Odd One Out

odd-one-out is a shared-screen picture puzzle for children and families. Every puzzle shows six original isometric pixel-art illustrations: five share a clear theme and one does not belong.

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Features

  • Six pictures per puzzle: find the one outside the shared theme.
  • Ten rounds of ten puzzles with a running scoreboard.
  • Local play, phone answers and fastest-correct bonuses.

How to play

Open /odd-one-out/ on a TV, projector, laptop, or large display. Play directly by tapping pictures on the shared display, or scan the room QR code to open /odd-one-out-c/, choose a screen name, and join the live scoreboard. A round can be started from the shared display or any joined controller.

Each series contains 10 rounds of 10 puzzles. Every puzzle uses five pictures from one of 12 child-friendly themes—deep sea, outer space, sweet treats, dinosaurs, vehicles, animals, music, sports, school, magic, gardens, and weather—plus one carefully selected outsider. The pictures and puzzle order shuffle for every new series.

  • A correct answer earns 10 points.
  • With multiple players, the first correct answer earns a 5 point fastest bonus.
  • Each player can answer once per puzzle.
  • The earliest correct player is marked as the fastest spotter.
  • Scores carry through all 10 rounds.

At the start of each puzzle, the six pictures fade in one at a time. Answers unlock only after the final picture appears, keeping the start fair for players on the shared screen and on phones.

After every reveal, the current six pictures fade out before the next puzzle is drawn. The final reveal uses the same transition before the round-complete panel appears.

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Picture puzzle reveal after time expired

Next picture puzzle in the round

Later picture puzzle state

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