Daily puzzle

Put The Most Dangerous Game back in order

Seven beats from our edition of The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell, shuffled. Drag them, or use the arrows, until the story runs straight. No account, no streak to lose.

  1. Overboard Rainsford falls from his yacht near Ship-Trap Island and swims to its rocky shore.
  2. The chateau He discovers General Zaroff’s lavish home and is welcomed as a fellow hunter.
  3. The revelation Zaroff reveals he now hunts shipwrecked humans, having tired of lesser game.
  4. The choice Rainsford refuses to participate and is forced to become the quarry himself.
  5. The hunt Over three days Rainsford flees through the jungle, setting deadly traps that thin Zaroff’s resources.
  6. The leap Driven to the cliffs, Rainsford plunges into the sea rather than be caught.
  7. The reversal Zaroff returns home to find Rainsford waiting in his bedroom; the hunter becomes the victor.