Bearing

A daily direction-finding puzzle, new every day. Two or three sound sources sit somewhere around a 16-point compass. Rotate to face any heading, then listen: each source pulls left or right the way a real ear would hear it, and the game tells you exactly what that pull means, in words, next to the dial. One listen alone is ambiguous — the same pull matches a source ahead of your heading or its mirror behind it — so listen again from a different heading to triangulate the truth. Mark every source's true bearing on the dial and check. Each listen costs a point, so find them in as few as the par, then share your result. Missed a day? Every earlier day stays playable.

1. The game opens on today's Two-source puzzle. The tab above it, or the 1 and 2 keys, switches to Three sources.
2. Rotate your heading with the ‹ › buttons or the Left/Right arrow keys (also A/D).
3. Press Listen (or Space) to hear every source once, in order, from your current heading. Headphones or stereo speakers work best — a quick sound check runs the first time.
4. Each source pulls left or right like a real ear would hear it; the same pull always matches two possible bearings, mirrored across your heading, until a second listen from a different heading narrows it to one. The exact pair is also printed next to the dial.
5. Tap or click a compass point to mark it as a source's bearing; tap again to unmark. Marks cost nothing.
6. Press Check (or K) once you have marked one bearing per source. A wrong guess costs 2.
7. Every listen costs 1. Spend no more than the par, which is what a careful two-heading triangulation needs, for a star.
8. Press Share (or C) to copy a spoiler-free result, and come back after midnight for the next puzzle.
9. Missed a day? The arrows beside the day on the title screen (or the comma and period keys) open every earlier day. Those do not count toward your streak.

Trouble with the frame? Open Bearing on its own page. Full walkthrough with a worked example.