Inflationdle

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To winWithin 5% or 2¢

    Hit: within 5% Close: within 25% Miss
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      How to play

      Guess what the item cost in that U.S. market and month, in US dollars. You get six bids. Each miss tells you to go higher or lower and how close you were. Land within 5% of the target price to win. On cheap items, anything within 2¢ counts, so whole cents are always enough.

      A new item drops every day at midnight. Practice mode serves random rounds from the same archive. On a keyboard, Enter places a bid, N deals a new practice item and R reopens your results.

      Groceries and energy use U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average retail prices (January of each year), via FRED. Electronics use U.S. launch prices (MSRP). Cars use the automaker's base MSRP for the cheapest version, before the destination fee.

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      Made by Wesley

      Yesterday's answer goes up each morning on X, Bluesky and YouTube.

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      What is Inflationdle?

      A free daily game about prices. Each day shows one real item from the past, like a dozen eggs in 1990, a gallon of gas in Chicago or the first iPhone, and you have six bids to guess what it cost. There's no account, no ads and nothing to install.

      Where do the prices come from?

      Official records. Groceries, gas and electricity are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics average retail prices, via FRED. Electronics and cars use their U.S. launch price (MSRP). Gold and silver come from the World Bank. The Japan, Canada and UK dailies use each country's statistics office.

      Can I play for another country?

      Yes. Tap the flag next to Daily and Practice to switch to Japan, Canada or the UK. Each country has its own daily item, streak and currency.

      Where can I look up old prices?

      The price history pages chart every item by year, with each price adjusted for inflation. An item is hidden there while it's today's round, and opens once you've played it.