Magnitudle is all about estimating the scale of real-world numbers.
Many questions involve huge quantities, millions, billions, or even trillions. Because of this, Magnitudle does not expect you to guess the exact answer. Instead, the game scores your guess based on how close you are in magnitude.
In simple terms: the closer your estimate is to the true scale of the number, the higher your score.
Magnitude vs Exact Answers
Imagine the true answer to a question is:
1,000,000
Now consider three guesses:
- 900,000
- 100,000
- 10,000
Even though none are exactly correct, they differ in how close they are in order of magnitude.
Magnitudle rewards guesses that land closer to the correct scale.
Orders of Magnitude and Scoring
An order of magnitude simply means a factor of ten.
Quick examples:
- 10 is 10^1
- 100 is 10^2
- 1,000 is 10^3
- 1,000,000 is 10^6
If the real answer is 1,000,000, then:
- Guessing 900,000 is extremely close.
- Guessing 100,000 is about 10x smaller.
- Guessing 10,000 is about 100x smaller.
Magnitudle scoring reflects this difference.
Rule-of-thumb outcomes:
- Very close (for example, 900,000 vs 1,000,000): about 90 to 100.
- One order off (for example, 100,000 vs 1,000,000): about 70 to 80.
- Two orders off (for example, 10,000 vs 1,000,000): about 50 to 60.
This approach rewards players for getting the scale of the number right, even if the estimate is not perfect.
Try It Yourself
Each day Magnitudle gives you one new question about the scale of our world.
Make your best estimate and see how close you get.