BattleGuess is a free online history trivia game where players identify famous historical battles from images. It covers battles from ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia through to the World Wars, with 5 different game modes including classic, year, campaign, daily challenge, and multiplayer challenges.

How do you play BattleGuess?

You are shown an image of a historical battle and must guess which battle it depicts. You can use hints (at a point cost) to help identify the battle. Choose from 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess the year), Campaign (progressive missions), Daily (new challenge every day), and Challenge (compete with friends).

Is BattleGuess free to play?

Yes, BattleGuess is completely free to play. No account or download is required — just visit battleguess.app and start playing in your browser on any device.

What historical periods does BattleGuess cover?

BattleGuess covers battles from 8 historical eras: Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia, Ancient Greece and Rome, Medieval Europe, Ottoman and Islamic Empires, East Asia, Colonial and Napoleonic Era, American Wars, and World Wars. Each era has multiple battles at easy, medium, and hard difficulty levels.

What game modes are available in BattleGuess?

BattleGuess offers 5 game modes: Classic (identify the battle from an image), Year (guess when the battle took place), Campaign (complete themed missions), Daily Challenge (new battle every day), and Challenge (create shareable challenges for friends).

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⚔️ Ottoman & Islamic Empireshard

Battle of Varna

1444 CE · Bulgaria

Quick Facts

Year: 1444 CE
Location: Bulgaria
Era: ⚔️ Ottoman & Islamic Empires
Difficulty: hard

Historical artwork depicting the Battle of Battle of Varna

Sultan Murad II emerged from retirement to face a Crusader army led by King Wladyslaw III of Poland and Hungary near Varna on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast. The young king launched a reckless cavalry charge into the Ottoman center and was killed, his head displayed on a pike. The decisive Ottoman victory ended the last serious Crusade aimed at driving the Ottomans from Europe and secured Ottoman dominance in the Balkans.

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King Wladyslaw III's head was placed on a pike after Varna and paraded through Ottoman lands. His body was never identified, leading to legends that he had survived and was living in hiding.

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