diff --git a/lib/screens/disable_focus_mode_screen.dart b/lib/screens/disable_focus_mode_screen.dart
index fcffd29..7712242 100644
--- a/lib/screens/disable_focus_mode_screen.dart
+++ b/lib/screens/disable_focus_mode_screen.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/services.dart';
 import 'package:flutter_riverpod/flutter_riverpod.dart';
 import 'package:go_router/go_router.dart';
+import 'package:indent/indent.dart';
 import 'package:intl/intl.dart';
 
 import '../controls/focus_mode_status_headline.dart';
@@ -15,6 +16,17 @@ import '../utils/snackbar_builder.dart';
 import '../utils/string_utils.dart';
 
 const _magicUnlockNumber = 1563948536;
+final _hintText = '''
+Try using a "bisection method" to guess.
+For example, if the interval is 0 to 100 a first guess would be 50. 
+If it says it is too low try 75.
+If it says it is too high try 25. 
+Continue until you get the right answer.
+If you are stuck and the interval is very long, or forever,
+reach out to the help options on the website for unlocking assistance.
+'''
+    .unindent()
+    .replaceAll('\n', ' ');
 
 class GameState {
   final int maxNumber;
@@ -69,6 +81,7 @@ class _DisableFocusModeScreenState
   final guessController = TextEditingController();
   var game = GameState.newGame(1);
   var maxNumber = 1;
+  var tryCount = 0;
   var message = '';
 
   @override
@@ -76,6 +89,7 @@ class _DisableFocusModeScreenState
     super.initState();
     maxNumber = ref.read(focusModeProvider).maxNumber;
     game = GameState.newGame(maxNumber);
+    tryCount = 0;
     message =
         "If you guess the number I've picked from 0 to ${decimalWithCommasFormat.format(maxNumber)} you may disable focus mode...";
   }
@@ -98,7 +112,12 @@ class _DisableFocusModeScreenState
             child: Column(
               children: [
                 FocusModeStatusHeadline(disableTime: focusMode.disableTime),
-                Text(message),
+                Text(
+                  message,
+                  softWrap: true,
+                  maxLines: 10,
+                  textAlign: TextAlign.center,
+                ),
                 const VerticalPadding(),
                 TextFormField(
                   controller: guessController,
@@ -147,7 +166,10 @@ class _DisableFocusModeScreenState
                         context.go(ScreenPaths.timelines);
                       } else {
                         setState(() {
-                          message = game.hint;
+                          tryCount++;
+                          message = tryCount <= 10
+                              ? game.hint
+                              : '${game.hint}.\n\n$_hintText';
                         });
                       }
                     },
diff --git a/pubspec.lock b/pubspec.lock
index 9954b08..7f17bce 100644
--- a/pubspec.lock
+++ b/pubspec.lock
@@ -744,6 +744,14 @@ packages:
       url: "https://pub.dev"
     source: hosted
     version: "0.2.1+1"
+  indent:
+    dependency: "direct main"
+    description:
+      name: indent
+      sha256: "819319a5c185f7fe412750c798953378b37a0d0d32564ce33e7c5acfd1372d2a"
+      url: "https://pub.dev"
+    source: hosted
+    version: "2.0.0"
   intl:
     dependency: "direct main"
     description:
diff --git a/pubspec.yaml b/pubspec.yaml
index 1befb29..ea02fa5 100644
--- a/pubspec.yaml
+++ b/pubspec.yaml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ dependencies:
   video_player: ^2.9.1
   wheel_chooser: ^1.1.2
   intl: ^0.19.0
+  indent: ^2.0.0
 
 dev_dependencies:
   flutter_test: