Pole Spotter is here: look at a real close-up of a utility pole and pick the country it is from. It is the first game in Geo Clues, a new series about the small details that give a country away in a street photo.
The idea came from a player on our Bugs & Ideas page, who wrote that poles are crucial for telling apart Japan and South Korea, or the US and Canada. They were right, so we built it.
How it works
- Each level shows 6 photos. Pick the country from the answers.
- Wrong? The photo zooms onto the clue, rings it and names the right country, like the yellow-and-black stripes on a Japanese pole or the stork nest on a Polish one.
- Open the Learn card for the three tells of that country.
- All right earns 3 stars, one miss 2 and at least half 1. Every new star earns points on the world ranking.
12 levels, 21 countries
The 336 photos are real street shots from Wikimedia Commons, from Japan and South Korea to Hungary, Brazil and New Zealand. Levels 1-6 are free. Levels 7-10 need a free account and include the two look-alike levels: Japan or Korea? and US or Canada? Levels 11-12 are for GeoFun+ players.
Learn the clues first
The new pole guide has a page for every country, like Japan, with all its photos grouped by clue, tips for telling look-alikes apart and a short FAQ. If you play GeoGuessr, it is a quick way to learn one of its classic clues.
More clue types are on the way in Geo Clues: bollards, licence plates, alphabets and trees.
