# Play Guess the Number

> Each of you locks in a secret number, then you take turns calling the other's. Every call comes back higher or lower. Play a friend, another yard, or the house.

Section: Games · Updated: 2026-10-05
URL: https://commonyard.app/guides/guess-the-number/

Guess the Number is a duel. You both lock in a secret number, then take turns calling the other's. Every call comes back **HIGHER** or **LOWER**, and the range you have left gets smaller. Crack their number first and you win.

![A Guess the Number duel: both players' shots used, the clock, the range left on their number, and the keypad for your next call](https://commonyard.app/guides/img/guess-live.webp "Every call tells you: higher, or lower.")

## Challenge a friend

1. Tap **GAMES**, then the **TEAMS** door, and tap **Guess the Number**.
2. Under **WHO ARE YOU PLAYING?**, search for your friend by username — or choose **Anyone with the link** to send a link yourself.
3. Pick **THE RANGE**: **1–100** (quick), **1–500** or **1–1,000** (a marathon).
4. Pick the **SHOT CLOCK**: **30 sec** to play live, **2 min** to take it easy, or **1 day** to play across the week.
5. Choose **WHO CAN WATCH**: **Invite only** or **Public**.
6. Tap **Challenge**. Your friend gets a notification; **Nudge them** if they're slow.
7. Pick your secret number on the keypad and tap **Lock it in**. Not sure? Tap **RANDOM**.
8. When both numbers are in, the duel starts. On your turn, type a number and tap **Call it**. **SPLIT** fills in the number halfway through what's left.

## How it ends

- The first to crack the other's number wins.
- Each side has a set number of shots — the top of the screen shows **2/15 SHOTS**, for example. If the one who went first cracks it, the other gets one last shot to level it.
- Miss the clock and you lose the turn. Miss it three times in a row and the duel goes to the other side.
- When it's over, you see both numbers, and you can tap **Rematch**.

## Play alone

Under **PLAY ALONE**, Guess the Number is a run against the house: guess its number to clear a level. Each level has bigger numbers and fewer calls, and your best run goes into the hall of fame.

## Yard against yard

A yard's owner or admin can challenge another yard from the yard's own **GAMES** page. Members join their yard's roster and take shots for the yard.