Almanac: The daily history game

Almanac (almanacgame.com) is a daily history game: you put historical events in order and guess the year they happened, and every event you get right is written into your own almanac. It's free, in the browser, and tests how well you know when things happened. Every day there are new puzzles, the same for every player: put 5 historical events in order from oldest to newest, using as few attempts as you can.

How to play

  • Timeline Daily: order 5 historical events from earliest to latest. You have 3 attempts, and after each one every pair of neighbours shows whether it's linked: one right after the other in history.
  • Picture Daily: first match 5 captions to their photos, paintings or objects, then put the pictures in order of the events they show.
  • Endless Timeline: place events one at a time into a growing timeline until you make three mistakes. The same events for everyone, new every day.
  • Endless Pictures: the same, with pictures and no captions. Read the clues to place each one.
  • Higher or Lower: did the next event happen earlier or later than the last one? Keep going until three mistakes.
  • Odd One Out: three of four events happened in the same century, later the same decade. Spot the one that didn't before you lose three hearts.
  • Endless Years: guess the year of event after event. Every year you're off comes out of a bank of 100, and the run ends when it's empty.
  • Year Guess: guess the exact year of 5 events. The closer you are, the more points you score, up to 1,000 per event.
  • Finale: once the day's three themed games are played, slot events from the Picture Daily and Year Guess into the Timeline Daily's timeline. How much of today did you remember?

About the events

Almanac draws from a library of 3,325 historical events, from 3100 BC to 2026, in 10 categories: political, cultural, war, technology, science, disaster, sports, economic, exploration and space. 1,684 of them have a historical photo, painting or object for the picture modes, taken from Wikimedia Commons. Every event has a short description and a link to its source, shown when the round ends.

Frequently asked questions

What is Almanac?

Almanac (almanacgame.com) is a free daily history game played in the browser. You put historical events in chronological order, place them on a timeline, decide which came first, spot the one from a different century, or guess the year they happened. It has no map and no 360° scenes. There are new puzzles every day, the same for every player, so it works like Wordle for history.

Is Almanac the game that used to be called HistoryGuessr?

Yes. Almanac was called HistoryGuessr, at history-guessr.com, until November 2026. The old address sends you here, and your streaks and the events you've collected come with you.

Is there a game like Wordle for history?

Yes. Almanac is a daily history puzzle in the spirit of Wordle: one Timeline Daily a day, the same for everyone, where you put 5 historical events in order in 3 tries and share your result as emoji. It also has a Picture Daily and six endless or score modes.

How do you play Almanac?

In the Timeline Daily you get 5 historical events and arrange them from earliest to latest. You have 3 attempts, and after each one every pair of neighbouring events shows whether it's linked, meaning one comes right after the other in history. In the Picture Daily you first match captions to pictures, then order the pictures the same way. Once the three games on the day's theme are played, a finale mixes their events into one timeline. Endless Timeline, Endless Pictures, Higher or Lower and Odd One Out run until 3 mistakes, Endless Years runs until a bank of 100 years is used up, and Year Guess scores how close you get to the real year.

How many events are in Almanac?

Almanac draws from a library of 3,325 historical events, from 3100 BC to 2026, in 10 categories: political, cultural, war, technology, science, disaster, sports, economic, exploration and space. 1,684 of them have a historical photo, painting or object for the picture modes, taken from Wikimedia Commons. Every event has a short description and a link to its source, shown when the round ends.

Is Almanac free?

Yes. The Timeline Daily, the Picture Daily, Endless Timeline, Endless Pictures, Higher or Lower, Odd One Out and Endless Years are free every day, and Year Guess gives one free run a day. You can play in the browser without signing up.

When does the Almanac daily puzzle reset?

The Almanac daily puzzles reset at midnight UTC. Every player gets the same events on the same day, so you can compare results with friends.

Do I need an account to play?

No. Almanac needs no account or download. Your streak, statistics and best scores are kept in your browser on the device you play on.

Where do the events and pictures in Almanac come from?

Each event in Almanac links to a source, usually its Wikipedia article, which you can open when the round ends. The pictures are public domain or openly licensed images from Wikimedia Commons, credited with their author and license.

Is Almanac good for learning history?

Almanac is a quick way to practise historical chronology: when a round ends you see every event with its year in the correct order, with a link to read more. The events span 3100 BC to 2026 and cover politics, wars, science, technology, culture, exploration and more.

Does Almanac work on phones?

Yes. Almanac runs in any modern browser on phones, tablets and computers, with nothing to install. You can drag the events or tap them into place.