The archive keeps past daily Reely matchups available after the live puzzle rotates out. Each entry shows the two actors in the matchup, the difficulty rating, the optimal step count, and how many players solved it when it originally ran.

Every published daily puzzle stays available in the archives indefinitely. You can open any past matchup, build a chain at your own pace, and see the final leaderboard from the day it was live. Archive solves are tracked separately from your daily progression, so they do not affect your streak or your all-time daily stats.

Harder puzzles tend to have longer optimal paths or less obvious connections between the two actors, while easier ones often turn on a well-known film or a direct franchise step.

Each puzzle is rated easy, medium, or hard based on the optimal path length and how obscure the connections are. An easy puzzle typically has a short path through widely known films and actors. A hard puzzle may require a longer chain or pass through less familiar credits that most players would not think of immediately.

Difficulty also reflects the historical solve rate from the day the puzzle ran live. A puzzle where most players solved quickly and cleanly rates easier than one where the majority struggled or needed hints. These ratings update over time as more players work through the archive, so older puzzles can shift ratings as new data comes in.

The archives are a good way to build pattern recognition for the daily puzzle. Working through past matchups exposes you to common bridge actors — performers who appear in many films across different genres and eras — and helps you learn which franchises and studios create the densest networks of shared credits.

After you solve an archive puzzle, open the details page to see the optimal path and compare it to what you found. If your path was longer, the details view shows where a shorter route was available. Reviewing those gaps is one of the fastest ways to improve your intuition for the kinds of connections the puzzle rewards.