CineLine
Rate itPut the day's films in order of release, knowing only who made them.
on playcineline.com
CineLine is a daily movie timeline puzzle. One film starts your timeline, and each new card shows the director and main cast but not the title or year; you drop it where you think it belongs. Hints show a scene and then the title, and your share grid records how many you needed.
About CineLine
CineLine is a small, quick daily game about when films came out. Each day has a dated puzzle, the same for everyone, and past games stay playable from a calendar of earlier dates.
A menu at the top picks the film pool: Easy Mode draws on the 2,000 most popular films, Advanced Mode on the top 5,000, so the cards get more obscure.
The first film is placed for you to start the timeline. Every film after that arrives as a card with its director and two of its stars, but no title and no year. A day's set has ten films. You click a slot on the timeline where you think it fits. If you are right the card turns green; if not it turns red and slides to its true place, so your timeline is always correct and gets more crowded as you go.
If a card means nothing to you, you can ask for help: the first hint shows a scene from the film and the second reveals its title. Each card's square in your result shows how it went, green with no hints, yellow with one, orange with two and red for a wrong placement.
The game needs no sign-up. It suits film fans who like timeline games such as Chronle, and it rewards knowing who was making films when, not only the famous titles.
How to play CineLine
- Open CineLine; the first film is already on the timeline.
- Read the next card: director and main cast, but no title or year.
- Click the slot on the timeline where you think the film belongs.
- See whether it turns green or red; a wrong card moves to its real place.
- Use a hint if stuck, a scene and then the title, and place every film for the day.
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Tips
- Directors' careers are the best clue: an early-career name points to an earlier film.
- Look at the actors together; a cast that was only young together narrows the decade.
- Every card after the first makes the timeline denser, so take more care with the later ones.
- Save hints for cards where you know nobody; one hint costs less than a red square.
Questions
Is CineLine free?
Yes. It is free to play in the browser and needs no sign-up.
What hints does CineLine give?
The first hint shows a scene from the film and the second reveals its title.
Can I play past CineLine games?
Yes. The site has a Past Games section.
Is there a harder mode?
Yes. Advanced Mode draws the day's films from the top 5,000 rather than the 2,000 most popular, so you meet less familiar titles.
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