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Guess the year it landed
One round a day · 10 items · 15 seconds each
TOP 20 · WIN BRAGGING RIGHTS200
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Guess the year it landed
Gadgets, toys, telly, grub and chart hits from 1980 to 2009. Each shows for 15 seconds. Slide to the year it launched in Ireland or the UK.
Pick your categories
3 to 10 letters or numbers. Names are unique: first come, first served.
Round 1/100 pts
Tech
Time left
15
Item
1995Drag or tap to guess
1980199020002009
YOUR ANSWER
THE ANSWER
+0
Final score
0
TOP 20 · ALL TIME200
TODAY'S BEST210
COUNTRIES300
Ranked by average best score per player.
CATEGORIES400
Average miss in years across every guess. Lower is easier.
HARDEST ITEMS410
PLAYER PROFILE600
AWARDS610
Earn them by playing. They show beside your name on every board.
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HOW TO PLAY500
1. An item appears
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One round a day. Ten items, picked at random, each on screen for 15 seconds. A new round opens at midnight, Irish time.
Slide to the year it launched in Ireland or the UK, then lock it in. Let the clock run out and whatever you've chosen locks in for you. Lock in without moving it and the starting year, 1995, counts as your guess. Let the clock run out without touching it and it counts as no guess.
| Your guess | Points |
|---|---|
| Bang on | 1000 |
| 1 year out | 720 |
| 2 years out | 518 |
| 5 years out | 194 |
| 10 years out | 37 |
| Speed bonus, within 2 years | up to 200 |
Maximum 12,000 a round. Keys: arrows nudge the year, Enter locks in.
ABOUT150
A guess-the-year game for anyone who remembers waiting for page 101 to come round.
All item artwork is original. Product names are used to identify the items only, with no affiliation to or endorsement by their owners. Launch years are Ireland and UK dates.
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TAPEMASTER 3000 Double cassette deck. Tape the charts off the radio, talk over the DJ for free.
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