What is Revealed?
Revealed is a daily trivia game from Encyclopaedia Britannica. Each day you get a short encyclopedia entry with most of its important words blacked out. Only small linking words are left, along with a category such as People, Science and Tech, History and Society, or Animals and Nature. You can click on blanks to reveal the hidden words one by one, and you can ask for hints, but the aim is to guess the topic using as few reveals and hints as possible. The fun is in reading between the lines: a sentence like 'A ___ is any of about ___ species of ___' can already point you towards an animal family before a single word is uncovered. When you get it right, you can read the full entry and learn a little more. It is relaxed and educational at the same time, and it suits quiz fans, curious readers and anyone who enjoys a guessing game that leaves them knowing something new.
How to play
- Read the entry. Most key words are hidden, but the category is shown.
- Click blanks to reveal words, or use a hint if you are stuck.
- Guess the topic with as few reveals and hints as possible.
Quick facts
- Typical time
- 2–5 min
- Difficulty
- Medium
- Price
- Free to play.
- Account
- Not needed.
- On a phone
- Works in your phone's browser. Nothing to install.
Tips to get better
- Read the skeleton first. Before you reveal anything, read the small words that are showing. 'A ___ is any of about ___ species of ___' already says animal or plant. '___ was a ___ who ___' says person.
- Lean on the category. People, science, history, nature: together with the shape of the sentence, the category narrows things quickly.
- Reveal the word after 'is a'. The word that follows 'is a' or 'was an' tells you what kind of thing the entry is about: a composer, a river, a disease. It's the best-value reveal on the page.
- Next, go for dates and places. Numbers and names pin the topic down. Describing words rarely help.
- Look at how the entry opens. An entry usually starts with its own subject. Two blanks followed by dates in brackets is a person's name. A single blank is more likely a thing.
Who it's for
Revealed is for readers: people who like encyclopedias and the game of guessing from context. It's gentle, and you always finish by learning something. Your score depends a lot on whether the day's topic is in your world, so some days feel easy and others impossible. It's one of the calmest trivia games around.
