The daily hot & cold guessing game
Each day, Enigma picks a mystery answer for 5 modes: People, Places, Animals, Objects and Mystery Mix. Every guess returns a temperature from 0% to 100% — no other hints. The closer you are, the hotter it gets.
Every entry has hidden attribute tags. We compare your guess's tags to the answer's tags and calculate a match percentage. With 14–16 tags per entry, you get precise temperature steps.
| Tag | Mozart (Answer) | Beethoven (Guess) | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Era | 1700s | 1800s | ❌ |
| Century | 17th-18th | 19th | ❌ |
| Nationality | Austrian | German | ❌ |
| Continent | Europe | Europe | ✅ |
| Region | Western Europe | Western Europe | ✅ |
| Field | Music | Music | ✅ |
| Subfield | Classical | Classical | ✅ |
| Gender | Male | Male | ✅ |
| Language | German | German | ✅ |
| Output | Composer | Composer | ✅ |
| Style | Orchestral | Orchestral | ✅ |
| Decade | 1780s | 1800s_dec | ❌ |
Result: 8/16 → 50% 🌡️ — Beethoven is lukewarm for Mozart.
Start broad. Pick entries from very different categories and eras to triangulate fast. Even a 5% score tells you what to eliminate.
Use autocomplete. Only names in the database return a temperature — autocomplete shows all valid entries.
Read the jump. If you go from 15% to 65% in one guess, you've found a shared cluster. Drill deeper.
Mystery mode: Test one entry per category in your first 4 guesses — whichever heats up fastest reveals the category. After 2 guesses at 30%+ you'll get a hint.