Sweep guideClear the minefield
- Block Drop guideClassic falling blocks puzzle
- Breakout guideBounce ball to destroy bricks
- Memory Match guideMatch pairs of cards
- Blackjack guideBeat the dealer to 21 — persistent bankroll topped up by a daily chip wage
- Higher or Lower guideGuess which has more - page views, followers, ratings, or subscribers
- Trivia Quiz guideAnswer trivia questions to build your streak - one wrong and it is over
Multiplayer Games
- Drop Four guideGet 4 in a row
- Tic-Tac-Toe guideX vs O - Real-time multiplayer
- Naval Strike guideHunt enemy ships
- 8-Ball guideClassic 8-ball billiards with full tournament rules
- Rock Paper Scissors guideSingle round, best of 3, or best of 5
- Blast Zone guidePlace bombs, destroy walls, be the last one standing
- Shockwave guideReal-time arena brawler with destructible terrain
- Block Drop VS guideHead-to-head falling blocks battle
- Dots and Boxes guideConnect the dots, claim the squares
- Battle Typing guideHead-to-head typing race
- Battle Sudoku guideRace to solve the puzzle
- Coin Flip guideSimple heads or tails game
- Pioneer's Isle guideTrade resources, build settlements, and dominate the island
- World Conquest guideConquer the world through strategic warfare
- Tile Kingdom guideBuild medieval landscapes
- Chess guideClassic strategy game
- Checkers guideJump and capture
- Reversi guideFlip and outmaneuver your opponent
- Spy Words guideTeam-based word guessing game for 4-8 players
- Spy Words: Co-op guideCooperative word guessing — find all the agents before the tokens run out
- Tanks guideTurn-based tank warfare with destructible terrain and physics-based projectiles
- Mancala guideSow seeds and capture the most to win
- Hearts guideAvoid hearts and the Queen of Spades
- Spades guideTeam trick-taking with bidding and trump
- Crazy Eights guideMatch cards by suit or rank - 8s are wild
- Gin Rummy guideForm melds and knock before your opponent
- Bluff guidePlay cards face-down and bluff your way to victory
- President guideClimb the ranks from Scum to President
- Cribbage guideClassic scoring card game with pegging board
- Euchre guideFast-paced team trick-taking with trump
- Color Cards guideMatch colors and numbers to empty your hand first
- Royal Court guideDeduction card game — 2-4 players (Premium) or 5-8 (Expansion)
- Sketch & Guess guideDraw the word while other players try to guess it. Includes a Broken Telephone mode.
- Light Trails guideTron-meets-Slither arena: chase orbs, avoid trails, and out-score rivals before the timer. Death just respawns you, so the highest score when time runs out wins.