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THE DAILY YEAR-GUESSING GAME

YEAR DRILL

7 undated moments. 25 seconds each.
Name the year. Reveal the true moment.

  • Frame-Perfect100
  • On Reel85
  • In the Era60
  • Off Air30
  • Static10
  • No Signal0
PLAY TODAY'S SEVEN FREE FLIGHT

Free · no account · one shared daily run · 700 possible points

In this section

Play today's sevenOne shared board, seven moments and one attempt. Your guesses stay on your device; no account is needed.Explore →Free flightUnlimited original practice rounds. Experiment with the dial and learn the eras without touching your daily streak.Explore →How a round worksRead the fragment, set a year, then press GO. The ship visits your answer before revealing the true moment.Explore →Scoring & the six erasExact years earn 100 points. Tolerance widens with age, and seven perfect answers make a 700-point run.Explore →

How a round works

01

Read the fragment

Each day deals 7 undated moments from history — a launch, a battle, a charter, a discovery. You get 25 seconds per moment.

02

Set your year

Type a year or drag the dial. Editing never moves the ship, so you can change your answer without the scene giving it a life of its own.

03

GO, then see the truth

GO sends the ship to your chosen year and keeps it there. The true moment, the year gap and your score unfold alongside your guess.

Scoring

A guess is graded by how far it lands from the true year. Older moments allow more tolerance: a miss of twenty years is close on an ancient event and nowhere near on a modern one.

Frame-Perfect100 ptsThe exact year.
On Reel85 ptsInside the tight band for that era.
In the Era60 ptsThe right stretch of history.
Off Air30 ptsThe right century, roughly.
Static10 ptsFurther out than the era allows.
No Signal0 ptsNo answer, or the clock ran out.

The six eras

The run starts at today and travels back to 1 AD. Each era changes the light, landmarks and scoring tolerance; the year you enter always remains an exact calendar year.

  • Digital Age1950–today
  • Modern Times1900–1950
  • Machine Age1700–1900
  • Renaissance1400–1700
  • Middle Ages500–1400
  • Antiquity1–500

Frequently asked

Is Year Drill free?

Yes. The daily run and unlimited practice are both free, with no account and no paywall.

How is the score calculated?

Every guess is graded by distance from the true year: exact 100, close 85, near 60, rough 30, anything further 10. A blank or a timeout scores nothing. Seven perfect moments is 700.

Why do older events get more room for error?

Being twenty years out on the First Crusade is a good guess; being twenty years out on the first Moon landing is not. Tolerance widens with the age of the event, so precision is judged relative to how precisely anyone could know the date.

Does the ship move while I type?

No. Typing and dragging the dial only edit your answer. The ship stays on course until you press GO, then visits your guess before revealing the true year.

Is everyone flying the same run?

Yes. The daily board is seeded by the date alone, so every player gets the same seven moments on the same day. One attempt per day; practice rounds never touch your daily streak.

Where do the moments come from?

Event dates are cross-referenced against Wikidata (CC0) and written up from public historical records. The wording of every fragment is our own.

Is this the official eraly.io game?

No. Year Drill is an original game built on two-minute-drill.com. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to eraly.io; the daily year-guessing format is aligned, and every word, look, and question here is our own.

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Year Drill is an original game on two-minute-drill.com. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or connected to eraly.io. Event dates are cross-referenced with Wikidata (CC0); every word, scene and question here is our own.