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Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 24th, 2023
U N I V E R S A L G A M I N G ' S
WHERE IN THE WORLD #20
It's time to figure out where in the world I am once again!
How It Works
- You only need to name the country in most cases. Guesses that involve areas such as the USA as the answer will require a state as well due to their large size.
- Sometimes I might be located on an island, or another location that is not itself a country nor within an actual country. If that location is not a country, then I will treat that location as being the country to which it belongs to as a territory. So if I am located on an island that is a territory of Spain, then Spain will be its country. However, in instances like this, the correct answer can also be the exact territory name if that is given before the name of the country that territory belongs to.
- Although this is a team based effort when it comes to narrowing down the answer, you will naturally get more points if you assist more in narrowing down the answer.
- Each participant may ask two yes/no questions to narrow down the country per day; however guessing the country/territory/US state itself by name has no limit. Guessing the country/territory incorrectly will not reward points though, due to the fact it has unlimited tries.
- Asking a yes/no question that results in an answer that notably gets closer to the destination will reward you with 2 points. A yes/no question that results in an answer that does not notably narrow down the answer will reward you with 1 point. Finding the correct country will reward you with 3 points. As an example, if you asked me "Are you located in the continent of Africa?" and I tell you no, that would be worth 1 point because there are still six continents I could be located on. If I were on that continent though, you would have notably narrowed down the answer to get 2 points.
- I may make adjustments to the game if necessary. Furthermore, if you have suggestions for this game at all I welcome you to share it.
Here's the photo I took when I arrived at my new location! Where am I?
![[Image: 1211675_7b9cf31f.jpg]](https://www.mapcrunch.com/imghd/1211675_7b9cf31f.jpg)
RE: Where in the World #20 - Maniakkid25 - May 28th, 2023
Is your country in the Americas (i.e. the continents, not the country)?
RE: Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 28th, 2023
(May 28th, 2023, 06:19 AM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:*had to look up where I actually am because I forgot*
Anyway, I am not in the Americas.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Mr EliteL - May 28th, 2023
Are you in Europe?
RE: Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 28th, 2023
(May 28th, 2023, 03:17 PM)Mr EliteL Wrote:Yes.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Mr EliteL - May 28th, 2023
Hmm, a place that has that river nearby and likes to copy & paste buildings plus quite a flat area...hmmm....
Does the Danube River run through the country?
RE: Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 29th, 2023
(May 28th, 2023, 11:35 PM)Mr EliteL Wrote:No. Interesting question though since I didn't know about that river.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Maniakkid25 - May 29th, 2023
Is the country you are in currently a member of the EU?
RE: Where in the World #20 - Mr EliteL - May 29th, 2023
I'm using a Europe map, I sure as hell don't know the names of rivers off the top of my head, so I got to study a map to try and get guess from there.
Is the country close to the Baltic Sea?
RE: Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 29th, 2023
(May 29th, 2023, 02:56 AM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:No.
(May 29th, 2023, 10:11 AM)Mr EliteL Wrote:Yes.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Maniakkid25 - May 29th, 2023
Are you in Russia? Specifically, Kaliningrad, the small territory that sits right on top of Poland?
RE: Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 30th, 2023
(May 29th, 2023, 11:42 PM)Maniakkid25 Wrote:I don't believe it's in that particular territory but the location is in Russia which counts enough for the victory!
The exact location of the image is this:
Пермская улица 15, Nizhnevartovsk, Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra, Russia, 628624
Maybe it's somewhere interesting but I have no idea.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Mr EliteL - May 30th, 2023
Dang, had my eye on Kaliningrad for a while but wanted to eliminate other areas first to get closer to that but the Okrug place wasn't on the map I used, although it was more inside Russia than to the left side which is where the map I was using for Europe cut off, Moscow was the last city on the edge.
Ah well we got there.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Moonface - May 30th, 2023
(May 30th, 2023, 03:58 PM)Mr EliteL Wrote:The question asked about whether I was in Europe was tough because Russia falls into both that and Asia due to its size, and might actually be the only country that falls across two different regions like that but I don't know for sure.Dang, had my eye on Kaliningrad for a while but wanted to eliminate other areas first to get closer to that but the Okrug place wasn't on the map I used, although it was more inside Russia than to the left side which is where the map I was using for Europe cut off, Moscow was the last city on the edge.
RE: Where in the World #20 - Maniakkid25 - May 31st, 2023
That is the exact reason why I prefer asking questions like "Does the country have territory in X?" It removes the ambiguity. Also, was surprised to find that Urga is not in fact apart of Kaliningrad/Konigsberg (the situation is a whole thing in geopolitics), but it is technically close to the Baltic, so I guess that fits. I figured it was in Kaliningrad because I thought that was the only territory that Russia had that bordered the Baltic, completely forgetting that St. Petersburg exists lol