help & settings
how to play, scoring, and preferences
How to play
- 1
read the event
each puzzle has 5 historical events described in 2-3 sentences. the year is always omitted.
- 2
guess the year
drag the slider or tap the year display to type a number. the range is 1000 ce - 2025.
- 3
lock it in
press lock in to submit your guess. you'll immediately see the correct year, your score, and the story behind the event.
- 4
repeat for all 5
complete all five events to finish the day's puzzle and see your final score. share your results with the emoji card.
Scoring
each event is worth up to 100 points, plus a +10 bonus for an exact year. score drops smoothly the further off you are, zeroing out at 150+ years.
max session score: 550 pts (5 perfect guesses)
Result symbols
Streaks
complete the daily puzzle to start a streak. come back the next day to keep it going - missing a day resets your streak to zero. your longest ever streak is saved separately. streaks are shown on your results card and in the share text.
Settings
About
circa is a daily history guessing game. a new puzzle drops every day, same events for everyone, same time to play.