• 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.
• Also check revealed color of your guess.
  If its Red, guess a alphabetically lower name.
  If its Blue, guess a alphabetically higher name.
  If first few letters are Green, those are correct starting letters. Guess another name that starts with same green letters.
  Gray letters provide no other clues.
  Red is hot, go colder/lower/earlier (towards A) in alphabet

  Blue is cold, go warmer/higher/later (towards Z) in alphabet
• Refine your guess using revealed match clues.
• Repeat (until correct Year is identified).

More info

• 🥚 egg means you didn't heed a previous clue. Avoid getting many eggs. Up to 7 eggs (clue errors) are allowed in Practice level, 5 eggs in Challenge level and no eggs in Superpro level.
• green flag means a good guess (clean with no eggs).
• red flag means a wrong guess (one or more attributes with 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.

Sample gameplay

Here is a sample gameplay. Based on first two guesses, the actual name should start alphabetically between M and T.

• Era - Era
  Postclassical Early modern Late modern Contemporary Near future
• Decade - Decade - 80s, 90s etc
• Odd/Even - Odd/Even
  Even number Odd number
• Last Digit - Last digit of the year

• A Blue guessed name is alphabetically lower than the actual name. Go higher (towards Z) for next guess.
• Red guessed name is alphabetically higher. Go lower (towards A) for next guess.
• A Green guessed name means actual Year has this same first few green letters. Guess another name that starts with highlighted green letters.
• Color clues for 2nd letter are revealed after first letter is matched.
• Black letters reveal no clues. You can ignore them.
• 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/Superpro mode) of the guessed name. Don't type more than 7 letters if you want to use matching names list feature.
• Wait for the dropdown list of matching names to appear - don't submit yet. It takes less than a second, worst case just couple seconds. If matching names list doesn't appear, try first 3 letters (4 if pro/superpro) of another name/spelling.
• Choose a name from the matching names list. Then hit Submit button.
• If matching names list doesn't appear for the letters you typed, it means no matching name was found. In that case, please try a different spelling or another name. Our dataset is ever evolving - we could have some names missing at times.

Here is a sample matching names list.

• 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.

🥚 Egg is a sign that you missed to heed a previously revealed clue.

There is a max limit on how many eggs you can have before you lose in each level. Try to make the most of the clues - avoid getting many eggs. More eggs you get, lesser you score even if you win.

It could be either a name clue (color highlighted letters) or attribute match clue that you missed to heed. For example, if first letter of the name you guessed is highlighted blue M and your next guess starts with G, then you'll get an egg for that. Blue letters are colder and you are supposed to go warmer/higher/later (towards Z).

• Level 1 - Practice level - max 7 eggs
• Level 2 - Challenge level - max 5 eggs
• Level 3 - Precision level - max 3 eggs
• Level 4 - Pro level - max 1 egg
• Level 5 - SuperPro level - no eggs

GuessAndMatch is designed to challenge your memory. Warm up your memory skills with Practice level. Switch to Challenge level for a max score of 100 points. Superpro level is the most challenging level - you lose as soon as you get any egg.

Double points in Fast mode (1 minute max).

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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