One question shows up constantly in LinkedIn Games communities: when exactly does the new puzzle come out? If you have ever opened the game at breakfast and found yesterday's puzzle still running — or solved today's puzzle only to see the streak counter still on yesterday — this article explains how the daily cycle works and how to time your plays.
One puzzle per day, per game
Every LinkedIn game — Pinpoint, Queens, Tango, Zip, Crossclimb, Patches, and Mini Sudoku — publishes exactly one new puzzle per day. All seven run on the same daily rhythm; there are no weekly mega-puzzles or bonus boards.
When the reset happens
LinkedIn's daily games roll over on a United States daily cycle — the changeover is generally tied to midnight Eastern Time. Because of that:
- In New York, the new puzzle appears around midnight.
- In London, it appears in the early morning (UK time is typically five hours ahead of Eastern Time).
- In Beijing and Singapore, the new puzzle lands in the afternoon.
- On the US West Coast, it appears around 9 pm local the previous evening.
Daylight saving time shifts these local times twice a year for regions that observe it — the US cycle moves, your clock does not. If "your" release time seems to jump by an hour in March or November, that is why.
Why you might see "yesterday's" puzzle
Three common reasons:
- Time zone offset. Your morning is still the previous Eastern-Time day. The puzzle is not late — your local day is simply ahead of the rollover.
- Caching. The game page occasionally serves a cached state. A hard refresh fixes it.
- You already solved today's puzzle. Streaks are counted per puzzle number, not per calendar day on your side of the world.
When do answers typically appear?
Community answer sites usually publish the day's solution within hours of the new puzzle going live. Here at LinkedIn Answer Today, our pipeline fetches each game's answer and publishes it — with a step-by-step explanation — as soon as it becomes available, typically during the Eastern-Time morning. If today's answer is not on the site yet, the freshness banner on each game page will tell you.
- Today's answers: all games
- Yesterday and everything before: each game's archives, e.g. Pinpoint archives
Building a streak-friendly routine
Because the rollover follows Eastern Time, the most reliable streak routine is a fixed daily slot rather than "whenever I remember":
- Americas: play in the evening — the new puzzle is already up.
- Europe: play with morning coffee.
- Asia-Pacific: play in the afternoon or early evening.
Pick a slot, attach it to an existing habit, and the streak takes care of itself. Missing one day resets the counter, but archives never expire — you can still solve any past puzzle for practice, even if it no longer counts toward streaks.
The short version
- One new puzzle per game, every day.
- Rollover is tied to midnight Eastern Time, so local release times vary by region and shift with daylight saving.
- Answers and explanations follow within hours on this site.
- A fixed daily slot beats willpower for keeping streaks alive.
Now you know when to come back — see you at the next puzzle.