Deckanno (GuessDash)

About Deckanno (GuessDash)

Deckanno is one of the daily games on GuessDash, a site of short geography and history puzzles. It takes the familiar timeline format, where you place events in order, and adds a hand of four cards. Instead of being forced to place whatever comes next, you pick which card to play, so choosing safe anchors before risky ones becomes part of the puzzle.

There are seven decks each day. Mix draws from every category of GuessDash's timeline cards; Inventions are placed by year, People and Historical Figures by birth year (modern lives and pre-1900 figures), Music by milestone year, Landmarks by opening or build year and Companies by founding year. Each deck is dealt the same way for every player on a given day, and played decks move to the end of the list so the next open one is easy to find.

GuessDash renews its games at midnight Netherlands time. Playing needs no account, though you can sign up.

It suits history and trivia fans who like ordering things by feel, and players of Sortanno, the site's one-card-at-a-time timeline.

How to play Deckanno (GuessDash)

1. Open Deckanno and pick a deck, such as Mix or Inventions.
2. Look at your hand of four cards and the timeline so far.
3. Choose a card and place it where you think it belongs by year.
4. Keep placing cards to build the timeline, then try another deck.

Tips

• Play the card you are surest of first to give yourself anchors.
• Think about what had to exist first: a skyscraper needs elevators, a company needs its market.
• Themed decks are a good way to learn one area before trying Mix.

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