Games

Updated daily, play a game guessing which year historical events occurred on today's date. You can also look through the archive to play the game for the 90 previous dates.

This site, which allows people to answer prompts in real time, has millions of visitors. Join the crowd of people tired of AI chatbots and seeking human connection. You can ask questions, answer questions, and draw for each other.

In one of the world's most classic memory games, flip over cards and find the eight matching pairs. Accuracy is rewarded, so try not to guess too much.

This site allows you to see how your life would change if you were one of the 251 people born this minute in a new place. See stats on the average life expectancy, child mortality, income, and other major factors in these countries, compared to life in the country where you already live.

Move your mouse anywhere on the screen, and the site finds a photograph from its archive of a person pointing at that exact spot. It's a completely useless and delightful experience, and required a massive trove of tagged photos.

Humans aren't the best at remembering specific colors. In this game, players get to look at a color for a few seconds before it disappears. Then, they must pick out the exact color they saw. After submitting a pick, the results will show how close the guess was to the original color.

The first known mention of the game Rock Paper Scissors dates back to the Chinese Ming dynasty. Eventually, the game reached Japan and evolved to incorporate three signs. Its introduction to the American public came much later, with more familiarity around the start of the 20th century.

Since 1999, this large, online, nonprofit archive has saved the stories of cancelled and unreleased video games. See prototypes, developer history, and assets for various computers and consoles of all ages, including gems like Cartoon Network's "Toon Jam!"

Inspired by Japanese traditions, draw rake patterns in the digital sand with this calming and meditative toy.

While there are earlier variations on the game, the modern version appeared in 1979, though it was then called "Number Place." The game was slightly altered and renamed in Japan.