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We dare you to live through the year again.
How long can you endure?
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The Card Pairings
You just saw two random news items from 2018. This game is meant to show you the year’s defining events — the fun, the serious, the absurd, the tragic — side by side.
The Awards
The more you experience of 2018, the more awards you’ll win. You might want to screenshot the rewards for bragging rights.
The Timer
A timer will count the seconds you spend playing the game. You’re at 00 seconds now. If you want to pause, hit
Your current time is ! Your voyage, although it is still new, is very successful.
You are clocking in at . You have so many awards of endurance left to win.
You’ve spent here. You think you know 2018? You have much left to learn — and feel.
You’re currently at . Oh gosh, you now realize so many things have happened.
You’re currently at . Wait, Jared Kushner said what? Let’s live through that again!
You’re currently at ! Are you beginning to feel like it must be several years later?
You are clocking in at ! Those who cannot remember the past will ... something something.
Your current time is . Eventually you will know everything!
You have endured here! Do you dare experience more!
You’re currently at ! Your will to endure is strong, but 2018 is stronger.
Your time is now ! What will you do with all you have learned here???
Right now we are clocking you at ! This is remarkable, you are very informed.
You’ve spent here. How much longer can you really live through this?
You are now at . Every brave explorer must admit defeat!
It has now been . You know more about 2018 than almost anyone.
Hmm, has passed since you started. Soon even we will beg you to stop.
At , here you are on your own at the outer limits.
FINISH
You Get to Stay Forever in the Year 2018!
You are here!00:30
00:00
START
Congratulations
Here is your report card. We made it just for you! You endured the year for ! What you do with all you learned here is up to you now.
Your current time is ! Your voyage, although it is still new, is very successful.
You are clocking in at . You have so many awards of endurance left to win.
You’ve spent here. You think you know 2018? You have much left to learn — and feel.
You’re currently at . Oh gosh, you now realize so many things have happened.
You’re currently at . Wait, Jared Kushner said what? Let’s live through that again!
You’re currently at ! Are you beginning to feel like it must be several years later?
You are clocking in at ! Those who cannot remember the past will ... something something.
Your current time is . Eventually you will know everything!
You have endured here! Do you dare experience more!
You’re currently at ! Your will to endure is strong, but 2018 is stronger.
Your time is now ! What will you do with all you have learned here???
Right now we are clocking you at ! This is remarkable, you are very informed.
You’ve spent here. How much longer can you really live through this?
You are now at . Every brave explorer must admit defeat!
It has now been . You know more about 2018 than almost anyone.
Hmm, has passed since you started. Soon even we will beg you to stop.
At , here you are on your own at the outer limits.
FINISH
You Get to Stay Forever in the Year 2018!
You are here!00:30
00:00
START
Plus, you’ve unlocked these achievements. Honestly, you did great!
Wow! You’ve experienced all of these stories.
- Design and development:
- Tracy Ma, Blacki Migliozzi, Umi Syam
- Editors:
- Bonnie Wertheim, with assistance from Jonah Bromwich, John Herrman, Valeriya Safronova, Natalie Shutler, Choire Sicha and Caity Weaver
- Sound design:
- Leon Chang
You have only re-lived 2018 for and won just [0] awards. Do you want to keep playing?
Hello, are you there? Would you like to keep playing?
We can’t believe you left this endurance challenge. Do you want to keep playing?
Where are you? What is this?
You stood beneath a waterfall of news all year. What did you take away? We believe in being informed news consumers. We also know that this news cascade flattens the importance of any given story — something you’ll notice here as unruly pairs of stories come flying your way. Maybe you’ll find you missed important stuff. Maybe you’ll find you remember things that don’t matter. Maybe you’ll think about how you can best consume news in 2019. Maybe, if you’re not already a subscriber, you’ll join us. Whatever your experience, we promise to reward you in this quest.
With affection,
The Styles Desk of The New York Times
Achievements unlocked