EDGECASE

EDGECASE is a browser trivia game built around a single idea: get close to a line without going over it. Each round shows a prompt and a target, for example "Name a Pixar film released" with "before 2,010" underneath, and a ruler with the edge marked on it. You type the name of a real film, element, state, president or building, and the game looks up its value. The answer nearest the edge scores full marks, so a film from 2009 earns 100. One from 1995 still counts, but for fewer points, and any answer on the right side earns at least 10. Anything on the wrong side of the line, or the target itself, scores nothing.

The daily challenge is numbered from Daily #1 on 1 November 2026, and every player gets the same seven rounds. The first week drew its rounds from a set of 32 questions built into the game. Since 8 November the maker writes each day's set by hand and publishes it in a dated release, and the day turns over at midnight Pacific time. The edge can point either way. On 9 November, Daily #010 opened with a McDonald's beef burger under 600 calories, then asked for a Harry Potter film shorter than 150 minutes and a South American country with more than four land neighbours. Later rounds that day covered planets with fewer than 100 moons, calling codes, national parks and amendments to the US Constitution. Each round is worth up to 100 points, so a perfect day is 700. A clock gives you 30 seconds a round, and a refresh does not reset it. An answer the game does not know can be retried, and a skipped round scores zero.

After each answer the game shows your item's real value, how far you were from the edge and the best possible answer. The rules for each round are spelled out in short notes, such as which year counts for a state's admission or that an element is judged by atomic number. At the end you get a score out of 700 and a share text to send to a friend.

It suits players who like general knowledge quizzes but want more than right or wrong. The fun is in the nerve it takes to pick the answer nearest the line when you are not quite sure which side of it you are on. Results are kept in your browser, and there is no account to make.