Befuddle

A Magic: The Gathering card art letter guessing game similar to Hangman. With daily new puzzles and a free play mode.

https://befuddle.xyz/

© Ignatius Liu, 2026

Updating Befuddle

Version Bump

Before deploying changes, run node ./maintenance/bump-version.js from the root directory. This script will:

• Update scripts/index.js line 3 with today's date in yyyy.mm.dd format
• Update index.html lines 64, 65, and 67 with the new version number in ?v=yyyy.mm.dd format

This ensures browser caches are cleared when new versions are deployed.

Content Update

Run node ./maintenance/update.js from the root directory of the repo. The script accepts the following flags:

• -nd or -nodownload: Skips downloading of bulk data from Scryfall
• -daily: Adds 30 days to Daily mode

Then commit/push changes.

Todo:

Misc/Bugs

• Migrate mana and color symbols to https://mana.andrewgioia.com/icons.html
• Add statusCode checks and backoffs
• Better daily share copy pasta (emojis!)/discord spoilers mode
• More Easter eggs

Options menu:

• Discord Spoilers for guesses

Stretch:

• Discord bot integration
• Global stats

Special Thanks

• For beta testing and for helping conceptualize the idea, the one and only G-Jayakar.
• Beta testing and pro bug finder Ksax.

Disclaimer and Credits

Portions of Befuddle are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Wizards of the Coast Fan Content Policy. The literal and graphical information presented on this site about Magic: The Gathering, including card images, the mana symbols, is copyright Wizards of the Coast, LLC, a subsidiary of Hasbro, Inc. Befuddle is not produced by, endorsed by, supported by, or affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.

• Card Data and Images: Scryfall
• Font: Wizards of the Coast

Changelog

3/17/2026: Small loading screen update, discord updates
3/15/2026: Fixed a obscure but causes infinite-loading bug
3/14/2026: Added Privacy Policy and Terms of Service pages
3/7/2026: Card update; new dailies, version number display on loading screen
2/13/2026: New loading screen, Discord integrations
1/12/2026: Card update; new dailies; fixed share URL bug
12/5/2025: Card update; new dailies
10/6/2025: Card update; new dailies
8/14/2025: Card update; new dailies
6/25/2025: Card update; new dailies
4/26/2025: Card update; new dailies
2/26/2025: Card update; new dailies
1/30/2024: New dailies
12/25/2024: Merry Christmas! New dailies
12/07/2024: Added new error message when Daily needs an update
10/23/2024: Routine card update; new Dailies
8/19/2024: New Dailies
8/12/2024: Card update; added TCGPlayer URL to Free Mode
7/31/2024: Trimmed card database; accents are no longer free and will correspond to letters
7/29/2024: Routine card update; a couple more new Dailies; added maintenance
6/3/2024: Routine card update; new Dailies
4/13/2024: Routine card update; new Daily
2/23/2024: Routine card update; added new Daily Befuddles, added Ko-Fi button
1/25/2024: Small bug fix (daylight savings 1 hour off bug)
1/2/2024: Routine card update, added new daily Befuddles
7/6/2023: Switch to Scryfall Collections API (free play)
7/5/2023: Small fix for daily index system
7/2/2023: Routine card list update
5/6/2023: Updated cards list and new year of daily befuddles
6/20/2022: Daily Befuddle Bug fixes
5/8/2022: Stability and optimization fixes
5/4/2022: Stats launch
5/1/2022: First Daily Befuddle Launch
4/28/2022: Befuddle launched
4/25/2022: First MTGHangman game played