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Google StreetView Game

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If you were to be dropped somewhere in the world (with Google StreetView), how long would it take you to figure out where you were?

GeoGuesser
http://www.geoguessr.com/

Basically you get a random spot on Google Street View, and you can “drive” around until you’re ready to make a guess on the world map (zoom in before you click if you’re targeting a specific country or city).


I got 2324 for my first guess as I noticed the street signs marking route number (an american thing) had the map of Texas on them! A random click in the middle of Texas on the map got me 621km from the location! haha

You get 5 goes - I scored a total of 9875

4/5 out of 5 I got the state in america right (pure chance beside the first one!)

One I guessed portugal but it was a south american country :-(

 
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This is a fun game lol, I don’t mind a bit of Geography.

Last round points: 2505 Total points: 9630 Round: 5/5

Edit: you can share your score like this.

(apparently, this is a test lol)

EDIT: made your long URL into a link as it was breaking the page. rider26 smile

 
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Haha interesting game.

Game finished!
You got 7783 points in total.

 
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Game finished!
You got 8010 points in total.

Doh, I keep getting one point WAY off, which is killing my score.

 
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lol I have the whole office at work playing this now haha! (all 5 of us lol)

Cheers for the link fixing Jez.

 
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You guys all beat me… I got about 7200, first one was way off but then the other 4 were pretty close. Had 2 in Brazil, 1 in China, 1 in Japan and 1 in California

 
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Woot Woot just got 20275!!!

This is the exact one I just did - see if you can beat my score!


I have kept my link to prove my score!

 
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BTW - from glues in my surroundings I googled things!

 
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^ Cheat raspberry

For the links, just hit the link icon next to the image icon.

 
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fixed it myself

My link is “see if you can beat me!!”

(i have the evidence here….)

You can ask friends do do the same “test” as you

 
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Come on someone do the one I just did!

You get dropped at a freeway exit and this is the view when you go onto the freeway

 
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Without cheating, I got 7614.

 
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Meh - I don’t think its cheating!

The other forum I saw this on googled as well. thats why/how I got the idea.

 
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PM/email me your guesses TJ

 
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Haha I didn’t put too much thought it. First one I went with France… lol

 
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Bam!! 1st round go

Game finished!
You got 8811 points in total.