Name That Nation
Games
geography quiz game
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How HN took it
14 positive, 33 neutral or asking, 7 mixed, 12 critical, out of 66 comments about the project. Thread score +0.06.
Execution: 2 for, 7 againstIdea: 7 for, 1 againstDesign: 2 for, 3 againstPerformance: 0 for, 1 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Enjoyable, polished UI and a fast check-correct loop
From 3 comments
My score was 7/20. I enjoyed it; I like that you can use this without entering the country name, i.e. do just "Check" -> "Correct"/"Wrong". This is such a fast and rewarding…
thih9 on HNI liked it a lot, especially the UI. I disagree with any suggestion that makes the game easier. There are a lot of websites with name-that-country games. For people who are…
ruggeri on HNThank you for highlighting my ignorance of geography :) Keep up the great work.
getwiththeprog on HN
Fun way to discover how little geography one knows
From 2 comments
Nice, enjoyed seeing how I don't know the political map as good as I thought. If I click "Check" without typing anything and then click "Correct" my score goes up.
skor on HNGood work. I couldn’t name 98% of the countries. Realised my geography sucks
praveen9920 on HN
Spaced repetition of mistakes is valuable
From 2 comments
I liked it a lot, especially the UI. I disagree with any suggestion that makes the game easier. There are a lot of websites with name-that-country games. For people who are…
ruggeri on HNIt does keep a list of countries you got wrong and you can go through them again.
andrewtbham on HN
Objections
Keyboard navigation and Enter key handling are broken, especially in Firefox
From 4 comments
I'm having issues with keyboard navigation on Firefox: * Typing a few letters then pressing tab closes the dropdown instead of selecting options in the dropdown * when the text…
progval on HNYep, I'd play this a lot more if I was able to use only the keyboard.
frereubu on HNKeyboard accessibility could use some love.
trurl42 on HNGreat work! Only feedback would be to make the drop-down search aware of the abbreviations for various countries. For example, St. Lucia rather than Saint Lucia, DPRK for North…
baryphonic on HN
Colour coding of contested territories confusing, e.g. North and South Korea
From 3 comments
I love it, my only feedback was the I didn't really understand which I was supposed to pick when it showed me N. Korea. Because all I saw the Korean Peninsula, and the north was…
asimpletune on HNYep, when North Korea is selected, both North Korea and South Korea are highlighted and it's not clear which country is requested. Same goes for South Korea.
MrResearcher on HNWhat do the colors mean Why was North Korea in dark green and South Korea in light green, and which should I name?
midasuni on HN
Dropdown covers the map and is awkward on mobile
From 3 comments
This is already written elsewhere, but this game screams to work efficiently with the keyboard, so one can just type country names and hit 'return'. I can already mostly navigate…
fifticon on HNyou lost me at the drop down on mobile. I'd suggest on mobile just having a selection of four to eight options that you can touch with your finger.
hasty_pudding on HNI wish the dropdown didn't cover the entire map when you focus the text box, another nice feature would be being able to select multiple regions (e.g. just Europe and Asia)
KomoD on HN
Scoring bug: skipped or null answers counted as correct
From 3 comments
Nice, enjoyed seeing how I don't know the political map as good as I thought. If I click "Check" without typing anything and then click "Correct" my score goes up.
skor on HNOn Firefox if I type the answer and tab to the continue button, It's counted as correct, even if it's false.
retwertett on HNExcellent! Small bug: null responses are considered "correct" in the right/wrong counter. I've skipped 3 and gotten 3 wrong, and it's showing 3/6 correct.
john-radio on HN
Requests
Keyboard submission and better keyboard flow
From 2 comments
This is already written elsewhere, but this game screams to work efficiently with the keyboard, so one can just type country names and hit 'return'. I can already mostly navigate…
fifticon on HNI'm having issues with keyboard navigation on Firefox: * Typing a few letters then pressing tab closes the dropdown instead of selecting options in the dropdown * when the text…
progval on HN
Show neighbouring countries or the correct answer after each guess
From 2 comments
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...".…
_xivi on HNOr atleast uncover the names of countries already answered, feels like slowly colouring in the map of the world.
billfruit on HN
Multiple choice or easier difficulty modes
From 2 comments
You can make this more educative by showing 4 or 5 options to choose from for a particular country.
adithyassekhar on HNYou could do easier difficulty by making the questions multiple choice. (I mean, technically it's already multiple choice, but say 5ish choices.) Potentially could have multiple…
tempestn on HN
Advance automatically without a Continue button; preload images
From 2 comments
Hey you are missing Mauritius! Nice game. Would be great if the gameplay moved on to the next country after a correct or wrong answer, without the need to hit the "Continue"…
tiktaktow on HNWhy's it so slow? When I press Continue it takes like 1 second to load the next country? It's like 195 jpegs, just pre-load them please. I can't continue like this after 3…
personjerry on HN
Show capital cities or country facts
From 3 comments
Oh, another suggestion: show the country and let them name the capital!
ruggeri on HNA hint with the capital would be nice, especially for the tiny island nations. Otherwise I thoroughly enjoyed it! (129/195)
S_Bear on HNI liked it. Maybe you could add some facts about each country as a tip or after the answer was checked. And the tiny countries such as the Vatican or the Pacific Island states…
forinti on HN
Questions
What do the green colours mean?
From 2 comments
What do the colors mean Why was North Korea in dark green and South Korea in light green, and which should I name?
midasuni on HNThe pictures come straight from Wikipedia. From the picture for North Korea (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea): Territory controlled by North Korea shown in dark green;…
the_origami_fox on HN
Why are microstates and islands not zoomable?
From 2 comments
I liked it. Maybe you could add some facts about each country as a tip or after the answer was checked. And the tiny countries such as the Vatican or the Pacific Island states…
forinti on HNVery nice and well executed. Would love to be able to zoom in a bit.
tacone on HN
Alternatives named
travle.earth
From 1 comment
Its good, but I was expecting a rotate/zoom I really like travle.earth: https://travle.earth/challenge/
youngNed on HN
Worldle
From 2 comments
You might like Worldle and Flagle too. ``` https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/ https://www.flagle.io/ ```
Zecc on HNThis is more interesting than the one that came out around the time of the initial Wordle craze. That was only an unscaled shape which was really hard even if you were pretty…
ghaff on HN
Flagle
From 1 comment
You might like Worldle and Flagle too. ``` https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/ https://www.flagle.io/ ```
Zecc on HN
Neighborle
From 1 comment
Neighborle is an ok daily geography game. If you're really good at geography then it's probably too easy but every couple days one of the puzzles actually makes me think (usually…
mason55 on HN
youdontknowafrica.com
From 1 comment
You can practice here! https://www.youdontknowafrica.com/
frereubu on HN