Players should not look at the year on their cards.

1. Deal each player 10 cards, year down. Do not look at the cards.
2. All cards should be placed into a single stack, year-down, in front of each person. Players should not look at the year.
3. With the remaining cards in the deck, the dealer should setup a grid of cards 3×3 with all cards year-up, in the middle of the table. Set the rest of the deck to the side, it will not be needed.
4. The dealer places the oldest event in the top left of the grid, the most recent event in the bottom right of the grid. 
5. Arrange the remaining cards within the 3×3 grid so that each row is in chronological order, from left to right. Then, arrange each column in chronological order from top to bottom. Move any cards between rows or columns to ensure all rows are still in chronological order. All years should line-up horizontally, vertically, and diagonally from the top left corner of the grid.

The person whose birthday is closest to the most recent event in the grid goes first.

1. The first player should decide when the event on their top card happened. They place it into grid, year-down, on top of any cards in that spot. The first players takes their top card and places it in the grid, year-down, when they believe the event occurs.
2. The next player flips the card to reveal the year. If the card year keeps the rows and columns in chronological order, the card stays on that pile and becomes the new year. The player’s turn is over. If the card year is not in chronological order, the player needs to return the card to their hand along with any other cards that were stacked below that card. That spot in the grid will now be empty. Cards should be placed at the bottom of the player’s hand, year-down.
3. The next player takes the top card from their stack and places it year-down on top of another card within the grid. Then repeat step 3.
4. Play continues until the first person correctly places all of their cards into the grid.