Worldle - Because There's More to Life than Word Games

[Xenophon]

First try for me today as well. I had it immediately but almost second guessed myself. I knew it was a split landmass country but seeing it devoid of context really threw my brain off.

[Bret Ripley]

June 4: I don't want to talk about it.

(I did eventually get it, but only after the capital city was revealed.)

[Dr. Shades]

Saturday, June 04: Again, I got it on my very first “guess.” Without consulting a map or a globe, I might add.

Was geography your favorite subject in school?

No, but I've always been fascinated by maps and globes. It also helped that I got heavily into a computer game called "Hearts of Iron." It's based on World War II, so many of the territories and countries are different from what exist today, but it's nevertheless a crash course in geography whether you want it to be or not.

[Bret Ripley]

June 5:

(That gurgling sound you don't hear is me drowning in a pool of self-pity.)

[honorentheos]

June 5:

(That gurgling sound you don't hear is me drowning in a pool of self-pity.)

I was in the right region with my first guess but the shape was baffling out of the gate. When it showed the size was about the size of D_______ I gave up and consulted a map since the names of every country I could think of in that area were precluded by the clue. Much like with the Netherlands, I find certain features really throw me off. I should learn from that now I hope.

[honorentheos]

Was geography your favorite subject in school?

No, but I've always been fascinated by maps and globes. It also helped that I got heavily into a computer game called "Hearts of Iron." It's based on World War II, so many of the territories and countries are different from what exist today, but it's nevertheless a crash course in geography whether you want it to be or not.

Ah. I knew/Facebook still know a guy who was into playing various starting conditions. I should see if he would be into a map game.

[Bret Ripley]

June 5:

(That gurgling sound you don't hear is me drowning in a pool of self-pity.)

I was in the right region with my first guess but the shape was baffling out of the gate. When it showed the size was about the size of D_______ I gave up and consulted a map since the names of every country I could think of in that area were precluded by the clue. Much like with the Netherlands, I find certain features really throw me off. I should learn from that now I hope.

I knew I was lost from the get-go and only got it on my 5th guess with the help of Google Earth. I am kicking myself a little bit, because only two or three years ago I did some reading about that colorful character James Brooke, 1st Rajah of Sarawak, whose history was very much intertwined with that of this nation.

[Bret Ripley]

Heh. Google Earth testifieth: https://earth.google.com/web/@28.559895 ... 3729t,360r

[Xenophon]

I won't lie, I was only able to pull this one out because the bordering country was so recent. When that happened I spent a little time studying the area and when on a little rabbit hole to find out why the islands were carved up the way they were.

Had this come a week or two early I'd have had no idea (perhaps even a week later when new trivia pushed it out).

[honorentheos]

Today's was interesting. The flag wasn't familiar but the shield on it made it seem like it came from a certain part of the world to me. My first guess was less than 300 miles from the answer. But then I guessed wrong twice before getting it on my fourth.