Play the history

Every day

New each day, the same for everyone. Come back tomorrow to keep your streak.

Daily puzzle

Battle of the Day

One puzzle a day: an old map or a blurred commander. One guess, share your grid.

Play ›Daily pin

Pin of the Day

One battle a day on the world map. How close can you get?

Play ›Calendar

On This Day

Battles fought on today's date, with a calendar for all 366 days of the year.

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Games 8

Built from our maps, portraits and battle stories.

World map game

Where Was the Battle?

Drop a pin where famous battles were fought. Up to 5,000 points a round.

Play ›Higher or lower

Which Battle Was Bigger?

More or fewer soldiers than the last battle? One wrong call ends your run.

Play ›Timeline game

Put the Battles in Order

Five battles, years hidden. Oldest to newest, closer in time every round.

Play ›Map game

Guess the Battle from the Map

Old battle maps revealed piece by piece. Name the battle before the full map shows.

Play ›Portrait game

Guess the Commander

A blurred portrait and four clues. Fewer clues, more points.

Play ›Quiz

Who Won the Battle?

Thermopylae, Gallipoli, the Somme: pick the winner, or call it a draw.

Play ›Quiz

Guess the Battle

Ten scenes from inside famous battles. Which one are you in?

Play ›Personality quiz

Which Commander Are You?

15 questions match you to one of history's great generals.

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Battle quizzes 15

By era and by nation, with the story behind every answer.

Ancient battlesMedieval battlesEarly modern battlesNapoleonic battlesIndustrial age battlesWorld War I battlesWorld War II battlesPolish battlesRoman battlesGreek battlesByzantine battlesOttoman battlesBritish battlesFrench battlesAmerican battles

Vote and compare

Pick your side in the great rivalries. Results show once enough readers have voted.

Commander duels · 23

Rankings you can sort and vote on

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Interactive globe

Battle Globe

Spin the globe on our home page and fly to the battles you can play in the app.

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