- 00:00 UTC — the answer advances one slot in a fixed, name-sorted pool of 157 players.
- Same for everyone — no account, no server call, no rerolls. The date is the seed.
- Missed a day? — yesterday's solution lives on the answer page; Unlimited never closes.
When the CDL schedule drops the daily puzzle in your timezone
| Region | Local reset time | Where the new puzzle lands |
|---|---|---|
| UTC | 00:00 | The official reset — every timezone converts from this moment |
| New York / East Coast | 7:00 pm ET | Evening board for the US East after work or class |
| Los Angeles / West Coast | 4:00 pm PT | Afternoon coffee puzzle for the West Coast |
| Chicago / Central | 6:00 pm CT | Prime pre-dinner slot for the league's heartland |
| London / UK | 12:00 am GMT | A true midnight drop — many UK players solve at breakfast |
| Berlin / Central Europe | 1:00 am CET | Night-owl territory; the morning crowd gets a fresh board with coffee |
| Tokyo / Japan | 9:00 am JST | A perfect start-of-day puzzle for APAC fans |
| Sydney / Australia | 11:00 am AEDT | Late-morning solve before the lunch break |
Reset times shift by one hour when local daylight saving changes; the countdown on the game board always shows the true CDL schedule time remaining for your device, wherever you play.
The CDL season, in broad strokes
The real-world CDL schedule runs on a rhythm every fan should know, because it shapes the daily puzzle's audience: a Kickoff event opens the season and sets expectations for the new title, weekly qualifiers feed into a string of in-person Majors where silverware and championship points are decided, and the year culminates at Champs — the Call of Duty League Championship, where the world title and the ring that matters most are won. Between stages, roster windows open and the transfer carousel spins, which is when the CDL schedule gets chaotic and when this site's news desk sees its heaviest traffic. Bookmark this page whenever a stage transition is coming — the league calendar shifts, and the game's own clock never does.
Looking ahead to the CDL 2027 season: the league remains a twelve-franchise circuit, and the offseason before it has already reshaped the map — FaZe's franchise relocated from Atlanta to Las Vegas, Paris joined under the Gentle Mates banner, and Riyadh's Falcons continue to fly the flag for Saudi esports. Every franchise page on this site tracks the full lineage, so a team's past seasons and its current chapter read as one continuous story. When official dates, venues and broadcast slots for 2027 are confirmed, they belong to the league's own channels: callofdutyleague.com.
What this page guarantees instead is the one CDL schedule that never moves: the daily puzzle's midnight UTC drop, six guesses, one worldwide answer. Plan your streak around the table above; between drops, keep sharp with Unlimited, Higher or Lower and the CDL Quiz, and check the champions page to see exactly what the season's winners are playing for.