Dartle is a daily trivia game in which you select up to three answers from one category and try to make their numerical values total exactly 100. Type an answer, choose it from the matching list, then use the revealed value to plan your next dart or Stand to keep your total.
Our October 29, 2026 desktop round finished at 99 after three darts. The category was Tom Cruise’s age in each of his movies: recognizing a film was straightforward, but estimating the precise age well enough to finish the sum was the harder part.
Your answers supply the points
The dartboard suggests an aiming game, but we played by typing and selecting movie titles.
The matching list deserves a careful look before you select anything. Searching for one familiar film showed both the original and its later sequel. For another title, the suggestions included several entries from the same franchise. Choosing the intended film mattered because it was that entry’s value we were committing to.
Our second dart added 33, bringing the total to 56. That left a gap of 44 with one dart remaining. We chose a third film from memory; it was worth 43, so the game ended with “You finished on 99.” It kept the 99-point score rather than treating every result below 100 as a failed round.
Plan the gap, then decide whether to Stand
Subtract your running total from 100 after each reveal. In our round, the arithmetic was clear; the uncertain part was finding a film with exactly the remaining value. A familiar name alone did not guarantee the number we wanted.
The rules allow you to Stand after a dart and retain your total. They also state that going over 100 is a bust worth zero, with a redemption shot available only on some days. We used all three darts without busting, so those options are documented rules rather than outcomes we tested. Treat Stand as a decision about protecting points, especially when you cannot place your next answer’s value confidently.
An exact 100 is the bullseye. The rules break equal scores in favour of fewer darts, so using every dart is not itself the objective. Our 99 illustrates a completed, imperfect finish, not an optimal checkout.
The daily board and the archive have different access
We completed the daily puzzle without an account or payment. The instructions say a new category arrives at midnight in your local time; we did not observe that rollover.
The archive displayed 30 locked past puzzles. The official terms specify a one-time US$5 archive purchase rather than a subscription. We did not unlock it, so the play advice here comes from the film-age category, not from hands-on experience across the other categories. If that day’s subject is unfamiliar, the archive is not a free practice route in the version we inspected.
