A higher or lower history game

How well do you
know the toll?

Compare history’s defining disasters and conflicts. Decide whether the next event claimed more or fewer lives, and keep your streak alive.

Curated historical events Estimates sourced from linked Wikipedia articles

Historical death tolls are estimates and may vary by source and methodology.

The rules

How to play

  1. 1
    Compare two events

    The first event’s estimated toll is shown. The second is hidden.

  2. 2
    Choose higher or lower

    Guess whether the hidden toll is above or below the known one.

  3. 3
    Build a streak

    Every correct answer adds a point. One wrong answer ends the run.

Keyboard ↑Higher ↓Lower

Figures are historical estimates drawn from linked Wikipedia articles. They can differ across sources and should be read as context, not definitive totals.