For teachers
The Chronology Game is a set of free history games for students, made for the browser. Over 2,000 events, from 10,000 BC to today, across world history, science, inventions, art and sport. No accounts, no ads and nothing to install.
Three ways to use it in class
A live class review
Multiplayer works like a quiz show, but the answer is a year. Everyone sees the same event and pins its year on a timeline. The reveal puts every guess on one line, so the class sees at once who was close and who was centuries off.
A bell ringer or a starter
Five rounds of multiplayer take about five minutes. Pick the topics and the mix of old and modern events to match the unit.
Independent practice
In Timeline, students put events in order one card at a time. A wrong card still lands at its real year, so a miss teaches the order too. In Guess the year, they pin the year itself, and points go by how close they get.
How to run a class game
- Open Multiplayer and create a party. You get a link, a QR code and a 5-letter code.
- Put the big screen view on the projector. Students join on their own devices with the code and pick a nickname and an avatar.
- Choose 5 or 10 rounds, a timer from 10 to 60 seconds, the mix of events and the topics. Then start.
- After each round, the reveal shows every guess on one timeline. Talk about the near misses: they are the best part.
Student privacy
There are no student accounts and no email addresses. A multiplayer party keeps each nickname, avatar, guesses and chat messages for as long as the party runs and at most 2 hours after, so the other players can see them. Scores and settings stay on the student's own device. There are no ads and no tracking cookies. The full details are in the privacy policy.
Classroom controls
- The host sets the chat to off, emotes, quick phrases or text, and can mute or remove a player.
- Students who would rather type can turn on Type the year in the settings.
- Testing a lesson on your own first? Add bots to the party and play against them.
- Both games work with a keyboard, and follow the device's reduced motion setting. See accessibility.
Do students need accounts to play The Chronology Game?
No. Nobody signs up, students or teachers. A student types a nickname in multiplayer, and that is all. Scores and settings stay in the browser on the student's own device.
Does The Chronology Game work on Chromebooks?
Yes. It runs in any modern browser on Chromebooks, tablets, phones and computers, with nothing to install. A school network only needs to allow chronologygame.com.
Can I show The Chronology Game on the classroom projector?
Yes. In multiplayer, open the big screen view on the projector: it shows the event, the timer and every guess on one timeline, while the students play on their own devices.
Can I turn off chat in a class party?
Yes. The host sets the chat to off, emotes only, quick phrases (tap a ready-made phrase, no typing) or text, and can change it during the game. The host can also mute or remove a player.
How many students can play one multiplayer game?
Up to 20 in one party. For a bigger class, students can play in pairs on one device, or you can run two parties.
Is The Chronology Game free for schools?
Yes. Both games and multiplayer are free, with no ads, no premium version and no sign-up.
A question, or a year you think is wrong? Tell us or email info@chronologygame.com.