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Price Was What?
Price Was What? is a daily puzzle where you guess historical prices for five everyday items in a single year, using real published prices; the puzzle resets nightly at midnight Eastern.
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Price Was What? is a free daily guessing game that presents one year between 1960 and 2023 and five everyday items such as a dozen eggs, a gallon of gas, a postage stamp, a month’s rent, and the price of a new house. Players enter numeric guesses and compare them to real historical prices sourced from published records.
The game updates once per day, choosing a new year and basket nightly at midnight Eastern. Every listed price in the game is taken from a published source, and the site stores your progress locally so your game saves between visits. The site also links to past baskets where you can view previous puzzles and their real prices.
How to play Price Was What?
- Open the game page to see the daily year and the five items you must price.
- For each item enter a numeric guess for what that item cost in the chosen year.
- Submit your guesses to see how close each number is to the real published price.
- Use the feedback provided to adjust guesses in later rounds and try to minimize the difference.
Tips for Price Was What?
- Start by anchoring guesses to well-known inflation points such as the 1970s and early 1980s if the year feels like that era.
- Use round numbers for initial guesses and refine by thinking in decades: prices in the 1960s tend to be far lower than in the 2000s.
- Remember that housing and rent move differently from commodity prices, so treat house price guesses more generously.
- When unsure about a year, estimate relative proportions between items (for example, how many eggs per gallon of gas) to guide consistent guesses.
Price Was What? FAQ
What is Price Was What?
Price Was What? is a daily game where you guess what five everyday items cost in a specific year between 1960 and 2023. The game gives one year and a basket of five items each day and compares your numeric guesses to real published prices.
Is Price Was What? free and do I need an account?
Yes, the game is free and does not require signing up. The site states the game is free and uses published sources for its prices; your game saves locally so you do not need an account to preserve progress.
When does the new puzzle appear?
A new puzzle is published every night at midnight Eastern. Each new day the site picks a new year between 1960 and 2023 and a fresh set of five items to price.
Can I view past puzzles and their answers?
Yes, you can view past baskets and their real prices through the site’s past baskets link. The site provides a page that lists previous daily baskets and the published prices used for those puzzles.
Is Price Was What? like Wordle?
Yes, Price Was What? is described as a daily game like Wordle but focused on historical prices rather than words. Instead of guessing a word, you submit numeric price guesses for five items in a given year.
Where do the prices in the game come from?
Every price in the game comes from a published source. The site explicitly states that each listed historical price is taken from published records rather than being invented.
Can I share my results?
Yes, the site supports sharing of finished games, and the site tracks how many people play, finish and share via Google Analytics. Google Analytics is used only to count visits and does not see your individual guesses or receipts.
