Number Crunch guide

Goal

Combine all 6 numbers down to a single number, getting it as close to the target as you can.

How to play

• Pick a number, an operator (+ − × ÷), and another number — that's one step.
• The result becomes a new tile you can use in further steps.
• Keep combining until one number is left — that final number is your result.
• Tap Undo to backtrack and try a different combination.

Scoring

Hitting the target exactly = perfect score. Each unit away from the target reduces your score. The optimal solution is revealed after you submit.

Getting close to the target

• Aim for the neighbourhood first, then correct. Multiplying two numbers to land near the target and adjusting with a small addition or subtraction reaches more targets than trying to build it exactly from the start.
• The large numbers are for scale and the small ones for correction, so spending a large number early on a small adjustment usually strands you.
• Division is worth checking whenever the target is small or the numbers share a factor - it is the operation most players forget they have.

When you cannot hit it exactly

Not every daily is reachable exactly, and being one away still scores well. Submit a close result rather than undoing towards a perfect solution that may not exist - the optimal answer is revealed afterwards, which is the fastest way to learn the combinations you keep missing.

Reset

The same six numbers and target for every player each day, resetting at midnight Melbourne time.