Twelve decades
The 1910s through the 2020s. A game uses three of them, five items a round.
Phone · Price guessing Coming soon
Back in my Dollar
Time travel through prices. Guess what things cost, then see what that money buys now.
Beta · phones · Phone (installable web app)
About the game
Three decades. One minute each.
Back in my Dollar is a guessing game about old prices, modern inflation and very unserious money jokes. It is built for a phone, and you can install it like an app. A desktop browser asks you to switch to a phone.
Each game draws three decades, from the 1910s through the 2020s. A round lasts sixty seconds. Pick up a price tag, drop it on the item, and lock it in. After the round, the game shows a typical price today next to what the same buying power would be. Some items are marked Feels like, and those use buying power as the comparison that matters.
Five points for every tag you get right, plus extra for the seconds you had left. A perfect round is 55. A perfect game is 165. Online, the server checks the score. Offline, the game stays on your phone. Sign in with an email code if you want a username, the User Rating ladder, friends, and a challenge where the higher score wins.
Features
What you’ll do
Lock it in
Sixty seconds, a countdown, and a first-round tour the first time you play.
User Rating
Your running score online. The ladder keeps a top 100, and a good game can crack the top 10.
Friends
A friend code, a shared style of game, and ten User Rating to whoever scores higher. Ties pay nothing.
Money cards
Eleven collectible cards, from The Penny Pincher to Bag Holder. A finished set of the core ten is a one-time rating bonus.
Hobby cards
Foodie, Life and Outdoors. Streaks and games played hand you extra picks.
Questions
FAQ
Is this financial advice?
No. Prices in the game may be approximate, simplified, rounded, humorous, or based on public numbers that change. It is a game.
Was this called Inflation Station?
That was the old name. The game is Back in my Dollar.
Where do I play it?
A public phone build is not on this site yet. Leave your email and you will get one message when it is.
The phone beta is in progress.
Found a price that feels wrong, or a card you want? Send it in.