Games Like LinkedIn Games
About Games Like LinkedIn Games
LinkedIn added a shelf of short daily puzzles to its site, and they caught on as a morning habit at work: Queens, Tango, Zip, Mini Sudoku and Patches for logic, and Wend, Pinpoint and Crossclimb for words. Each is small enough to solve in a few minutes, everyone gets the same puzzle that day, and you can compare your result with the people in your network. Most of them are grid logic: put symbols in a grid so that every row, column or region keeps to a rule, and work it out without guessing.
The games on this page are free logic puzzles of the same kind. They are our own games, not versions of LinkedIn's, and Gamefinity is not affiliated with LinkedIn. You need no account and nothing to install: they run in a browser on a phone or a computer, and a round fits a coffee break. Three of them are among our Daily Games, the same for everyone, so you can compare notes with colleagues; the other three deal fresh puzzles every time, for when today's grids are done. The table below matches each LinkedIn game to the nearest one we have, and says so plainly where we have nothing close yet.
Each LinkedIn game and our closest free pick
One row per LinkedIn game, the logic puzzles first.
| LinkedIn game | Our free pick | What they share | What's different |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mini Sudoku | Sudoku Sprint | A 6×6 sudoku: 1 to 6 once in every row, column and 2×3 box | Mini grids one after another, each solve winning time back on a single clock |
| Queens | Thimbly | A grid solved by pure logic from rules on its rows and columns, with one answer and no guessing | Number clues on every row and column, and the filled squares draw a picture |
| Tango | Sudoku Sprint, or Thimbly | Filling every cell so that each row and column keeps to a rule | Numbers or stitches in place of two symbols, and no signs between the cells |
| Zip | Nothing close yet; nearest is Circuit Breaker | Following a route through a small board | You flip switches to steer the current, rather than drawing one path past the numbers in order |
| Patches | Nothing close yet; nearest is Pleatly | Picturing shapes on a grid before you commit | You fold a sheet of paper to match a shape, in as few folds as par |
| Wend | Letter Grid, or Word Search Rush | Finding words hidden in a grid of letters | Letter Grid takes any word traced through touching tiles; Word Search Rush lists the words to find |
| Pinpoint | Nothing close yet; nearest is Synonym Sprint | Reading words for what they mean | One quick match at a time, the word that means the same, not a hidden category |
| Crossclimb | Nothing close yet; nearest is Quizette | Trivia clues every day | Ten multiple-choice questions, not a ladder of words that each change one letter |
Logic grids with exactly one answer
If Queens and Mini Sudoku are your favorites, start with Sudoku Sprint: 6×6 mini sudokus, one after another, on a single clock that gives time back for every grid you solve. Every grid has one solution that pure logic finds, and from the third grid on each one needs a locked-candidate step, the kind of move that makes a small sudoku click. Thimbly is a nonogram: the numbers along each row and column say how many squares to fill, a day is three hoops from 5×5 to 10×10, and each finished pattern turns into a little embroidered motif. Like Queens, it never needs a guess.
Daily puzzles to compare at work
Part of the fun of LinkedIn's games is that everyone gets the same puzzle and you can compare. Three of ours work the same way. Pleatly is five paper-folding puzzles a day, each to make in as few folds as par, and after each one you see what share of today's players folded it in par. Daily IQ is ten reasoning puzzles a day with no clock on a question, from number sequences to mirror images, and your result is set against today's players. Sumdinger is a daily numbers round: six cards, one target and + − × ÷, three sums from easy to hard. Each takes a couple of minutes, and each gives you one go a day.
One more for a short break
Circuit Breaker is the quickest logic puzzle here. Power drops in at the top of a small wiring panel, and you flip switches so it reaches the green bulb and none of the red hazards. There is always one smallest fix, the board stays dead until you lock your answer in, and the panels keep coming, a little bigger each time, until your three fuses are gone. Every game on this page plays the same with a finger or a mouse, and more are on the logic puzzles and free games to play at work pages.
Frequently asked questions
What are some games like LinkedIn Queens?
Thimbly is the closest in spirit: a grid you solve from rules on its rows and columns, with one answer and no guessing. Sudoku Sprint is a quick run of 6×6 mini sudokus, and Circuit Breaker is a fast logic puzzle about steering power through a panel.
Is there a game like LinkedIn's Mini Sudoku?
Yes: Sudoku Sprint uses the same 6×6 grid with 2×3 boxes. Instead of one grid a day, you solve mini sudokus one after another while a clock runs, and each solved grid wins time back.
Can I play more than one puzzle a day?
Yes. Sudoku Sprint and Circuit Breaker deal new puzzles every time you play. Pleatly, Daily IQ, Sumdinger and Thimbly are one go a day, the same for everyone, with a new set at midnight New York time.
How long does each puzzle take?
A few minutes. A day of Pleatly takes a minute or two, a day of Sumdinger about two minutes, a day of Daily IQ about a minute and a half, a first run of Sudoku Sprint two or three minutes, and a set of three Thimbly hoops about five.
Do I need an account?
No. Every game here plays in your browser with no download and no sign-up. Signing in is only needed to put your name on a leaderboard.
Is Gamefinity affiliated with LinkedIn?
No. Queens, Tango, Zip and the other LinkedIn games are LinkedIn's own, and Gamefinity is not affiliated with LinkedIn. These are our own puzzles, which share the idea of a short daily logic break.