• Submit your first guess (for example - 2020).
• Check Era, Decade, Odd/Even and Last digit attributes to see what matched( =) and what didn't ( ≠). Use these for deductions.
• Check first letter of your guess.
  If its Blue, its alphabetically lower than the actual name.
  If its Red, its alphabetically higher than the actual name.
  Guess a alphabetically higher or lower name with different 1st letter.
  If its Green, its correct 1st letter. Guess another name with same 1st letter. Same goes for 2nd letter.
• Refine your guess using revealed match clues.
• Repeat (until correct Year is identified).
• 🥚 egg means you didn't heed a previous clue. Avoid getting many eggs. Up to 10 allowed in Practice mode, 7 in Play mode and none in Pro mode.
• green flag means a clean guess (with no eggs).
• red open envelope means you lost - actual name is revealed.
• Correct Year is revealed after 7th try (or if you match or lose early).
• A progress bar shows how close you are to the actual match.

• Era - Middle ages, Early modern, Late modern, Contemporary
• Decade - Decade - 80s, 90s etc
• Odd/Even - Even or odd year
• Last digit - Last digit of the year

• A Green highlighted guessed name means actual Year starts with this same 1st letter.
• A Blue guessed name is alphabetically lower than the actual name. Guess a alphabetically higher name starting with different 1st letter.
• Red guessed name is alphabetically higher than the actual name. Guess a alphabetically lower name.
• Same color clues are revealed for 2nd letter after comparing 2nd letters of guessed and actual names.
• Black letters reveal no clues. You can ignore them.
• For example - Tom Cruise - This means hidden name is alphabetically lower. Thus, Brad Pitt could be a good next guess.
• Correct Year is revealed after 7th try (or if you lose or match or give up early).

• Type first 3 letters (4 letters in Pro mode) of the guessed name. Don't type more than 6 letters if you wish to use autocomplete.
• Wait for the dropdown list of matching names to appear. In couple seconds, you will see a dropdown list of matching names.
• Choose a matching name from the displayed list.
• If there are no matching names, nothing would show up. In that case, please try a different spelling or another name.

Here is a autocomplete sample.

• Share the face-off link with others so that they can join the game. Link expires in 15 minutes.
• Everyone who plays using the shared face-off link gets the same hidden name to guess. See who can guess it better.
• Your time starts when you make the first guess. You don't have to start at the same time as others.
• Each player can play the face-off game in the difficulty mode they choose. For example one player can play it in Practice mode while the other can play Pro mode.
• Compare your score with others to see who won the face-off.

GuessAndMatch is designed to challenge your memory at various difficulty levels. Use Practice level to get a hang of it before you jump to Play or Pro levels. Keep an eye on your stats and leaderboard to track your progress.

• Level 1 - Practice
  Warm up your guessing skills in Practice mode - you can make up to 10 clue errors(eggs) for a max score of 10 points.
• Level 2 - Play
  Switch to Play mode for a max score of 100 points. You can make up to 7 clue errors.
• Level 3 - Pro
  Try the Pro mode for the most challenging gameplay. Score up to 1000 points but you lose as soon as you get any egg.

Select a short catchy screenname for yourself - maximum 15 letters and no special characters. Your username can be shared publicly so please be mindful.

Optionally, you can leave it as blank. If you don't select a username, it will appear as a autogenerated identifier.

We log your username (aka screenname) with your gameplays.

We may use your screename/username to display it publicly on the leaderboards, game replays and on other public features. By adding a screenname you are consenting to the public display of your screename and gameplays. You can leave the screenname as blank if you don't want your screenname to be shared publicly.

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