Clues by Sam
Clues By Sam is a daily logic grid where you deduce which townspeople are criminals from truthful neighbour clues that reveal progressively and the puzzle refreshes each day.
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Clues By Sam is a logic puzzle presented as a grid of named townspeople, some of whom are criminals and all of whom speak the truth. Each revealed card contains a truthful clue about neighbours, professions or positions; using these clues you must deduce every person’s status with complete logical certainty. Puzzles increase in difficulty over the week.
The interface lets you tap suspects to mark them innocent or criminal and reveals additional clues as you make logically forced choices; the game prevents guessing and only allows moves that follow from existing information. There are accessibility and cosmetic options such as a dimmed look for flavour clues, corner colour tags for bookkeeping, and settings for left-handed corner placement.
The site offers sharing and hint tools: a two-stage hint button first highlights which clues to focus on and then will reveal identifiable persons, and multiple sharing formats produce text or image summaries that encode time and how identifications were made. You can log in to persist history and to access recent past puzzles and optional puzzle packs are available for purchase.
How to play Clues by Sam
- Open the daily grid to reveal one or more clue cards and the full list of named persons and professions.
- Tap a person to mark them as innocent or criminal when the logic uniquely forces that identification; the game will reveal more clues as you make valid choices.
- Use the Inspect tool to read clarifying definitions of clue terms and tap revealed clues to dim ones you no longer need.
- If stuck, press the hint button once to highlight useful clues and a second time to identify persons the logic allows you to deduce.
Tips for Clues by Sam
- Remember that everyone speaks the truth, so treat every clue as reliable information to combine with others.
- Neighbors include diagonals, so check up to eight adjacent persons when a clue refers to neighbours.
- Use corner colour tags to track hypotheses or groups and long-press card halves to place tags in different corners for extra organization.
- If the interface prevents a choice you expected to be logical, re-check which clues reference the names or professions involved since there is always a logically forced next move.
Clues by Sam FAQ
What is Clues By Sam?
Clues By Sam is a daily logic grid puzzle where you must identify which named townspeople are criminals using only truthful clues each person gives about neighbours, professions or positions; puzzles are designed so every identification follows from logic rather than guessing.
How do you play Clues By Sam?
You play by revealing clues and marking people innocent or criminal when the logic uniquely permits it; tapping a suspect marks them and may reveal additional clues, and the game disallows moves that would be mere guesses.
Do you ever have to guess in Clues By Sam?
No; the game prevents guessing and only allows logically forced choices, so every step you make must follow from the available clues rather than a 50/50 hunch.
When does the puzzle refresh?
A new puzzle is available daily; the site presents puzzles for each day of the week and puzzles grow harder as the week progresses.
Can I play past puzzles?
Yes, you can access previous puzzles when you log in; logging in lets you persist your results and open ongoing and last week’s puzzles from the home page.
Who made Clues By Sam?
The game is published by Ad Artis Oy and is associated with Sam, who can be contacted at sam@cluesbysam.com; the site footer shows © Ad Artis Oy 2026.
Does Clues By Sam work on mobile?
Yes, the site supports mobile use and includes mobile-friendly sharing options; the sharing features mention text and image share methods and note convenience for mobile users.
What do hints and the hint button do?
The hint button is two-stage: the first press highlights the clues you should be looking at and the second press will reveal persons you can identify from the logic, helping you progress without guessing.
