Eraly
THE ERALY GUIDE
Seven historical moments and 25 seconds per guess. Get close to the right years to carry your explorer further along the timeline.
In this guide
Eraly at a glance
What is Eraly?
Eraly is a daily browser game about putting historical events in the right year. The prompts can cover inventions, wars, discoveries, arts or popular culture. Each day brings seven shared events. The official game reveals the year and a short fact after each answer, so a run doubles as a small history lesson.[2]
The journey turns your score into distance through time. Your explorer starts in year 1 and crosses the game’s historical eras as points accumulate. A perfect run scores 700 and reaches the present.[2]
How to play the daily year guessing game
Open the Daily and select Start the journey. Read the event, enter a year and submit before the 25-second timer runs out. Use the revealed date and fact to see how close you were, then continue to the next event. All years in the game use the Common Era.[1][2]
Look for an anchor you can place without hesitation. For a made-up prompt about an event late in the Second World War, the war’s final years give you a narrow range even if you do not know the date. For an invention question, consider whether the wording asks for a first demonstration, a patent, or public release. These milestones can be years apart.
Eraly scoring: exact, close, near and rough
An exact guess earns 100. The other submitted scores are 85, 60, 30 and 10. A question left unanswered earns zero. The tolerance for the 85, 60 and 30 bands grows for older historical events, so being a few decades off has different consequences for a modern invention than for an ancient event.[2]
Use the broadest reliable clue first. If the exact date does not come to mind, decide on the era, choose a plausible year and submit. After the reveal, turn the gap into a reminder you can use later: a ruler, a neighboring event, or a technological milestone can give the year a place in memory.
| Result | Points |
|---|---|
| Exact year | 100 |
| Close | 85 |
| Near | 60 |
| Rough | 30 |
| Other submitted year | 10 |
| No answer | 0 |
Daily, Infinite and Archive compared
The current Daily is free and can be played without signing in. A new one appears at midnight in the player’s local time. Infinite is advertised as a one-time $5 purchase. It unlocks extra journeys, the official archive of past dailies, and ad-free play. The publisher associates the unlock with a Google account for use across devices.[2][3][4][5]
Use Daily for a shared puzzle with friends, Infinite when you want more practice, and Archive to replay a specific date. The archive belongs to the original game at eraly.io and is part of the Infinite unlock.[2][4]
| Mode | Best for | Access |
|---|---|---|
| Daily | The same seven prompts to compare with friends | Free guest play |
| Infinite | More journeys after finishing the Daily | One-time unlock |
| Archive | Replay a specific past Daily | Included with Infinite |
Sharing an Eraly result and keeping a streak
After the seventh answer, the game lets you share the score and a color summary without revealing the answers. The original also offers private leaderboards you can share with friends. Daily streak and Wardrobe progress are kept on the device, and the publisher offers a transfer option if you change devices.[2]
Compare the puzzle date before sharing. Because midnight is local, two people playing around the same moment may be on different dailies. A player’s total is most useful when both played the same prompts.[2]
Eraly FAQ
How many questions are in an Eraly daily?
Seven, with 25 seconds to answer each one.[2]
What is a perfect Eraly score?
700 points, which requires guessing all seven years exactly.[2]
Is the original Eraly free?
Today’s Daily is free and can be played without an account. Infinite and past-daily replays are part of the one-time paid unlock.[2][3][4]
When does Eraly reset?
At midnight in your local time.[2]
Can I replay yesterday’s Eraly?
The official Archive contains past dailies and is included with the Infinite unlock.[2][4]
Does Eraly work on a phone?
Yes. The original runs in a web browser on phones, tablets and computers.[2]
Sources & verification
Checked · Daily Games editorial desk
- Original Eraly daily game and score legend eraly.io
- Official Eraly rules, scoring examples and daily reset eraly.io
- Official Eraly Infinite access and pricing eraly.io
- Official Eraly archive eraly.io
- Official Eraly terms, including what Infinite unlocks eraly.io
Rules and access notes use the sources linked above. Examples and strategy suggestions are our editorial explanations, not guaranteed solutions. Original games can change. How we research guides.
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