How to play
- You start with one event and its year. That's the first card on your timeline.
- A new event appears, without its year. Tap the gap where it belongs — before, after, or between the events on your timeline — or drag the card into place.
- Get it right and the year is revealed. The event joins your timeline, so every round there are more gaps to choose from.
- You have 45 seconds per event. A wrong placement or running out of time costs a life — you get one, and the second ends the run. Fewer mistakes breaks ties on the leaderboard.
Place all 20 events for a perfect streak.
Year Guess
Our second daily game. You get five events, from well-known to obscure, and guess the year each one happened: drag the slider, tap ±1 or ±10, or type the year, then lock it in. You have 30 seconds per event.
| Years off | Points |
|---|---|
| Exact year | 100 |
| 1 | 97 |
| 5 | 84 |
| 10 | 70 |
| 25 | 43 |
| 50 | 25 |
| 100 | 13 |
A perfect game is 500 points. When the timer runs out, the year showing is locked in for you. Ties on the leaderboard go to the faster player.
FAQ
- When is there a new puzzle?
- Every day at midnight in your own time zone. Everyone in the world plays the same puzzle on the same date, so the leaderboard fills up as each part of the world wakes to it.
- Can I play more than once a day?
- Your first attempt at the daily puzzle is the one that counts. You can replay past puzzles as often as you like in practice mode; practice games don't count toward the leaderboard.
- How is the leaderboard ranked?
- By streak length. If two players have the same streak, the one who placed their events faster ranks higher.
- What happens when the timer runs out?
- Your run ends. If you had already selected a gap but hadn't locked it in, that choice is submitted for you.
- Can two events be from the same year?
- No — every event in a puzzle is from a different year, so there's always exactly one right gap.
- How are dates before year 1 shown?
- As BC, for example "44 BC".
- Do I need an account?
- No. You get a random nickname for the leaderboard, which you can change after your run.
- Where can I see the answers?
- Once a day is over, its full timeline appears in the archive.
- I think a date is wrong.
- Please tell us — include the puzzle number and the event.
- Is it free?
- Yes. History Streak is supported by advertising.