Guides & stories

The reading that goes with the playing.

Our games are quick, but there's more to them than fits on a game page. These guides are where we put the good stuff: how a big game actually works, what's inside it, and how to get the most out of the few minutes you've got.

Time Trail: the country-by-country guide

Time Trail is a journey through 15 countries and 450 history questions. This companion walks the whole route — what each country's 30 questions cover, how the five question formats work, where the points hide, and the tips we'd give a friend setting off from the United Kingdom with five hearts and an hourglass. Read the guide · Play Time Trail

Quick games for short breaks

Sixty seconds in a queue, five minutes with a coffee, fifteen on a train — different breaks suit different games. This guide matches every quick game on MiniBreak to the break it was built for, from 60-second reaction rounds to a full country of Time Trail. Read the guide

More guides are on the way as new games land. If there's a game you'd like explained, extended or argued about, tell us.