Which Year
Guess the year each of the day's photos was taken.
Every day: A new set of five real photos each day, the same for every player: guess the year each was taken, between 1850 and 2025. New puzzle: Midnight US Eastern time (the game picks the day's challenge by the date in America/New_York).
Which Year shows you real-world photos and asks for the year each one was taken, anywhere from 1850 to 2025. The daily challenge is a new set of five photos, and the closer your guess, the more points you score. When a photo is hard, you can reveal one digit of the year.
About Which Year
Which Year is a daily photo dating game. Each day's challenge is a set of five photographs of everyday scenes, events, fashion and technology. For each one you choose a year on a timeline slider that runs from 1850 to 2025, or type it in.
Points depend on how far your guess is from the real year, with the top score for an exact hit. If you are stuck you can reveal a single digit of the correct year; each digit can only be revealed once per game, so choose which one helps most. When the set is done you see your score and average error and can compare with other players.
The site keeps your history and stats in your browser, and you can go back and play earlier daily challenges.
It suits players of Chronophoto who want a set of five with a hint system, and anyone who enjoys spotting the decade in cars, clothes and picture quality.
How to play Which Year
- Open whichyr.com and start the daily challenge.
- Study the first photo for clues to its date.
- Pick a year between 1850 and 2025 with the slider or type it.
- If stuck, reveal one digit of the year before guessing.
- Submit, see the real year and your points, and go on through all five photos.
Tips
- Reveal the third digit (the decade) on a hard photo: it narrows the guess more than any other.
- Colour, film grain and print style date a photo as much as what is in it.
- Cars, phones and haircuts are the quickest clues to the decade.
Questions
How many photos are in the daily challenge?
Five.
When does the daily challenge change?
The game picks the challenge by the date in US Eastern time, so it changes at midnight Eastern.
What years can a photo be from?
The slider runs from 1850 to 2025.
Are there hints?
You can reveal one digit of the correct year, and each digit only once per game.
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