Find the Country

Five countries a day, one globe and no labels. Spin it, zoom in and pick where you think the country is. Each miss tells you how far its border is and which way to go, so even a wild first guess gets you closer, and a street clue from a real walk helps when you are stuck. When you find it, the globe flies in and you can jump straight into a 4K walk there. At the end of the day, look back at your map and the route your guesses took.

Prefer street scenes to maps? Try Guess the City, or spin the globe freely and land in any of our cities.

Questions

How do I play Find the Country?

You get the name and flag of a country. Spin the globe, zoom in if you need to, and pick the country. The globe shows no country names, so it is all down to your map knowledge. You have six tries for each of the five countries.

What do the colours and clues mean?

Every wrong guess is coloured by how far its border is from the right country: red when it shares a border, then hot, warm and mild for close guesses, and cool or cold purple when you are on the other side of the world. The distance and the direction to go are shown too, and a dotted line traces your route. After three wrong guesses you get the continent, after four a street clue: a still frame from a real walk in that country.

How is the score counted?

Finding a country on the first try scores 3 points (green), in two or three tries 2 points (yellow), in four to six tries 1 point (red). The best possible score is 15. Share your row of squares without giving away the answers.

Which countries can come up?

121 countries you can walk on Walking Atlas, on every continent. The first two of the day are larger countries, the last three can be anywhere, and no more than two come from the same continent. Very small countries are left out because they are hard to pick on a globe.

Can I play more than once a day?

Yes. Switch to Unlimited for random countries without a score: keep going as long as you like, choose large countries, all countries or a single continent, and try to beat your best streak of countries found in three tries or fewer. Your daily game and streak are not affected.

When is there a new game? Do I need an account?

Every day at midnight, your local time, and everyone gets the same countries on the same day. It is free and there is nothing to sign up for: your results and streak are saved only in your own browser.