Deckades
Place each moment before or after the others on a growing timeline.
Every day: One daily deck of nine moments from history, film, tech and more, the same for everyone, to place one by one on a growing timeline with three lives. New puzzle: Once a day.
Deckades is a daily timeline game. You are dealt nine cards, events, films or inventions, and place each one before or after the cards already on the timeline. Three wrong placements and the run is over.
About Deckades
Deckades asks how well you know when things happened. Its daily puzzle deals a deck of nine cards across categories such as world history, cinema and tech, the same deck for every player that day. The timeline starts with one dated card, and each new card arrives without its year: you drag it onto a slot before, between or after the cards already placed.
A correct placement reveals the year and the timeline grows; a wrong one costs one of your three hearts. Getting all nine in place means judging not just rough eras but the order of things that happened close together, like a moon landing and a film release a few years apart.
The game plays in the browser and as a free iPhone app, Deckades: Guess the Year, made by Lukas Schneider. It was shared on Show HN in May 2026.
It suits players who like timeline card games and want one deck a day to share.
How to play Deckades
- Open deckades.app/daily to start today's deck.
- Read the new card: its event, film or invention, without the year.
- Drag it, or tap a slot, to place it before, between or after the cards on the timeline.
- A right answer reveals the year; a wrong one costs a heart.
- Place all nine cards before you lose three hearts.
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Tips
- Anchor on the cards you are sure of and place the uncertain ones between them.
- Watch categories: a tech card and a film card from the same decade are easy to swap.
Questions
How many cards are in the daily deck?
Nine.
How many mistakes can I make?
Three; each wrong placement costs a heart.
Is there an app?
Yes, a free iPhone app called Deckades: Guess the Year.
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