About this game
Work out the weekday of any date in three steps, ten questions against the clock
What this game is
You get a date and you work out the weekday in your head. The opening screen teaches the whole method in three steps, and after that it is questions all the way: ten of them, twenty seconds each.
It is the kind of trick that stays with you. Which day of the week a friend was born on, whether the 15th of next month lands on a weekend: you answer without reaching for your phone. The first few are slow, but once the three steps sink in the answer arrives before the arithmetic does.
How to play
- Three steps, that is all
- Find the year's anchor day, recall the anchor date for that month, then count the days between. It all fits on the opening screen, and the Rules button reopens it mid-game.
- Opening the rules pauses the clock
- Open the rules mid-question and the timer stops. That question loses its speed bonus in exchange, so on a scoring run it pays to keep the sheet shut.
- Score comes from speed and streaks
- A correct answer pays a base score plus a bonus for the time you had left, and every answer in a row adds more on top. One miss and the streak resets to zero.
- A wrong answer gets worked out for you
- Get one wrong or run out of time and a three-line walkthrough appears right there. See which step slipped, then move on to the next question.
Frequently asked questions
- What range do the dates come from?
- Between 1950 and 2049. The early questions stay in the 2000s, and the 1900s start mixing in as you go.
- Can I play without knowing the method?
- Yes. The opening screen teaches all three steps from scratch, and the Rules button brings them back any time during play.
- Does it cost anything?
- It is free. One Google sign-in and you are straight into the first question.
- Does it work on a phone?
- It opens straight in the browser on a phone, tablet or desktop. You answer by tapping a weekday button, so one hand is plenty.
