Check out this awesome Google Maps game I found, GeoGuessr (way #102 to waste time), while on my lunch break this past week.
Basically, they plunk you on Google Maps somewhere…and you have to use context clues to figure out where in the world you are.
There really aren’t many rules, but everything that is an easy context clue (like license plates, road signs, etc.) are blurred out!
It is quite fun, and you get 5 different places to try out each quiz!
Let’s see if you can beat my score of 13,673:
1. This first one was some random place in Florida (pictured above)…and while I “drove” for awhile on that road, there were no context clues at all! So I guessed Oregon…and obviously was quite a ways off, but they still awarded me 1657 points!
2. This had a few more context clues once you “drove” down the road a bit further…so I google mapped the names on the sign and figured out that I was somewhere East of Perth, AU so I guessed somewhere between those 2 cities and was only 125km off so I was awarded 2904 points
3. This one I looked around a bit and found a No Parking sign which when zoomed in had a local number to call, thus found out I was somewhere in Hawaii! Right now I’m feeling pretty confident with my survivor skills! Of course I’ve only been placed in English speaking areas…2773 points.
4. I spoke too soon! I am now somewhere either in Europe or Russia. Having been to Italy, I know that the names of the streets are normally on the buildings, so I start searching for a few street names. But this place has names with letters I have never before seen…BINGO this time I missed by .22 KM which means I got it exactly right! Wow and I got 3171 points
5. And finally the 5th and final place…ooh this place looks like rainbow road in SC but the cars have european license plates. But wait everything is in English, all this one took was a couple of clicks through google maps to find exactly where I was! Somewhere in Scotland…3168 points
For a Grand Total of 13,673
This would be fun on the church overhead, a great ice breaker!
Matt Orley says
I tried it and love the game- made me realize that the places that it sows all look the same! Our domesticated world isn’t all that unique?? Closest i got was 60 miles from photo..
Seth Rowoldt says
Yeah it is crazy how the middle of Egypt, strangely could look like Mexico or Montana!
Rodney Olsen says
You were driving that close to Perth and you didn’t drop in for a coffee? 🙂
Seth Rowoldt says
Thanks man, I’ll take you up on the invite for sure someday!
daniel says
23644. That was a fun nerd game.
Seth Rowoldt says
Dang! Congrats! Definitely nerd fun, now you’ve set a higher challenge! When I find 30 minutes to set aside…I’ll give it another go!
Stephen Bateman says
Dang…
http://bit.ly/12cn0Lj
15.2k
That was fun.
Chandos Schorstein says
I got 26k. Although I googled a bit 🙂 My closest was .004 km 🙂
Eric Dye says
Nice! .004 km? Wow.
Jonathan Scott says
I just played this today and got 31,947 points! I could literally waste all day, every day, playing that game..
http://www.geoguessr.com?v=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%3D%3D
Eric Dye says
😀