geogee
Games
geography quiz game
SHOW HN2018
112points
58comments
#387of 2,155 in 2018
Top 18%of 2018 by points
How HN took it
RoastedHalf or more of the comments are critical
5 positive, 7 neutral or asking, 5 mixed, 23 critical, out of 40 comments about the project. Thread score -0.33.
Execution: 0 for, 16 againstDesign: 3 for, 3 againstIdea: 1 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Fun and educational, good for learning geography
From 3 comments
As someone who is kind of awful at geography I think this is pretty great. Kind of a Duo Lingo for countries of the world. However, I found the population ones frustrating…
throwaway2016a on HNLove it. Especially like that it's actually difficult. I used to think I'm good at geography, but after getting just 4/7 on the capital cities quiz, maybe I'm not so hot after all.
puranjay on HNI too was annoyed by the broke back button. But that's a great game. I enjoyed the chance to get it right by the end of the quiz and the educational content after each question.
soneca on HN
Looks nice and works well on mobile
From 3 comments
Looks pretty and feels good :-) Reminds me of the 'Ultimate Geography' decks for Anki [1]. Would love to see some kind of a multiplayer version. [1]:…
arendtio on HNThis is really beautiful. And it even made me think about how sad it is to know nothing about so many small, "unimportant" countries. So I bookmarked it, and thanks. Also thank…
PavlovsCat on HNNeat! Happy it works on mobile web. FYI, there’s a short pause after getting a wrong answer that almost seems like the app is waiting for me to try again. Sadly if I tap during…
uxamanda on HN
Objections
Broken back button
From 3 comments
Breaks the back-button. Would be kinda nicer if it didn't store so much data in the URLs.
k__ on HNThe “back” function seem broken on mobile. Also, it’s not a fun learning experience if you don’t get the correct answer when you get something wrong. It’s also not “unlucky” to…
eksemplar on HNThat's fine, but I had to click the back button a dozen times to get out of the game, which is annoying.
kilburn on HN
Artificial delays after answers
From 3 comments
Bugs: 1. spelling error: Who's flag → Whose flag 2. Nepal's flag shows a white background, it needs to be transparent! 3. There's too much artificial delay, eliminate it to…
bmn__ on HN> I'd like a fast mode, where you just get immediate feedback on the answer (with correct answer displayed) I'm really annoyed by unnescesary delays, this mode with improve it…
jerrre on HNNice! I like the idea and design Two things that bugged me: 1. I'd like a fast mode, where you just get immediate feedback on the answer (with correct answer displayed) and then…
Henk0 on HN
Wrong or duplicate answers and flag rendering bugs
From 4 comments
Looks like there's a bug there. I got two identical answers to choose from: https://imgur.com/a/kvHCOrb
babuskov on HNI got a question about the Chinese flag. It being black stars for some reason, I thought it's another country and guessed wrong three times. Check your flags, something seems to…
akuji1993 on HNFound a bug: https://imgur.com/a/mVVi5a8 Very cool though! :-)
BrissyCoder on HNWhen asked what country boarders France only Switzerland is marked as correct, picking Spain is marked as incorrect.
Flands on HN
Requests
Fast mode with no delay or info box
From 2 comments
Nice! I like the idea and design Two things that bugged me: 1. I'd like a fast mode, where you just get immediate feedback on the answer (with correct answer displayed) and then…
Henk0 on HNBugs: 1. spelling error: Who's flag → Whose flag 2. Nepal's flag shows a white background, it needs to be transparent! 3. There's too much artificial delay, eliminate it to…
bmn__ on HN
Show info after every answer, including wrong ones
From 2 comments
I think the 'some info' page should be shown after every answer, especially on answers that were marked as incorrect. How will I ever learn if it doesn't tell me what the right…
nderjung on HNAs someone who is kind of awful at geography I think this is pretty great. Kind of a Duo Lingo for countries of the world. However, I found the population ones frustrating…
throwaway2016a on HN
Multiplayer version
From 1 comment
Looks pretty and feels good :-) Reminds me of the 'Ultimate Geography' decks for Anki [1]. Would love to see some kind of a multiplayer version. [1]:…
arendtio on HN
Questions
Is the project open source?
From 1 comment
Is it open source? Would love to contribute other languages (I am Dutch)
ivolimmen on HN
Why does selecting an answer send the user to the homepage?
From 1 comment
Whenever I select an answer I get thrown back to the homepage. Do you know why?
lewisj489 on HN
Alternatives named
Anki Ultimate Geography decks
From 1 comment
Looks pretty and feels good :-) Reminds me of the 'Ultimate Geography' decks for Anki [1]. Would love to see some kind of a multiplayer version. [1]:…
arendtio on HN
Sporcle
From 1 comment
Nice.. sort of like Sporcle in style. It keeps adding to the URL with every answer... will it eventually crash from that?
masonic on HN
KGeography
From 1 comment
Bugs: 1. spelling error: Who's flag → Whose flag 2. Nepal's flag shows a white background, it needs to be transparent! 3. There's too much artificial delay, eliminate it to…
bmn__ on HN
Click That Hood
From 1 comment
Another good "countries of the world game" which is more based on maps is: http://click-that-hood.com/ Especially the Africa variant: http://www.youdontknowafrica.com/
oevi on HN