All four hands face up, 6 cards each, ♥ trumps. You play South and the dummy against a perfect defence. Take five of the 6 tricks. Tap a lit card to play it.
About Finesse
Finesse is a free daily double dummy from Mind Loft: a bridge-style card puzzle with all four hands face up. You play South and the dummy opposite, one suit is trumps, and the contract names how many of the tricks you have to take. The two defenders are played by an exact solver that can see every card, so there is no luck anywhere in the deal and no bidding to learn.
The rules are three lines: follow the suit led if you can, the highest card of that suit wins, and a trump beats anything that is not a trump. Every deal is banked only after a search proves the contract is exactly makeable, so a line that survives the defence is proved rather than lucky. The deck grows through the week, from four cards a hand on Monday to the full eight on the Sunday Edition, which is the same puzzle at greater depth.
A new deal drops every day at midnight Eastern. No app, no signup, play free in your browser, keep a streak, and race the daily leaderboard. More card dailies: Hands, the daily poker solitaire, Taire, our two-suit solitaire, and Shoe, the daily blackjack shoe.
Finesse, in short
How do you play Finesse?
All four hands are face up and one suit is trumps. You play South and the dummy opposite, and the two defenders play perfectly. Take the tricks the contract asks for. Follow suit if you can, the highest card of the suit led wins, a trump beats anything that is not one.
Is Finesse free to play?
Yes. Finesse is free to play in your browser on Mind Loft, with no app to install and no account required.
When does a new Finesse puzzle come out?
A new Finesse arrives every day at midnight Eastern time, and Sundays bring the Sunday Edition, the biggest or hardest board of the week.
What kind of puzzle is Finesse?
Finesse is a daily card game from Mind Loft: the daily double dummy. Puzzle type: double dummy bridge. It is part of the daily card games lineup.
Can I play past Finesse puzzles?
Yes. Every past Finesse board is in the puzzle archive, a tap away by day.
What other daily card games does Mind Loft have?
Hands, Shoe, Taire and Crib, among others. The Card games page lists every one, with a new board for each every day.