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What Gauge is
Gauge is a daily visual-estimation game built around your instincts. Each day brings a gauntlet of five short challenges: counting a briefly flashed dot cloud, pouring a glass to a target percentage, setting a dial to an exact angle, holding for a precise number of seconds, and stretching a line to a given length. Every round is graded from 0 to 100 percent, and your daily score is the average of the five rounds. The five challenges are seeded by date, so all players worldwide face identical targets on the same day. You get one attempt per daily gauntlet, making first instincts count. If you prefer to sharpen skills without pressure, practice mode offers endless rounds, either mixing all five skills or drilling one at a time. No account, signup, or install is required, and the game runs in any modern browser on phones and Chromebooks.
How to play
The daily gauntlet presents five rounds in sequence. For the dot count, use the slider to estimate the number of dots you saw in the flash. For the glass, drag up or down to pour to the requested percentage. For the dial, swing the arm around the hinge to set the target angle, remembering that 0° points right, 90° is straight up, and angles open counter-clockwise. For the hold, press and hold anywhere for the exact number of seconds and release; a release under one second is forgiven, so you can press again. For the line, stretch your own line until it matches the displayed length. When satisfied, tap the LOCK IN button to have that round scored. After five rounds, your result is the average. In practice mode, pick all five skills mixed or choose a single skill for endless rounds; the 12-level difficulty ladder rises with green rounds and falls with red ones.
Tips
- Remember the dial references: 0° points right, 180° points left, 90° is straight up, and angles open counter-clockwise.
- If your hold was released under one second, it is forgiven—just press and hold again rather than settling for a bad round.
- Watch the result trail colors: green means sharp, yellow means close, and red means way off. Use them to judge which skill needs practice.
- In practice mode, a green round of 85% or higher levels up the difficulty, while a red round drops you back one level.
Common questions
How is the daily score calculated?
Each of the five rounds is scored from 0 to 100 percent based on accuracy, and the daily result is the average of those five scores. The result trail shows green for sharp, yellow for close, and red for way off.
Can I replay the daily gauntlet if I make a mistake?
The daily gauntlet allows one attempt; your first instinct is the game. If you are interrupted mid-gauntlet, your progress is saved. For unlimited attempts at individual skills, use practice mode.
Is practice mode different from the daily gauntlet?
Practice mode offers endless rounds and lets you mix all five skills or drill a single one. It records a lifetime accuracy average per skill in your browser and uses a 12-level difficulty ladder.
Do I need an account to play or share results?
No account, signup, or install is needed. After finishing, you can copy a shareable five-square result trail and send it as a challenge; rivals remain anonymous, showing only a count, best accuracy, and your rank.