Tall Order

Why it’s different

What makes Tall Order different

Higher or lower

One fact shows its number. Guess whether the next is higher or lower, then it becomes the one to beat.

Daily game

Ten questions a day, the same for everyone. Share your score grid with friends.

Real numbers

Populations, heights, stadiums, box office, animal speeds and the year things first came out, each from a cited source.

Three looks

A split-flap station board, a tape measure or a TV quiz set. Switch any time in Settings.

See it

A closer look

Tall Order in the Departures look, asking whether a pigeon is faster or slower than a garden snail

Tall Order in the Departures look, revealing Mount Fuji's height on split-flap digits

Tall Order in the Tape measure look, with yellow tape cards

Tall Order in the Quiz night look, with marquee lights round the cards

How it plays

Tall Order is a trivia game about the size of things. You see one fact with its number, like the height of the Eiffel Tower. Then you guess whether the next one, say Big Ben, is higher or lower.

Get it right and that answer becomes the number to beat. The first questions are easy calls, and they get closer as your streak grows. Every few rounds the topic changes, from country populations to how fast a cheetah runs.

The daily game gives everyone the same ten questions, so you can compare scores. Numbers come from the UN, Wikipedia and Box Office Mojo. The game is free and supported by ads.

Tips

How to play well

Play the odds
Both cards always come from the same topic. If the number shown is near the top of what that topic can be, the next one is more likely lower, and the other way round.
Close calls never tie
The game never pairs two facts within 2% of each other, or from the same year. However close it looks, one really is higher.
Read the small print
Some cards carry a short note, such as which height is measured or whether a film's takings include re-releases. It can settle a close call.
Take the daily slowly
A wrong answer doesn't end the daily game. You play all ten, and the pairs get closer towards the end, so the last few deserve the most thought.
Know when you can keep going
After a wrong answer in the main game, you can keep your streak once per game, and only if it was three or more. The pairs get closer as your streak grows.

Questions

Asked and answered

Is Tall Order free, and what ads does it show?

It's free and supported by ads. There are no banner ads and no ads during a question. A full-screen ad can appear when you leave a finished game, from your tenth game on, at most once every ten games and at least five minutes apart. The only other ad is optional, to keep your streak.

When does the daily game change?

At midnight in your own time zone. Everyone gets the same ten questions on the same date, and you get one go. Afterwards the Daily button shows your result, and your days-in-a-row count grows if you come back the next day.

Can I carry on after a wrong answer?

In the main game, yes, once per game, if your streak was three or more. Choose Keep my streak and watch a short ad. The daily game doesn't need it, because you answer all ten either way.

Where do the numbers come from?

Populations are from the UN World Population Prospects 2024, box office takings from Box Office Mojo's worldwide grosses, and heights, areas, stadiums, years and speeds from Wikipedia. Each fact is stored with the page it came from.

Where is my progress saved?

Your best streak, daily results and settings are stored only on your device. There's no account, so they don't move between devices. In a browser, clearing this site's data resets them.

How do I change the look or turn off sound?

Open Settings from the menu. You can choose Departures, Tape measure or Quiz night, and switch sound and vibration on or off.