Rankle #28 answer: Shakespeare play year written (oldest to newest)

The answer

Rank by Shakespeare play year written (oldest to newest)

1. 1A Midsummer Night's Dream~1595
2. 2Hamlet~1600
3. 3Othello~1603
4. 4The Tempest~1610

Why this order

Ranked oldest to newest, A Midsummer Night's Dream (~1595) goes at the top and The Tempest (~1610) at the bottom.

The closest call is Hamlet (~1600) against Othello (~1603), 3 years apart. That is the swap most likely to cost a point.

Even the biggest gap, between Othello and The Tempest, is 7 years, which makes this one of the tighter Rankles.

These are the figures the game reveals after you submit. They are rounded and the ones marked ~ are typical or estimated values; only the order is scored.

Difficulty: hard, judged by how close the tightest pair is.

How it was scored

right slot, one place out, two or more out. The score is how many items sit in the right slot, and only 4/4 is a win. Full rules on the how to play page.