Drinks by caffeine

Order by caffeine per serving, least first. You place all 20 cards in the right order, one at a time. You start with three lives, and ten right in a row wins a lost one back.

Drinks by caffeine
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Order by caffeine per serving, least first. Drag or tap it onto the line
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How the caffeine ranking game works

The cards are drinks, from sodas and teas to coffee shop orders and energy shots, and you rank them by the milligrams of caffeine in one serving. The serving size is printed under each name, and it counts, because a big cup of something weak can beat a small cup of something strong. One drink starts on the line with its caffeine showing. Place each new card in a gap. Right, and the amount appears; wrong, and it lands in its true spot and costs one of your three lives.

The bottom of the deck is drinks people assume are free of caffeine, or nearly so, and the top is coffee sold as a dare. In between, serving size does a lot of the work, so check it before you decide. Tiny bottles can pack a surprising punch, and a sweet drink may have less than its reputation suggests. Coffee shop cups run much stronger than a home mug. Amounts are published or USDA figures, so a real cup may vary.

What's in the deck

Here are 20 of the 20 cards you might be dealt. Their values stay hidden until you place them.

  • Sprite 12 fl oz can
  • Decaf espresso 1 fl oz shot
  • Decaf coffee 8 fl oz cup
  • Chocolate milk 12 fl oz bottle
  • Hot cocoa 8 fl oz cup
  • AriZona Green Tea 8 fl oz serving
  • AriZona Iced Tea Black tea, 8 fl oz serving
  • Starbucks decaf coffee Tall, 12 fl oz
  • Starbucks Hot Chocolate Grande, 16 fl oz
  • Coca-Cola 12 fl oz can
  • Mountain Dew 12 fl oz can
  • Starbucks espresso Solo shot
  • Brewed coffee 8 fl oz cup
  • Starbucks Iced Coffee Tall, 12 fl oz
  • Red Bull 16 fl oz can
  • Monster Energy 24 fl oz Mega can
  • Starbucks Pike Place Roast Grande, 16 fl oz
  • Starbucks Blonde Roast Venti, 20 fl oz
  • Death Wish Coffee 12 fl oz cup
  • Black Label coffee Devil Mountain, 12 fl oz cup

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