The Guardian has launched its first daily football game, On the ball, as part of an expansion of its puzzles hub. The game challenges users to guess a men's top league footballer in five attempts, marking the first time the publisher has ventured beyond word and number puzzles.
Alongside the football quiz, the Guardian has introduced a new mini crossword and Film reveal, a tile-based game where players guess film titles from clues. These additions follow a revamped Guardian app in May, which introduced a puzzles hub and now serves over one million daily active users.
Liz Wynn, chief supporter officer at Guardian Media Group, said the puzzles offer a fun way to upgrade downtime. The new games are available in the Puzzles tab of the Guardian app, supported by a marketing campaign in October.
