What is WhenTaken?
WhenTaken shows you a photo and asks two questions at once: where in the world was it taken, and in what year? You drop a pin on a map and choose a year, and you score points for being close on both. A daily game has several photos, and your scores add up to a total you can compare with friends. The joy is in the detective work. Car shapes, clothing, shop signs, the side of the road people drive on and even the colour of the film all give hints about place and time. It comes from Teuteuf Games, the studio behind Worldle and Travle, and a new set appears at midnight in your own time zone. Past games are kept in an archive, so you can catch up on days you missed. It suits history buffs, travellers and anyone who enjoys TimeGuessr or GeoGuessr but wants a quick daily version that also tests their sense of time.
How to play
- Look closely at the photo for clues about place and era.
- Drop a pin on the map where you think it was taken, then choose a year.
- Points depend on how close you get on both. Add them up across the rounds.
