EraPin is a deduction game for APUSH review. Each round shows students a historical photo with written clues; they reason out where it happened (pin on a map) and when (pick the year) from geographic anchors, clothing, technology, and architecture. It's built for reasoning, not recall — the clues never name the country or city, so students have to work the evidence.
Recall games reward the students who already memorized the content. EraPin's clues are written so any student can reason to the answer — at least two real geographic anchors that only intersect in one region, never the place name itself. The skill it practices — moving from observation to inference, relative location to an absolute point — is the same reasoning the exam's map and document questions call for.
The game, every pack, room codes, and live leaderboards are free and stay free. A Pro tier ($59/yr) adds auto-publish (queue your period's packs on your class schedule), per-student reports, a coverage view of eras and regions your class has hit, and printable cards. Every new account gets full Pro free for 30 days, no card.
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Free for the classroom — no student accounts, no card.