Look at the outline and guess which country it is. After each guess you see how far away the hidden country is and in which direction.
How to play
Back to the gameIn short
- Look at the outline of the country and type which one it is. You can also pick it from the list.
- After each guess you see the distance in kilometres, an arrow pointing towards the hidden country and how close you are in percent.
- You have 6 tries. The country of the day is the same for everyone and changes at midnight Central European time.
Goal
Guess the country from its outline in as few tries as possible. North is always up. The bar in the corner shows the scale, so you can tell whether the country is large or small.
How to guess
- Start typing a country name. Accents and capital letters do not matter.
- Tap the country in the list or press Enter. The arrow next to the field opens the full list of countries, so you can pick one without typing.
- A guess does not count if we do not know the country, if you have already guessed it, or if you guess a country outside Europe in Europe mode. The game tells you why.
Europe or the whole world
In Europe mode you only guess European countries, which suits children and schools. Very small states such as Monaco, San Marino or the Vatican are never the answer, but you can guess them. In Whole world mode the answer is any UN member state larger than 10,000 km². Europe and the world each have their own country of the day.
What the feedback means
- Distance: how many kilometres it is from the centre of your country to the centre of the hidden country. Even neighbouring countries are hundreds of kilometres apart, because it is measured from the centre, not from the border.
- Direction: the arrow shows in which direction the hidden country lies from your guess. The letters next to it are the compass direction, for example NE is northeast.
- Closeness: 100 % is the right country. In the world 0 % means the other side of the Earth, in Europe it means the largest distance between European countries, about 4,800 km.
After the game
You see a map around the hidden country with your numbered guesses and a few facts: the capital, the highest point, the area and the neighbours.
Practice and playing the computer
You can play as many practice countries as you like. Against the computer you both guess the same country: you both guess and the guesses are shown together. The point goes to whoever needs fewer tries, and if nobody gets it, to whoever came closer. A match has 1, 3 or 5 countries and the computer can be easy, medium or hard. The computer does not see the outline, it only uses the distance and direction of its own guesses.
With friends
Play with friends creates a room, and friends join with its code. Two to four people can play. The host chooses the countries and how many, then it works the same way as against the computer. The others only see how close your guesses are, the country names only after the country is over. There is no free chat, only ready-made messages.
Statistics and streak
Statistics show the countries of the day you played and solved, separately for Europe and the world. The streak is off by default, you can turn it on in the statistics. The game in progress and your statistics are saved in this browser.
Maps and data
Outlines and borders come from Natural Earth (public domain), country names from Unicode CLDR and the facts from Wikidata. For disputed areas we use the Natural Earth version that matches the position of Slovakia: Crimea belongs to Ukraine, the Golan Heights to Syria, Kosovo to Serbia, northern Cyprus to Cyprus and Somaliland to Somalia. Western Sahara is a separate territory. Kashmir is divided along the lines each state actually administers.
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