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Eh, you didn't need the gimme anyway. I kind of hate that everyone isn't on the same cycle, makes the challenge between players a harder thing. Just you against the map I suppose.

Xenophon wrote: ↑

Wed May 11, 2022 5:37 pm

Eh, you didn't need the gimme anyway. I kind of hate that everyone isn't on the same cycle, makes the challenge between players a harder thing. Just you against the map I suppose.

True. If they ever update it I hope they make it more like the Wordle.

That said the experiment shows that missing a day is a missed opportunity one doesn't get back. So not wasted per se.

Today's wasn't exactly a gimme, but it was the first one where using the boundary helped me guess it. The flag, OTOH, threw me off so I guessed wrong the first time. I would never have guessed this country's flag looked like it does though it made sense after thinking about it.

My own performance today was abysmal. I know next to nothing about this entire continent.

Morley wrote: ↑

Thu May 12, 2022 1:01 pm

My own performance today was abysmal. I know next to nothing about this entire continent.

I feel the same way. I guessed it's neighbor after the capital was the clue but that didn't matter. Even if I'd have had another guess I wouldn't have known what other countries border that one.

Morley wrote: ↑

Thu May 12, 2022 1:01 pm

My own performance today was abysmal. I know next to nothing about this entire continent.

I struggled today too, didn't get it until the end and only because it spots me the capital.

I don't know how y'all work through it but this is my general deduction process when I'm fairly stumped:

• I know roughly what I don't know. The continent it was on is my weakest knowledge wise so if I literally don't recognize anything I can surmise it is on that continent (my first guess can be used for placement as well)
• The shape of the country tells me there is a water all along the western edge (less distinct border with islands and inlets) so now I know where on the continent it is.
• Then I just try to picture the map and rule out obvious answers.
• Start guessing the gaps and hope the clues get me the rest of the way.

That obviously only gets me so far, as I'd say I can only recall the countries of about 30-50% of the continent in my head depending on current brain power that day, so if it was in that group I can't even name then I'm just doomed.

Xenophon wrote: ↑

Thu May 12, 2022 1:17 pm

Morley wrote: ↑

Thu May 12, 2022 1:01 pm

My own performance today was abysmal. I know next to nothing about this entire continent.

I struggled today too, didn't get it until the end and only because it spots me the capital.

I don't know how y'all work through it but this is my general deduction process when I'm fairly stumped:

• I know roughly what I don't know. The continent it was on is my weakest knowledge wise so if I literally don't recognize anything I can surmise it is on that continent (my first guess can be used for placement as well)
• The shape of the country tells me there is a water all along the western edge (less distinct border with islands and inlets) so now I know where on the continent it is.
• Then I just try to picture the map and rule out obvious answers.
• Start guessing the gaps and hope the clues get me the rest of the way.

That obviously only gets me so far, as I'd say I can only recall the countries of about 30-50% of the continent in my head depending on current brain power that day, so if it was in that group I can't even name then I'm just doomed.

That's roughly my process with the percentages far, far lower.

Playing Worldle every day has been an exercise in humility. The hardest thing for me is to triangulate, when Guess #1 is 1000 km from the country and Guess #2 is 2000 km away. If I don't know the name of the Capital, I usually get a sense of where it is by sound of the name, but chances are that if I didn't get after 2 guesses I'm not going to get it.

Tomorrow I'm going to cheat and study a map of the world before I play.

MeDotOrg wrote: ↑

Fri May 13, 2022 12:42 am

Tomorrow I'm going to cheat and study a map of the world before I play.

I don't do it before but I do spend a little time refreshing myself afterwards. Looking at neighboring countries and regions especially. My hope is I'm building more reference points to call back on while not being overwhelmed. I do think being able to recall the world map, even if all the country names don't come in, is a vital first step.

If it is a country I know next to nothing about I'll also spend a little time down the wiki rabbit hole.

honorentheos wrote: ↑

Thu May 12, 2022 11:11 pm

That's roughly my process with the percentages far, far lower.

I'm likely heavily biased in my own favor. I'm still waiting to get hit with multiple Comoros (read as country I literally haven't even heard of) in a row. That's the juice my ego needs .