Orderly

Two ways to play. In Time, order events from earliest to latest. In Rankings, order items by a measurable attribute (population, height, points…) — one puzzle from each category every day. Rankings has no hints.

Goal: Arrange the events in chronological order, earliest at the top.

Drag events to reorder them. On mobile, tap and hold to drag.

Draw more events for a higher max score, but they're harder to place. Once you draw an event, you're stuck with it — choose wisely!

Scoring: Getting an event in the exact right position earns big points. Being close earns less. Being far off actively costs you — and the more events you've drawn, the steeper the cost.

🟩 Correct position	N points (N = events attempted)
🟨 Off by 1	N − 2 points
🟧 Off by 2	N − 4 points
🟥 Off by 3+	steep penalty (see below)

The off-by-3+ penalty grows with both how far off you are and how many events you've drawn:

	Off by 3	Off by 4	Off by 5
5 events	−2	−4	−6
10 events	−4	−8	−12

Example — is drawing a 6th event worth it?
Say you have 5 events all correct = 25 pts (5×5). You draw a 6th. Now each correct event is worth 6 instead of 5, and max jumps to 36.

	Result	Score
😎	Nail it — all 6 correct	36 (+11)
🙂	New event off by 1, bumps 1 other	32 (+7)
😐	New event off by 1, bumps 2 others	30 (+5)
💀	New event off by 3, bumps 3 others	22 (−3)

The reward is huge if you're confident, but one bad placement can cascade and cost you. Choose wisely!

Hints:

• Category — reveals the event type (e.g. sports, tech). Costs 1 point.
• Decade — reveals the decade (e.g. 1990s). Costs N − 3 points (where N = events attempted). The more events you draw, the more expensive!

A new puzzle appears every day. Good luck!