Guess the year music game: hear it, place it
You hear a song, you have to place it in time. Simple to learn, difficult to master.
Free to try. Log in with an email code, no password and no app to install.
In a guess-the-year game you do not need to name the exact year. You only decide where a song goes between the songs you already hold. That is why anyone can play, and also why the game has depth.
If you place a song correctly the timeline grows. If you are wrong the song is lost. The first to reach the target number of cards wins.
How it works
- 1
Log in with a code
Enter your email address and type the code we send you. No password, no app.
- 2
Pick a deck
Choose a popular deck, one of your own, or scan the QR code of a deck you have.
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Add the players
Add everyone who plays and choose how many cards are needed to win. One phone is enough.
- 4
Listen and place
Hear a 30 second preview and place the song on your timeline. Right answers grow your timeline, the first to fill it wins.
The timeline in one look
Every player builds a timeline of songs in release order. You never see the year of the new song: you listen, then decide where it fits between the songs you already placed.
Tips for this game
Use the neighbours
Compare the new song to the ones on either side. Is it older than the left, younger than the right?
Think in decades first
Pick the decade, then the half.
Trust the production
Sound beats memory.
What you get
One phone, whole group
The phone goes from hand to hand. Nobody needs their own device or an account.
Real music
Songs play as 30 second previews, enough to recognise a chorus and argue about the year.
Free decks to start
Popular public decks are free to play. Want your own songs? Turn any playlist into a deck, the first 100 cards are free.
Prefer real cards?
The same game also exists on printed cards with a QR code on every card. See how that works for this subject.
Frequently asked questions
Do I have to guess the exact year?
No, you place the song between others. The year is revealed afterwards.
What if I know the song but not the year?
That is the normal case, and what the game is about.
Do I need to install an app?
No. The game runs in your phone browser. You only log in with a code sent to your email address.
Can we play together on different phones?
Not yet. The game is made for one phone that the group passes around, the way you would pass a stack of cards.
Ready to play?
Open the game, log in with a code and start your first round in a minute.
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