September 12, 2026
One photograph. Three minutes. Every morning.
How to play Daily Holmes: read the photograph the way Sherlock Holmes would, file your deduction, and let the AI grade your eye.
A desk, a room, a portrait. Your job is what Holmes did best: read the room for what it gives away, then name the person who lives there.
The scene · what you see
A stranger's space arrives.
The main question
Who lives here, and what does a normal week look like for them?
Warm up on a live scene
A kitchen counter at 3am
Tap the marks to see what a detective reads on this counter, and why. Today's case works the same way, except the reading is yours.
Your answer · in the day's format
Write it, mark it, match it, or order it.
"A software developer, probably mid-career. The dual monitors and mechanical keyboard suggest a serious setup, the sticky notes hint at active debugging, and the worn dev hoodie reads casual office or remote work."
"Someone who works from home and likes computers."
The vague version · scores the floor
Or pin the evidence directly on the photo
Toggle Add pins, then click the photograph and leave a short note. Pins travel with your prose; they add precision, not extra points.
The verdict · what comes back
The AI grades how close you got.
78
/100
A sharp eye
Main 48/60 · Bonus 32/40 · Penalty −2
A confident read, Watson. The dual monitors and the worn dev hoodie did most of the work for you, and you saw it. The mug's joke and the sticky-note ritual escaped your eye, though.
Words the AI recognisedREAD
Write your deduction in your own words.
MARK
Tap the photo. The image is the answer sheet.
DECIDE
Sharp choices, honest traps.
ORDER
Put time back in its place.
The question changes with the day; the discipline never does. See all fifteen on the Modes page.
- The Common Room opens. Read what other detectives saw in the same photograph, and tip your hat to the best reading.
- Your casebook keeps the score. Every solved case lands in the Archive with your marks and your streak.
- A new file at midnight. No file is opened twice.
Main reading
up to 60 pts
Bonus observations
up to 40 pts
Confidently wrong
up to −10 pts
Three things that move the score
- Name specifics. "Nurse in her 30s" beats "a medical worker."
- Connect clues. Saying why turns a guess into a deduction.
- Write in any language. Turkish, English, whatever you think in.
The day's file is open
That is the whole method. The rest is practice.