Kompanion

Kompanion is a daily Phrase puzzle from Kinopy. You link tiles in pairs, and each pair must read as a phrase or a compound word. A new daily grows at midnight in your own time zone. Each mode has its own daily.

The rule

Each pair makes a phrase or a compound word. The two tiles read in order. The tile nearer the soil line comes first, so a pair reads point blank, not blank point.

Each puzzle has two boards that share one seed. The Rootlet grows down from the seed. The Sapling grows up from it.

The Sapling uses the same rule. It asks more of you and gives you one guess fewer than the Rootlet. A daily Kompanion gives 6 guesses on the Rootlet and 5 on the Sapling.

The Sapling unlocks when the Rootlet ends, after a win or a loss. A loss on the Rootlet never keeps you from the Sapling.

Try the example

POINT connects to BLANK (point blank) and to GUARD (point guard). Here are the steps.

• Find two tiles that read as a phrase together, such as POINT and BLANK.
• Check the order. POINT comes first, so the phrase reads point blank. The tile nearer the soil line always comes first.
• Tap the line between the two tiles. They link.
• Link POINT to GUARD the same way, for point guard.
• Tap Submit. A right branch grows green. A wrong branch is cut.

Three tips for a new player

• Read the hint first. It is a line of words in the sky, and it points at the seed on the soil line. Find the seed and the rest of the board opens up.
• Use every guess to learn. Each Submit checks every branch on the board. A right branch stays green, so you never lose what you already know. A cut branch shows you a pair to drop, which narrows the board for your next guess.
• Start the Sapling with fresh eyes. It shares only the seed with the Rootlet. Every other tile is new, so old pairs will not carry over.

Why Kompanion

The name is companion with a K, like the other Kinopy modes.

Companion planting puts two plants side by side, because each one helps the other grow. Basil and tomatoes are a well-known example.

In Kompanion, two words grow side by side in the same way. Together they make a phrase or a compound word.

Learn more

See how the moves work in How to play.

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