New mode
Work out the club from a stripped-back starting XI. Only a few clue cards are revealed.
You get a daily squad blueprint made from a real club in your player database. Six players are visible at the start, then each non-correct guess reveals one more card in its real position until the full XI is shown.
Every reveal gives you the player's flag, age, and role. Exact club matches are green and same-league guesses are orange, so near misses still help you narrow it down.
It's a deduction game built from the player data already in Footle. Instead of guessing a single footballer, you read a club's miniature squad blueprint and work out which team fits the clues.
The board shows the shape of a starting XI and reveals only a handful of players. Each revealed clue is deliberately stripped back to the essentials, so the puzzle feels closer to recognising a squad identity than spotting one obvious name.
The mode is designed to feel like a logic puzzle. Fans who know their squads can recognise a player from age, nationality, and position almost instantly, then connect the names back to the right club.
It also rewards broader football knowledge. Even when one clue is not enough on its own, the combination of shape, role, and nationality can quickly narrow the answer down to a small set of realistic clubs.
Start with the formation shape first, then use the revealed flags and ages to test your instinct. A left winger from one country, an older central midfielder from another, and a certain full-back profile can often point to one club faster than any single clue by itself.