Refreshes at midnight UTC

Today's history puzzles

Five short, replayable puzzles. Built on real history — no Latin required.

How daily puzzles work

Every player in the world gets the same puzzle each day, and a fresh one drops at midnight UTC. Streaks count consecutive days played — miss a day and the streak resets, so check in. You can also play unlimited bonus rounds after the daily; bonus rounds don't affect your streak so the stakes are zero. When you finish, every game gives you a spoiler-free emoji grid you can paste into a group chat to compare results without giving the answer away.

Chronologic. Six real historical events, three guesses to sort them into chronological order. Color feedback after each guess: green means correct position, yellow means within one slot, red means far off. Correct cards lock in between attempts.

Plot Twist. Three statements about one historical topic. Two are true; one is plausible-sounding but false. Spot the fake, then read the short explanation of why the lie fools people.

Speech Match. Five famous quotes, five possible speakers. Some quotes are genuinely theirs, some are history's most stubborn misattributions. Match them correctly.

Threads. Sixteen history terms hide four secret groups of four — a dynasty, a battle site, a set of inventions, whatever the day brings. Find the connections before you run out of mistakes, from the obvious group to the one designed to trick you.

Portrait. One historical figure, six clues that get progressively easier. Guess early for bragging rights or wait for the giveaway clue. The fewer clues you need, the better your share grid looks.

Why a daily habit beats a study session

The puzzles come from a database of hundreds of well-documented historical facts spanning the Stone Age to the present, including Biblical-era and ancient religious history. Short context and sources are revealed after each puzzle, so every day you walk away knowing one or two things you didn't. This is retrieval practice — the same spacing effect that makes flashcards work, minus the feeling of studying. The science is covered in why daily puzzles make you smarter.

Daily puzzle FAQ

When do new puzzles come out?
Midnight UTC, every day. That's 5:00 PM Pacific and 8:00 PM Eastern the evening before. All five dailies flip over at the same moment.
Do I need an account?
No. Streaks and stats live in your browser's local storage. No signup, no email, nothing to remember.
What happens to my streak if I miss a day?
It resets to zero. Total games played, win percentage, and max streak are kept forever.
Can I play yesterday's puzzle?
Not the official one — like all daily games, each puzzle is live for 24 hours. But bonus rounds draw from the same database, so there is always more to play.
Are the puzzles the same for everyone?
Yes. The whole world gets the same puzzle on the same date, which is what makes shared results fun to compare.