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History game and timeline quizCan you name the year?

Read an event, slide the timeline and drop your pin on the year it happened. From the Great Pyramid to the first iPhone, 804 moments are waiting. The closer you land, the more you score.

Coming soon to the App Store

For iPhone. One email when it's out, nothing else.

An event about Neil Armstrong walking on the Moon, with two pins on a timeline road between 2000 and 2010
Rio waving Pia waving

Three visits. Three seals.

You meet every event three times, and each visit asks for a little more. Catch the year between your two pins, then close in, then land on it.

SurveyCatch the year between your two pins.
DigA tighter gap. Closer, and the silver seal is yours.
UnearthOne pin, one year. Dead on earns the gold.
Page turned: 3,750 points with a bronze, silver and gold seal, five relic parts and one achievement
Pia cheering

Build My Museum

Every event has a relic, the object that tells its story. Each good drop builds one part of it. Finish it and it goes on display, room by room, from Guitars and Moon Dust to the first cities.

My Museum: relics on display, like the Apollo Lunar Module and the Moscow hotline teleprinter
A model of the Apollo Lunar Module

Apollo Lunar Module

The craft Armstrong and Aldrin flew down to the Moon's surface; its base stayed behind there.

When was it?1969
A wooden printing press

Gutenberg printing press

Gutenberg's press, with reusable metal type, began the age of printed books in Europe.

When was it?About 1455
The Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone

The same decree in three scripts gave scholars the key to reading hieroglyphs.

When was it found?1799
A yellow arcade cabinet

Yellow arcade cabinet

Pac-Man first ate dots in arcade cabinets like this, starting a craze worldwide.

When was it?1980
The Great Pyramid of Giza

Great Pyramid of Giza

The tallest human-made structure on Earth for nearly 4,000 years.

When was it?About 2560 BC
A clay war horse

Terracotta war horse

The farmers' well led to thousands of clay soldiers and horses guarding an emperor's tomb.

When was it found?1974
A blue and silver cassette player

Blue and silver Walkman

The Walkman let people carry their own music anywhere for the first time.

When was it?1979
The Wright Flyer

Wright Flyer

The first powered, controlled flight lasted 12 seconds.

When was it?1903

Ten events. Same for everyone.

The Daily Challenge is free and new every day: ten events, about five minutes, the same ten for everyone. Score out of 100, see where you placed, and dare a friend to beat you.


Every drop ends with a short story, so even a miss tells you something you will remember.

Today's Daily
72.4
out of 100

21st out of 340 players4 of 10 to the exact year, in 4 min

Five books, further back each time

Start with the world you remember, then turn the pages back through centuries. Each book opens its own stretch of the timeline.

Book 1
Living Memory1950 to today
Book 2
Modern World1900 to today
Book 3
Revolutions1500 to today
Book 4
Middle Ages500 to today
Book 5
Grand TourAll of history
Rio in jeans and a jacket Pia dressed for the early 1900s Rio in an 18th-century coat Pia in medieval dress

Your companion dresses for each book. The look follows the book, never the event, so it never gives a year away.

Pick your companion

Pia and Rio play beside you. They tease, cheer and argue, and never give you the answer.

Rio cheering

Rio

Quick and loud. Teases a miss, cheers a Dead on.

I'd rather be quick than careful.
Pia cheering

Pia

Calm and exact. Dry about a miss, quietly pleased by a Dead on.

I measure twice and drop once.

Questions, answered

What is Era & Pin?

Era & Pin is a history game for iPhone. You read an event, like the first iPhone going on sale or the Great Pyramid rising at Giza, then slide a timeline and drop your pin on the year you think it happened. The closer you land, the more you score, and a short story tells you what really happened.

What history does it cover?

804 events across five books, from about 3000 BC to today: inventions, world events and pop culture from every part of the world. You start with Living Memory, from 1950 to today, and each book reaches further back, all the way to the Grand Tour of all of history.

How is it different from a normal history quiz?

There are no multiple choice answers. You place each event on the timeline yourself, so you build a feel for what came before what. Being close still scores, and every drop ends with a short story, so even a miss teaches you something.

Is there a daily history challenge?

Yes. A new Daily Challenge opens every day: ten events, about five minutes, free. Everyone gets the same ten, scores out of 100 and sees where they placed.

What are relics and My Museum?

Every event has a relic, an object tied to it, like the Apollo Lunar Module or a Gutenberg printing press. Each good drop builds one part of it, and finished relics go on display in My Museum, room by room.

Is Era & Pin free?

The app is free to download. The Daily Challenge is free every day, and the pins you spend on the Journey refill over time. The Historian Pack and pin packs are optional purchases.

Do I need an account?

No. You can start as a guest from your first drop. Sign in with Apple or email when you want your museum saved and your name on the leaderboard.

How do referral codes work?

Your 6-character code is in the app under Invite a friend. When a friend enters it in their first week, at sign-in or under Redeem referral code, you both get free pins.

Is Era & Pin on Android?

Not yet. Era & Pin is made for iPhone and is coming soon to the App Store.

Pin the year it happened.

Be the first to know when Era & Pin is out on the App Store.

Coming soon

One email when it's out, nothing else.