How to play Chartered
In Chartered, five historical events make up each day’s game. For each one, drop a pin where it happened and choose the year. The closer both guesses are, the more you score.
Make your guesses
- Read the question. Open “A little clarity” if you want more detail about which event you’re placing.
- Tap or click the map to place your pin. You can also focus the map, pan with the arrow keys and press Enter to place your pin at the centre.
- Choose the year with the slider or type it in. Select BC or AD. There is no year zero.
- Confirm your answer to see the location, year and points earned. You can inspect the map before moving on.
The 60-second clock
Each question gives you 60 seconds from when the map is ready. If time runs out, the game submits whichever guesses you’ve selected. A missing location or year earns zero for that part. Leaving the page keeps the clock running. Speed earns no extra points.
How scoring works
Location and year each earn 0, 10, 20, 35 or 45 points. Each event has its own location zones and year ranges. An exact year earns 45 points. Get 45 for both guesses to earn the 10-point “Right place right time!” bonus.
A location guess worth 35 points and a year guess worth 20 earn 55 for that event. Hit the top band on both and you earn 100. A perfect day is 500.
Your daily attempt
A new edition opens at local midnight. You get one attempt per edition and can finish it the following day if you started on time. Sign-in is optional. After five questions, see your score, collect qualifying stamps and copy a spoiler-free result to share.