Inbox Zero as an Arcade Game, Hidden in an Email Client

Everyone has cleared an inbox under pressure. Mail Triage turns that into the actual game.

The loop

Sort each email before the inbox overflows. Read the sender, the subject and the tags, then file it fast. That is the whole game, and it gets quicker than you expect.

What it really trains is the thing that makes a real inbox manageable: deciding from the sender and subject alone, without opening anything.

Three speeds

Relaxed, Standard and Rush hour, each ranked separately on the leaderboards. Rush hour is not subtle.

Why an inbox is the right cover

A person moving quickly through their email is the least remarkable sight in an office. There is no board, no pieces and no score visible — just messages being filed.

Play free, hide fast

Free, instant, and Esc three times swaps it for a blank spreadsheet. Clear an inbox.