Map Pins
A city is named: drop a pin where you think it is. The true spot appears with the distance in kilometres, and closer pins score more. Regions first, then the whole world. 30 levels.
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Controls
TapDrag- Read the city at the top, touch the map and slide your finger; the pin follows just above your finger and a loupe shows the spot.
- Let go to drop it.
- If the pin lands within the distance shown under the name, the round goes on; under 250 km is a bullseye.
- Three far-off pins end the round.
- Tap the hint button to learn the region and side of the equator.
About the game
Map Pins is a geography game about distance. A city is named on the card at the top, such as Nairobi, Lima or Seoul, and you drop a pin on the map where you think it lies. Touch the map and slide: the pin rides just above your fingertip so you can see where it goes, and a round loupe magnifies the coastline under it. Let go and the true location appears with a yellow line to your pin and the distance in kilometres. Land within the allowed distance and the round goes on; three far-off pins end it.
The twist is that every answer teaches you something, right or wrong. Rings at 250, 500 and 1000 kilometres around the real spot show exactly how close you came, pins under 250 kilometres earn bullseye points, and the map changes between regions so you learn one area at a time. Thirty levels start with Europe, then Asia, North America, South America, Africa and Oceania, then the whole world, and finally each region again with a much tighter margin. The hint button tells you which region the city is in and which side of the equator. Land outlines are simplified from the public-domain Natural Earth map.
Free to play in your browser. No download, no sign-up. Works on phones, tablets and computers. Your progress is saved on this device.
