What is Bevel?
Bevel is a daily literature identification game. Read a passage, then answer four questions about it: the author, the decade it was written, the author's nationality, and the book title. You have five attempts, and each incorrect guess unlocks one hint. The passage displays its word count and estimated reading time at the top.
How to play Bevel
Read the day’s passage, checking the header for its word count and estimated reading time. Enter the author, decade, nationality, and title. The dropdowns show a short selection, but you can type to search the full catalog.
Submit your guess. A banner shows your attempt number and flags any empty fields. Then review the color feedback and use the hint that unlocks after each mistake to guide your next guess.
Understanding the feedback colors
Green marks a correct answer. Gray marks a wrong answer. Yellow appears only for decade and nationality: it means you are within ten years for decade, or you matched the same literary tradition for nationality. Author and title only use green or gray. The two fields that allow approximation are where you make progress between attempts.
Why Bevel rewards close reading
Bevel asks you to read and listen to a voice, not just recall trivia. The decade and nationality fields turn stylistic intuition into partial credit, rewarding the ear before encyclopedic memory. Because the four fields illuminate one another, a solid deduction about the era often contributes more than guessing an author name at random.
Modes
Today: The daily puzzle, numbered and dated at the top. This is the default landing screen.
Cold Read: A practice mode accessible through a "TRY COLD READ" link under the title.
Tips for better guesses
Submit only after filling all four fields. The interface warns that partial submissions still count as full attempts.
Focus on decade and nationality first. They are the only fields that reward close answers, so a failed attempt still returns useful information on those two.
Use the fields together. Locking the decade narrows the list of plausible titles, and a correct nationality reduces the author pool.
Common questions
Do I need an account?
No. The daily grid opens directly. Sign-in and shelf features remain in the footer.
What does a mistake give me?
One hint. The top banner states five attempts and one hint unlocked after each error.