Ragtime — typography game for text rag

Scan for holes and ladders first

Holes are wide gaps in the rag edge; ladders are words stacked vertically. Fix the worst offender before micro-adjusting the typography game paragraph.

Move one word at a time

Return drops a word down; Delete pulls it up. Small moves beat large swings that create new rag problems elsewhere in the block.

Use H when you freeze

The hint key pauses the timer and suggests a fix—helpful when learning text rag mechanics before you chase high scores.

Finish before chasing perfection

Arrow to the Finish button and press Return before time expires. An good rag submitted beats an ideal rag that times out.

Keep hands on the keyboard

Fathom built Ragtime without mouse support. Click the game area first so arrow keys reach the iframe.

Replay the same round type

Rounds use different source texts. A second pass on similar copy builds pattern recognition for editorial rag work.