Craque Oculto — the daily football guessing game
One hidden player a day, 8 guesses and the career revealed club by club. The daily football game is free, with no sign-up — in English, Portuguese and Spanish.
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How to play Craque Oculto
Craque Oculto ("hidden star" in Portuguese) is a daily football
game in the style of Wordle: every day at midnight (your device's local time), a new
hidden player kicks off — the same for the whole world. Your mission is to
figure out who it is in up to 8 guesses, using football memory's most
delicious weapon: the player's career, revealed club by club after each miss.
It's free, runs right in the browser (including WhatsApp's in-app browser),
requires no sign-up and is available in Portuguese, English and Spanish. From
Pelé to Vini Jr., from Maradona to Messi: Brazilian idols of every era and world stars in the
same challenge — easy on Monday, legendary on Sunday. This guide covers everything in
3 minutes.
1. The starting clues
Before your first guess you already know three things about today's player: the
sector he plays in (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder or forward), his
confederation of origin (South America, Europe…) and his
career span. For example: "Midfielder · South America · 1998–2015".
Enough to start reasoning — not enough to nail it first try.
2. Guessing
Type any famous player's name into the "Who's the player?" field and pick an option
from the list. The game understands nicknames and accent-free spellings ("Ronaldinho", "R10"
and "Ronaldo de Assis Moreira" all point to the same star) and only accepts names from
the list — a typo never wastes a try.
3. The 5-dimension feedback
After every miss, the game compares your guess with the hidden player:
- Nationality — ✔ same country
≈ same confederation, other country
✕ other confederation
- Position — ✔ same position
≈ same sector, other position
✕ other sector
- Birth year — ✔ within 2 years
or an arrow about the hidden player: ↓ the player was born earlier
↑ the player was born later than your guess
- Debut decade — ✔ same decade
or arrow ↓ the player debuted earlier
↑ the player debuted later
- Clubs in common — the juiciest clue:
≈ club in common: Milan lists up to 2 clubs where both
played; ✕ no clubs in common is valuable information
too.
Real example: if the hidden player is Ronaldinho Gaúcho and you guess
Kaká, you'll see green nationality, green position, green debut decade and
"club in common: Milan". Half the football world is instantly ruled out.
4. The career revealed club by club
Besides the feedback, every miss reveals one spell of the hidden player's
career, in chronological order: first his youth-to-pro club, then the next one, and so
on. Each spell shows a generic crest tinted with the club's colors, the full club name and the
years (e.g. "Grêmio · 1998–2001"). If the career runs out before your 8 tries do, special clues
kick in: exact nationality, national team and caps, biggest honour, and even the nickname or
iconic shirt number.
5. Winning, losing and sharing
Got it? GOAL! You'll see the player's full card and can share your emoji
result — spoiler-free — straight to WhatsApp. Missed all 8? The player is revealed with full
honours and that result is shareable too. Playing every day builds your streak
(🔥), which shows up in your share to taunt your friends.
Strategies to solve it faster
- Open with an information-rich guess: a 2000s Brazilian with a European
career tests nationality, decade and several clubs at once.
- Watch the age and debut arrows: two arrows pointing the same way cut away
whole decades of candidates.
- The formation club (first reveal) usually gives away the player's country
and generation.
- "No clubs in common" also eliminates — avoid guessing teammates of a ruled-out club.
Frequently asked questions
What is Craque Oculto?
Craque Oculto is a daily football game in the style of Wordle: every day there is a
single hidden player, the same for the whole world. You have 8 guesses to figure out who it
is. After each miss, the game reveals one spell of his career, club by club, and compares
your guess with the hidden player across nationality, position, age, debut decade and clubs
in common.
How do you play Craque Oculto?
You start by seeing the player's sector (goalkeeper, defender, midfielder or forward),
the confederation of origin and the career span. Type a player's name into the guess field
and pick one from the list. If you miss, you get color-coded feedback comparing your guess
with the hidden player, and one more spell of his career is revealed. You have up to
8 tries.
What time does the daily player change?
The new challenge kicks off at midnight, in your device's local time — just like Wordle.
Everyone plays the same player on the same day.
Is Craque Oculto free?
Yes. The daily challenge is 100% free, forever — no sign-up and nothing to install to play in the browser.
Is there a Craque Oculto app for Android and iPhone?
Not yet. The Craque Oculto app is in the works and coming soon, with streak insurance, the player sticker album, the Lightning Star mode and the full challenge archive. For now, the game runs in the browser — on your phone and on your computer.
Do I need an account to play?
No. There is no sign-up: your progress is saved in your own browser. In the app, once it's out, it will be saved on your device.
Can I play previous days' challenges?
On the website you can play the challenges of the last 7 days in the Archive tab. The full archive, since challenge number 1, will be in the app, which is coming soon.
