Code Breaker
Also known as Bulls and Cows, Colour Code and Code Cracker
Guess the hidden sequence of colours, and read what the marks tell you. A green tick means the colour is in exactly the right slot; an orange arrow means it belongs somewhere else; a grey cross rules it out entirely. No colour repeats, so every guess narrows it down.
How it works
- Fill every slot with a colour, then submit your guess.
- No colour appears twice, so each one you rule out narrows the code.
- A green tick means that colour is in exactly the right slot — keep it there.
- Orange arrows mean the colour is in the code, but belongs in a different slot.
- A grey cross means that colour isn't in the code at all.
The same rules are shown inside the app, on the puzzle’s overview screen — one tap opens the difficulty choice and how to play together, so you never have to go looking for them.
Good if you want…
- Deduction with no reading at all
- A puzzle that is different every single round
- Feeling clever in about five minutes
Code Breaker in Winters Puzzles
Code Breaker is one of 31 puzzles in Winters Puzzles, so it sits alongside Logic Grid, Lights Out, Minesweeper and everything else in the app rather than being a download of its own. It counts towards your stats and streak like any other puzzle. It also has a published board in Pip’s dailies, with earlier dates available in the archive.
Play Code Breaker.
Free on iPhone and iPad, with 30 other puzzles alongside it. Or play it in your browser — no download, nothing to sign up for.
