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Math Sprint
Mental math against the clock. Try not to panic.
Daily
A new puzzle every day, the same one for everyone. Keep your streak going and compare notes with a friend.
The whole shelf
27 to play. Pick whatever sounds good right now.
SpeedStack TowerTap to drop. Miss a little and the next slab is smaller. How high can you go?2 minSpeed2 minBoard of FameStack TowerTap to drop. Miss a little and the next slab is smaller. How high can you go?Start stacking
DailyLockwordGuess the five-letter word in six tries, on a combination lock.4 minDaily4 minLockwordGuess the five-letter word in six tries, on a combination lock.Open the lock
SpeedTyping SprintType real passages as fast and as cleanly as you can. Find out how fast you actually are.1–3 minSpeed1–3 minBoard of FameTyping SprintType real passages as fast and as cleanly as you can. Find out how fast you actually are.Start typing
DailyCommon ThreadSixteen words, four hidden groups of four. A new puzzle every day.5 minDaily5 minCommon ThreadSixteen words, four hidden groups of four. A new puzzle every day.Start the puzzle
SpeedSplit SecondTwelve questions, a few seconds each. Think fast or do not think at all.28 minSpeed28 minBoard of FameSplit SecondTwelve questions, a few seconds each. Think fast or do not think at all.Bring it on
For when everyone’s together
Party
Tools and games for a group: a spin wheel, truth or dare, charades, team picker, your own live quiz and Undercover. One phone, everyone plays.
- Spin WheelType in the options, spin, and let the wheel decide.
- Team MakerFair teams, a random turn order, or one name picked — in one tap.
- Truth or DarePass the phone: pick truth or dare, flip the card, no chickening out.
- UndercoverEveryone gets a secret word. A few got a different one. Find them.
- CharadesPhone on your forehead, friends shout clues, tilt to score.
- Quiz MakerWrite a quiz, put it on the big screen, and everyone plays on their phone.
- Snakes & LaddersThe board everyone grew up with. On one phone, against Pip, or online with a phone each.
- LudoRoll a six to get out, race your four pawns home, and send everyone else back to base.
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On this day
2 November, in years gone by. A few things that happened on today’s date.
- 1997
Tropical Storm Linda made landfall in the Mekong Delta in Vietnam, causing more than 3,000 deaths.
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As members of Expedition 1, American astronaut William Shepherd and Russian cosmonauts Sergei Krikalev and Yuri Gidzenko (all pictured) became the first resident crew to arrive at the International Space Station.
Read on Wikipedia - 2008
Lewis Hamilton overtook Timo Glock in the final corners of the Brazilian Grand Prix to become the Formula One World Drivers' Champion by one point.
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From Wikipedia’s “On this day” (CC BY-SA). Links open Wikipedia in a new tab.
Worth a read
Longer pieces about the ideas behind the games. A different few every day.
Article · 7 min
Spin the Wheel: 30 Ideas for Giveaways, Classrooms and Everyday Decisions
How to use a random spinner wheel for giveaway draws, picking students, choosing dinner and party dares — and whether an online wheel is really fair.
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How to Split Teams Fairly: Random Draws, Snake Drafts and Old-School Methods
How to divide people into fair teams for five-a-side, gaming nights, group projects and team events: when to go random, when to use a snake draft, team name ideas, and how to avoid the "these teams are rigged" row.
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Big Five vs MBTI: Which Personality Test Is More Accurate?
MBTI is everywhere on social media, but psychologists mostly use the Big Five. How the two differ, why your MBTI type can change when you retake it, and how to use personality tests without over-reading them.
Read article →What is pickagame?
pickagame is a free collection of short games and tests you can play in a browser, on a phone or a laptop, without signing up. There are personality tests such as the Big Five, logic and memory puzzles, speed drills, two daily puzzles, a Javanese weton calculator, a playful tarot draw, and a set of party games for when everyone is in the same room.
Everything is built to fit into a few spare minutes and to end with something worth reading: a result that explains what it means, not just a number or a label. Where a result could be mistaken for more than it is, such as a personality score or a weton reading, the page says so plainly.
Alongside the games we write longer articles about the ideas behind them, from what the Big Five actually measures to how to estimate a number you have never looked up. The whole site is available in English and Indonesian.
Questions people ask
Is pickagame free?
Yes. Every game and test is free to play. The site is supported by advertising, and nothing is locked behind a payment.
Do I need to create an account?
No. There are no accounts. You open a game and play. If you choose to save a run to a Board of Fame or play against a friend, you pick a name for that game only.
Does it work on my phone?
Yes. Every game is designed for phone screens first and works in any modern browser, with nothing to install.
What happens to my answers?
Answers to tests are scored in your browser and never sent to us. Only a few features need a server, such as playing against a friend, saving a run to a Board of Fame or hosting a live quiz, and those are described on the privacy page.
Are the personality results scientific?
The personality tests are short self-report questionnaires based on published models, useful for reflection but not clinical instruments. Tradition-based pages such as the weton calculator and the tarot draw are presented as culture and entertainment, not prediction.
Can I play with friends?
Yes. Party games like Undercover, Tebak Kata, Truth or Dare, the Spin Wheel and Quiz Maker are built for groups, and many of the speed games let you race a friend with a room code.
How this works
It runs in your browser
No account, no user database. Your answers are scored in your browser and stay there.
Every result is explained
A number on its own tells you very little. We give you the useful part: what it means, and where it gets interesting.
No fake leaderboards
We do not collect everyone’s scores, so we will not make up a percentile just to look busy.