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The Family History Game

You can play this family history game on your own to see how much you know, or with your family to share stories that often go untold.

We made this game to help you find family stories before they fade away, share your history with children, and have fun testing what you know. If you can’t answer a question, it just means there’s a new story to uncover.

There’s no setup or preparation needed, and you don’t need a family tree. Just gather everyone, pick a card, and see how much your family remembers about its past.

Four Question Types

1. Facts & Figures

Specific questions about people, places, and professions. Where your family came from, what your ancestors did, and the names that run through generations.

Stories We Know

The stories your family already tells. Funny ones, surprising ones, the legends repeated at every gathering.

Mysteries & Gaps

The questions nobody can answer. The chapters of your family’s history that have grown faint. Play this category to surface what’s missing before it’s gone.

Then & Now

Questions that connect your family to the wider world. What your grandparents lived through, how life has changed, and what the past looked like.

Steps to Play

One

Choose your mode

Discovery mode is for playing with your family — bring the people who know the answers.
Self-test mode lets you see how well you know your own family history.
Both modes use the same questions.
Two

Pick your difficulty

Easy is about your immediate family and living relatives.
Medium goes back to grandparents and great-grandparents.
Hard looks at your wider family history.
Three

Play the game

In Discovery mode, discuss questions with your family and optionally save answers as voice-to-text.
In Test mode, rate your knowledge for each question and get a final score.
Family History Game

The Family History Game

Test your knowledge or discover stories with your family

Choose difficulty

Choose your mode

Discover Mode

Play with elders and children together. Each question prompts conversation and storytelling.

  • Capture answers using voice-to-text
  • Bookmark questions to ask family or revisit later
  • Download your captured answers and bookmarked questions at the end

Test Mode

A 20-question quiz to measure how well you know your family history.

  • Rate your knowledge on a sliding scale for each question
  • Receive a percentage score at the end
  • Compare your score with other players
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Facts & Figures

Capture Answer

Voice-to-text works best in Chrome. In other browsers, you can type your answer below.

Game Complete

Where will these stories live?

The answers you have captured deserve somewhere permanent. Simirity is a private family journal built to preserve exactly these moments.

Discover Simirity

Want to test your knowledge further? Try a different difficulty level or switch between Discover and Test modes.

The Game Ends, But The Stories Shouldn't

Memories Fade

Discoveries may be forgotten

Your conversation may have uncovered family history that others hadn’t heard before. But if you don’t save it, those details could be lost.

Over time, the memories of your family’s storytellers will fade. Since you never know how long you have, it’s best to act quickly to keep these stories safe.

A mother and daughter sharing a story inspired by the family history game

The stories she knows need a backup

A large family group

If you don’t know the details, someone else may

Unanswered Questions

Someone knows the answers. Who's asking?

The questions you couldn’t answer aren’t lost forever.

Someone in your family probably knows the answer. Maybe an aunt remembers, a cousin has a photo, or a grandparent knows the whole story. But if no one asks, those answers stay hidden until it’s too late.

Save Stories

A permanent home for precious family stories

Simirity’s where stories from this game can be saved forever.

Instead of a note lost in your phone or a file you might forget about, you get a private family journal where every story, photo, and memory is kept safe for the next generation.

Here’s how it looks in practice.

SIMIRITY FAMILY JOURNAL
The Simirity family journal app - the home of family stories

Simirity is a private home for family stories

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FAQ — Family History Game

Do I need to know my family history to play?

No. Easy questions cover your immediate family. The family history game works whether you know a lot or very little. Often the best discoveries come from the questions you can’t answer.

How long does a family history game take?

A Test mode quiz takes about 10 minutes. A Discover mode session with family can run as long as the conversation and questions flow.

Do I need to create an account?

No. The game family history game works straight from the browser, no account needed.

Can I save the answers I capture during the family history game?

Yes. You can record answers using voice-to-text and download the full list at the end of the session. For somewhere permanent to keep these stories, with photos and context, Simirity family journal is built for exactly that.

Does voice-to-text work on all browsers?

Voice-to-text works best in Chrome on a desktop or laptop. It’s available in Safari and Edge with some limitations. If your browser doesn’t support it, you can still play the game and type answers manually.

Can I play with my children?

Absolutely. The family history game is designed to work across generations. Children learn family history through the questions, while elders share what they know.

What if I don't know the answer to a question?

That’s part of the point. Use the bookmark feature on the card to mark the question, and at the end of the quiz you can download all bookmarked questions to forward to other relatives who might know.

Can I play more than once?

Yes. The game randomly selects questions from a pool of 161, so each game is different. Higher difficulty levels give you more challenging questions to work through.

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