Countries

There's one mystery country a day and you get six guesses. You start with one clue, and each wrong guess unlocks the next one.

How it works

Everyone gets the same country each day. You have six guesses and five clues. One clue shows from the start, and you get another each time you miss.

Type a country's name or just click it on the map. Clicking is handy when you know where it is but can't spell it.

The clues

They always show up in this order:

Population, rounded. Good for telling big countries from tiny ones.
Continent.
Region, like Western Europe or Southern Africa. This is the one that usually cracks it.
The flag. Most people get it right here.
Official language, for when a few neighbours all still fit.

Wrong guesses aren't wasted

Since a miss gets you a clue, a wrong guess still helps. Just don't throw away a guess on a country you already know is wrong. If you're guessing anyway, pick one that would teach you something if it misses.

Example

The first clue says about 10 million people. That fits a lot of countries, so make a guess and see what continent comes up.

It says Africa. Now the population helps a lot, because it rules out huge countries like Nigeria and the really small ones. Miss once more and you get the region. Eastern Africa with about 10 million people is a short list, so you can usually get it in three without ever seeing the flag.

Tips

1Treat the population as a rough range, not an exact number.
2The region narrows things down the most. The flag is better for confirming.
3Click the map when a name is hard to spell.
4If two neighbours both fit, the language clue usually sorts it out.