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by _xivi 869 days ago
Nice project

Gameplay wise, I find the feedback loop to be lacking tho. Right now, there's no much feedback other than "You got it wrong, actually, it's X. Anyway, moving on...". This makes it less of an educational game and more like a test.

For me, I'm always close, so revealing neighbor countries on the map along with the answer (especially for small countries) can add a "spaced repetition" element to the game, it help your brain connect the dots and feel more productive and fun

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This. There used to be a fun geography game on the Commodore 64 where you had to fly a helicopter over countries/capitals. It was fun because when you had no idea where a country was, you just kept flying in circles. They got the gameplay right to some degree.

Screenshots: https://www.myabandonware.com/game/maps-usa-n4v

Absolutely!! Some more suggestions of mine:

* Show the incorrect guess you just made on the map, even if not close

* Repeat countries that you got wrong within the next 10 turns, to learn by repetition

It does keep a list of countries you got wrong and you can go through them again.
Or atleast uncover the names of countries already answered, feels like slowly colouring in the map of the world.