New York Times games are beloved by almost every student at McCall. They are enjoyable, sometimes difficult, and amusing. Most of them come out with a new challenge every day, but this one is comes out once a week. It expands students' historical knowledge, teaches reasoning and connection, and is fun! This game is called Flashback.

Flashback is a timeline game. You are given one historic event, and then have to place other moments in relation to it. A different amount of points are rewarded depending on how accurate you are. In the end, if you get everything right, you should have 28 points.

This cool game teaches students about major events, and when they were. Each event even has a small description about the moment! The events are ones that are helpful to know about, too. They involve all sorts of topics: culture, science, religion, and more! By playing Flashback, people can learn about history in a fun and fast way.

Flashback also helps teach common sense and connection. If one has not heard about an event that they have to place, their background knowledge from outside the game can be helpful. So, people have to make connections between multiple pieces information. Additionally, if you are totally confused, reasoning is important. Lets say that you just placed an event that took place in 1960. If you have to set an event like the founding of a civilization, you know that it probably happened before 1960. Most civilizations were founded before then. 

We definitely recommend that you try this fun, educational game! To find it, just google Flashback NYT. Happy gaming!