A gentle puzzle game for seniors and the whole family
Lie of Sight is a gentle daily puzzle that suits a grandparent as well as a grandchild, and works best of all with both at once. There’s no wall of text to read, no ads, nothing to sign up for and no time limit. Each case is a drawn room seen from above, and the Fibberson family each say what they saw. One of them is fibbing, and you work out which.
Why it suits older players
- Pictures, not pages of text. Each story is a few small drawings on a card: a face, an eye or a nose, and the thing they noticed. Not sure how someone sees? Tap their picture: their view lights up, and ⓘ shows their rule.
- No ads. None at all, and nothing popping up to sell you coins or extra lives.
- Nothing to sign up for. Open the page and play. There’s no download and no password to remember.
- No time limit. Taking your time only nibbles a few points off the score, and pausing stops even that.
- Color is never the only clue. A false story gets a dashed edge and stripes as well as red, so you never have to tell colors apart.
Playing together
It works well on one phone passed around the table, or with two people side by side. One reads the stories out, another moves the family around the room, and everyone has an opinion about who’s fibbing. There’s no rush, so the talking is part of the fun.
Apart, it works too. The daily case is the same for everyone, so a grandparent in one town and a grandchild in another can play the same room and compare afterward. The result you share shows how you did, never who lied, so nobody’s puzzle is spoiled.
Meet the Fibbersons
Every case stars the same family, and in every case one of them is telling a fib. The daily has these four:
Dad
Tall, steady and proud of noticing things. He’s also the first to find a good reason for a second slice of cake.
The Kid
Small, quick and usually somewhere near the cookies. Being short has its uses: he fits under the table.
Grandma
She knits, she bakes, and up close she misses nothing. Past two squares it’s a pleasant blur, and she’d rather you didn’t mention it.
Rex
A happy dog with a waggy tail and a very good nose. He can’t see a thing, and he doesn’t need to.
Each of them sees in their own way, and that’s the whole puzzle. Fibs the cat joins them in the Cat Files, part of the unlock. There’s more about them on Meet the Fibbersons.
Questions people ask
Is it free?
Yes. The daily case is free every day, and so are 25 more: practice, 15 Case Files and 10 Tricky Cases. A one-time unlock adds more, with no subscription and no ads.
Do I need to download anything or make an account?
No. It plays in the web browser on a phone, a tablet or a computer. Add it to your home screen to come back with one tap. A free account is there if you’d like your progress on more than one device, but you never need one to play.
Is it hard?
It starts gently. The practice cases teach one rule at a time, with tips as you go. If you get stuck, a hint costs a few points, never the case.
Ready for today’s case?
A new case every day. Free, with no sign-up to start.