Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by dmos62 on Sunday April 20, 2025 @04:05AM
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The score takes the magnitude of error into account. Isn't it nice that guessing the precise year is more rewarded than guessing the decade?
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by pngeez on Sunday April 20, 2025 @04:30AM
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Hi, I made this game. Really appreciate the feedback! Seems like older images tend to be frustrating, so I think I'll use them less going forward.
Also, older photos are scored more generously, so being a few decades off won’t tank your score nearly as much as it would on a newer one.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by Al-Khwarizmi on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:36AM
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For the record, I especially enjoyed the older photos. Maybe it's just a matter of making it obvious in the UI that they penalize less, so that score maximizers won't be annoyed with them.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by bbarnett on Sunday April 20, 2025 @09:06AM
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Yes! Games are to be fun, but for many the challenge is fun.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by frereubu on Sunday April 20, 2025 @05:38AM
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This is fun. One tiny bit of UI feedback - when maximising the image, I'd expect the escape key to go back to the game, and found it a bit frustrating when it didn't.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by asdf12341 on Sunday April 20, 2025 @06:52AM
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Hi, I think you should credit the photographer of these as well.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by darkerside on Sunday April 20, 2025 @07:32AM
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I disagree with all of that feedback. Might be because I got top 3%. I don't mean this in a mean way, but it sounds like sour grapes to me!
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by Rapzid on Sunday April 20, 2025 @09:14AM
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I got that London blitz photo bang on. The older photos are fun.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by lolinder on Sunday April 20, 2025 @09:43AM
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No, don't stop using the older images! They were the most fun for me! Reasoning about the political landscape that would have led to the beach photo was challenging and rewarding when I got it right. And the London Blitz photo was also a ton of fun to see and think about.
Re:Which year: guess which year each photo was taken
by gradascent on Sunday April 20, 2025 @12:50PM
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Adding to the chorus: I like the older images and the precise year is important! The underground shelter is something that wouldn’t exist just a few years after that photo, or before.
As for some (hopefully constructive) feedback: I think the year selection slider could benefit from a few adjustments. If an image is from the distant past—say, pre-1950s—it might make more sense to use decade-based precision rather than individual years. For example, a black-and-white photo had me way off that caused me to lose 20 years of my life :). It would be helpful if such images were categorized more broadly, something like “191x”.
For mid-century images (roughly 1960–1990), a 5-year interval could strike a better balance. I came across one from that era and was six years off. And for more recent images, say post-2010, a one-year precision feels reasonable.
Of course, this suggestion mainly applies if we're deducing the year based on visual cues like clothing, hairstyles, and the environment. If the game is intended more as a quiz based on the text descriptions under the images, then it shifts more into trivia territory—and that’s a different type of challenge altogether.