Kina.Dig deep. Be rare.

How to play

  1. Every day at midnight (EAT) there are 7 new prompts, the same for everyone in Kenya.
  2. Give one answer per prompt, like “Name a Kenyan county”. You have 25 seconds for each. When time runs out, whatever you've typed is sent; answers that arrive late score 0 m.
  3. Rare answers dig deeper. Say Nairobi and you'll barely scratch the surface. Say Tharaka-Nithi and you'll go down hundreds of metres.
  4. Answers that aren't on our list score 0 m. Spelling is forgiving: Muranga, Murang'a and muranga county all count.
  5. Add up all 7 prompts to see which part of the Rift Valley you reached. You can dig up to 7,000 m.

How depth is scored

Each answer earns up to 1,000 m. The fewer players who gave the same answer today, the deeper you go. Halving the share of players who agree with you adds about 100 m. Early in the day, before many people have played, we use our best guess at how common each answer is. Your score is locked in the moment you answer.

Shallow: 0–249 m
Medium: 250–499 m
Deep: 500–749 m
Very deep: 750+ m
Not on the list: 0 m

The Rift Valley stages

  • The Rim0 m – 999 m
  • The Escarpment1,000 m – 1,999 m
  • Valley Floor2,000 m – 2,999 m
  • Hell's Gate3,000 m – 3,999 m
  • Menengai Crater4,000 m – 4,999 m
  • The Fault Line5,000 m and deeper

Streaks and the archive

Play today's puzzle every day to build a streak. You can replay past days from the archive, but those plays don't count toward streaks. No account is needed. Sign in on the Me page to keep your history across phones.

“Akili ni nywele, kila mtu ana zake.”

Wisdom is like hair; everyone has their own. So be rare.