By Sam Laird2013-05-12 01:35:09 UTCLove to travel? Like guessing games? GeoGuessr may be just the perfect diversion for you. But be careful — it's habit-forming.
The smart game uses Google Street View and Google Maps to take you on a virtual tour of the world. The catch? You're digitally dropped in unknown locations, then have to figure out just where you've landed.
GeoGuessr works like this: You're presented with a location in Google Street View. You can zoom in, zoom out, look up, look down — all the stuff you can do in Street View normally. Then, once you think you've got a handle on things, you plot a point on a Google Map within the Street View window. Once you've made your guess, GeoGuessr plots another coordinate to show you just how close (or not close at all) you were.
Each round consists of five guesses. The closer your guesses, the higher your score. But a warning: Some Street View drops are easier than others. It's one thing to find yourself amid distinctive architecture and automobiles with easy-to-read signage nearby, but quite another to land on a desolate beach with no discernible giveaways.
Check GeoGuessr out for yourself here, then come back and let us know what you think in the comments.
Screen shot courtesy GeoGuessr
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