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Daily historical events chronological sorting game

Ranked 2 of 4 daily puzzle games by recommenders

People recommend it for its hand-curated historical events, which include interesting facts and links to articles. Critics mainly note the one-puzzle-per-day limit and a streak that requires solving on the first attempt.

People recommend it for its hand-curated historical events, which include interesting facts and links to articles. Critics mainly note the one-puzzle-per-day limit and a streak that requires solving on the first attempt.

9 people gave an opinion

recommend it
8
criticize it
1
approval share
89%
Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes

Recommended in 2 of 13 months

  1. November 2025: not recommended
  2. December 2025: not recommended
  3. January 2026: not recommended
  4. February 2026: not recommended
  5. March 2026: not recommended
  6. April 2026: recommended
  7. May 2026: recommended
  8. June 2026: not recommended
  9. July 2026: not recommended
  10. August 2026: not recommended
  11. September 2026: not recommended
  12. October 2026: not recommended
  13. November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)

Why it doesn’t carry the badge

  • 8 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
  • 8 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
  • Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.

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What people say about it

The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.

What people warn about

Each mark is one comment

  • Streak requires solving on first attempt

    “One thing annoys me about the streak is that I must it get on first attempt to count.”

    Comment from 6 May 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”
  • Only one puzzle per day

    “the one per day thing kills it for me”

    Comment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

Other daily puzzle games people recommend

The three most recommended other daily puzzle games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.

Daily historical events chronological sorting game compared with 3 alternatives
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What people said

6 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.

“One thing annoys me about the streak is that I must it get on first attempt to count.”

MixedComment from 6 May 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

“Fun game. I like the name! Consider making the card description two rows on mobile.”

MixedComment from 25 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

“Good job on the easy-to-use interface.”

RecommendsComment from 24 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

“the events are hand-curated with interesting historical facts and link to articles on the topic”

RecommendsComment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

“the one per day thing kills it for me”

MixedComment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

“if I don't solve in time, it didn't show me the correct answers”

CriticizesComment from 23 Apr 2026 in “Show HN: Built a daily game where you sort historical events chronologically”

Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.