Observed arrival · 2026-10-18
Paperclip, the daily trading puzzle
A free daily puzzle asks you to trade up from a red paperclip to a prize using the day’s market.
○Open
⊠Login
$Paid
†Ads
✦Pretty
●Pro
◎Niche
◉Human
⚑Risk
ƒJS
- For
- Players who enjoy route-finding trading puzzles
- Worth noticing
- Each trader offers one swap and trades only once; some exchanges require two items or give two.
Field notes
The market is a network of one-time exchanges: some traders want two items, while others give two, and the page notes that some routes lead nowhere. It awards stars for the shortest route, distinguishing runs with no undos from runs that use them. Practice, Expert puzzles, and a past-puzzle archive are listed, but payment is not connected in the test build.
Observed signals
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Editorial observations of this landing page, not a rating.
○OpenPublic substance visible
⊠LoginAccess appeared gated
$PaidCommerce or pricing visible
◎NicheUnusually specific use
◉HumanPersonal, local, civic, or handmade
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