Chronophoto

petridish · 22 Mar 2023 at 19:25

Has anyone else tried this? It's another quick online puzzle game similar in nature to geoguesser and wordle I guess (in that it's a little time waster with daily challenges).

The aim is to guess the year in which a photo was taken scoring points depending on how close you get, with 5 photos per round. Dates seemingly go from early 1900s to modern day.

Anyway, for those who fancy trying it the link is:

Play the online game that tests your knowledge of pop culture and history. Try to guess the year a picture was taken.

www.chronophoto.app

Had a quick play myself today and got a high score of 3988, though that round had a few more modern photos in which I was able to get close or spot on. Thought I'd start a thread for anyone interested!

bainbridge · 22 Mar 2023 at 19:34

I scored 1900, miles out on most but got within 2 years on one pic.

dlockers · 22 Mar 2023 at 19:58

1400, like it!

Bald-Eagle22 · 22 Mar 2023 at 20:02

3003 for me , but I am old .

Josh · 22 Mar 2023 at 20:04

2891, fun that.

Dis86 · 22 Mar 2023 at 20:13

2708. Got the first spot on but my 4th was a totally nondescript photo that couldn't be anything more than a guess. I was 30 years out.

Efour · 22 Mar 2023 at 20:23

Very cool

got 2 in a row spot on but played 20 times

High Score: 3624

petridish · 22 Mar 2023 at 20:57

Glad I shared it then! The round I did best I got one spot on which was a pic of Verne Troyer and Hilary Clinton, I'd never seen before but helped me guess a good year. There was also a pic of Time Square with an old mobile phone add which I was close on. The black and white one of a guy laying on a pile of glass bottles was by far the worst that round!

robfosters · 22 Mar 2023 at 22:04

cheesefest · 22 Mar 2023 at 22:24

Done a few and averaged 2800. The earlier photos are easier to get year closest due to more precise fashions. Plus some are from WW2 - got those spot on.

Had a photo of Live Aid - spot on year too.

UTmaniac · 22 Mar 2023 at 22:45

Struggling to get more than 2400, even after turning bedtime mode off on the mobile!

brendy · 22 Mar 2023 at 23:33

3823 on second go, 2900 first, couple of absolute red herrings in there I was miles out with.

Hawk Tuah · 22 Mar 2023 at 23:37

4214 first go. Got two bang on, and the rest within a couple of years.

Hawk Tuah · 22 Mar 2023 at 23:59

Eugh, some are so ambiguous. When you get a perfect, clear, sharp colour photo without any discerning features, and it turns out to be in the 40s. Or a grainy black and white and it's the 80s.

ajf · 22 Mar 2023 at 23:59

Good site. Bookmarked that. Averaging about 3000 after 6 goes.

XeNoN89 · 23 Mar 2023 at 00:17

2344 on my first go
3264 second go

XeNoN89 · 23 Mar 2023 at 00:20

Bug One said:
Eugh, some are so ambiguous. When you get a perfect, clear, sharp colour photo without any discerning features, and it turns out to be in the 40s. Or a grainy black and white and it's the 80s.

The trick is to look at clothes and hairstyles etc rather than photo quality

Dis86 · 23 Mar 2023 at 00:23

XeNoN89 said:
The trick is to look at clothes and hairstyles etc rather than photo quality

Some of them don't have that option. One of a load of kids in a public pool for example.

Rai200 · 23 Mar 2023 at 00:35

3631 is my best from about 10 attempts.

Edit: 3984

FYI you can use the scroll wheel to zoom in/out on the images and see more detail.

TrojanWhore · 23 Mar 2023 at 00:43

This is fun! Got 3463 after a few goes, a couple of exact matches over the last couple of games...can see this becoming a habit lol

edit: typo'd score!