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Learn where countries are on the world map with Spaced Repetition
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How HN took it
13 positive, 15 neutral or asking, 12 mixed, 15 critical, out of 55 comments about the project. Thread score -0.04.
Idea: 11 for, 4 againstDesign: 2 for, 5 againstExecution: 0 for, 4 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Effective way to learn geography and spaced repetition applied beyond cards
From 4 comments
Love this! Played Worldle (https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/) for a while and this would have been helpful. Great application of spaced repetition beyond cards.
floodfx on HNI got the countries Sweden, El Salvador and Luxembourg. I know where these countries are. I still had to select all of them at least 5 times each before I got another country.…
moi2388 on HNThis is really good. I don't have many of the complaints others have, because... it proved that my geography is way worse than I thought. To me this is kind of an ideal learning…
tomcam on HNWow. This is really cool. After reading the headline, I was expecting to see it and think 'meh, why not just use Anki and the Ultimate Geography deck'. I was wrong! But the fact…
rahimnathwani on HN
Zoom-in mechanic reinforces learning
From 2 comments
I find it surprisingly effective how you have to get it closer when it zooms in and you have to do it with less context. There were a bunch of countries that I could point…
Graziano_M on HNWow. This is really cool. After reading the headline, I was expecting to see it and think 'meh, why not just use Anki and the Ultimate Geography deck'. I was wrong! But the fact…
rahimnathwani on HN
Easy to start, no signup
From 1 comment
I am really enjoying this! I'll continue to use this for a while, and I really hope I'll learn more countries in the long term Also, I absolutely love that it's so easy to start…
vladde on HN
Objections
Countries repeat too often before new ones appear
From 5 comments
I’d prefer if it did what Anki does — give me 10-20 new countries before cycling back to ones I’ve already done. Just switching back and forth between two countries I already…
rafram on HNI got the countries Sweden, El Salvador and Luxembourg. I know where these countries are. I still had to select all of them at least 5 times each before I got another country.…
moi2388 on HNThis us cool, but please don't repeat the countries we already know too soon. It gets boring very soon when it asks you in a loop 4 countries you've traveled to and you know…
littlestymaar on HNI hardly ever comment but I just wanted to say how much I enjoyed learning like this. Apart from the UI challenges on mobile Android (already noted by others), I wish it would…
CAPSLOCKSSTUCK on HNThis is fun. I'd appreciate a way to select only certain continents/regions. At the very least let us mark a country as known. As it is there are too many reps when it's a…
neither_color on HN
Mobile touch and challenge mode bugs on Android
From 4 comments
Nice job! A few observations & thoughts: - With remote islands somewhere in the oceans, the last zoom level isn't very effective since the map will essentially only show the…
codethief on HNI'd like to play this on my phone but everytime I try to zoom or pan it thinks I'm making a guess in the middle of the ocean. Also it often gives me a success when the country is…
whiterook6 on HNI am enjoying it! Besides the other feedback that has been raised and addressed already, on mobile (Android Chrome) the instructions say to drag the circle, but the behavior is…
rendall on HNThis is really fun but the challenge mode seems to be messed up for me on Android Chrome. When I click the country, it gives me the point but seems to take that same input for…
wildzzz on HN
Disputed or inaccurate country labels (England vs UK, Northern Cyprus, Somaliland, West Bank)
From 5 comments
Neat, but England is wrong. The area highlighted when clicking is the United Kingdom.
nebalee on HNSome Welsh, Scottish and Northern Irish people may take issue with your definition of "England"
avvt4avaw on HNWhat list did you use for the list of "countries"? (I only ask because the first one I got was Northern Cyprus which is only recognized by Turkey and not a UN state). edit: I see…
ks2048 on HNInteresting, thank you for the link. This answers a few questions I had about preferred country names while trying out the game, such as Czech Republic/Czechia,…
radicalcentrist on HNIt also includes "Somaliland" which apparently is only somewhat recognized by China.
ethanwillis on HN
Small countries hard to see when zoomed out
From 2 comments
A few thoughts after ~5 minutes: * I like how the map moves around. It helps nail down relationships to neighbors * I don't mind a few extra "Where's canada", even though it's…
cschneid on HNNice job! A few observations & thoughts: - With remote islands somewhere in the oceans, the last zoom level isn't very effective since the map will essentially only show the…
codethief on HN
Requests
Skip or mark-as-known button for known countries
From 4 comments
This is a great idea, though I feel like if you guessed the country accurately the first time I would like it move on to another country. That or a button that lets me skip to…
kelseydh on HNThis is an absolutely excellent way to learn, I am surprised at just how effective it was. I'd love a "manual" mode that let me discard countries/mark them to stay in rotation.
scottmcf on HNThis is fun. I'd appreciate a way to select only certain continents/regions. At the very least let us mark a country as known. As it is there are too many reps when it's a…
neither_color on HNA progress status would be interesting: ``` Known: 87% ``` Also, I'm going to add to the chorus who wants a [Skip] button for known countries.
rendall on HN
Select custom regions or continents to practise
From 3 comments
This is awesome, I got way more sucked into this than I expected. If you're open to adding more features, a "custom playlist" would be really cool. I'd love to drill myself on…
radicalcentrist on HNThis is fun! I can identify all mainland countries but have really hard time with the island nations in Oceania and the Caribbean. Would love to have an option to select which…
tiktaktow on HNThis is fun. I'd appreciate a way to select only certain continents/regions. At the very least let us mark a country as known. As it is there are too many reps when it's a…
neither_color on HN
Link to Wikipedia or show neighbouring countries after a guess
From 3 comments
+1 Also: After you guess one, a button to jump to Wikipedia to learn more. Today I learned Lesotho is the largest sovereign enclave; there are two smaller on the Italian peninsula.
imglorp on HNNice work! It's quite cool. Feedback: ``` - It'd be great to be able to move the map around, zoom in / out - staying in one place feels a bit restricting. - For some smaller…
LouisSayers on HNI love this! A couple little points: - After someone selects the right country, you should add country labels to the map for a second or two before transitioning so that context…
eagsalazar2 on HN
Show progress status
From 1 comment
A progress status would be interesting: ``` Known: 87% ``` Also, I'm going to add to the chorus who wants a [Skip] button for known countries.
rendall on HN
Dockerized self-hosting
From 1 comment
Dockerize it to easy selfhost !
sciencesama on HN
Questions
What list of countries is used and why are some labels disputed
From 2 comments
What list did you use for the list of "countries"? (I only ask because the first one I got was Northern Cyprus which is only recognized by Turkey and not a UN state). edit: I see…
ks2048 on HNInteresting, thank you for the link. This answers a few questions I had about preferred country names while trying out the game, such as Czech Republic/Czechia,…
radicalcentrist on HN
What modifications were made to the FSRS algorithm
From 1 comment
cool! what modifications did you make to the default FSRS algorithm?
mreichhoff on HN
Alternatives named
Anki with Ultimate Geography deck
From 3 comments
Wow. This is really cool. After reading the headline, I was expecting to see it and think 'meh, why not just use Anki and the Ultimate Geography deck'. I was wrong! But the fact…
rahimnathwani on HNRelated Anki deck: https://github.com/anki-geo/ultimate-geography The data is also a bit more up to date w.r.t. the problems pointed out by sibling comments like changed names,…
crvdgc on HNAlthough that's a decent UI and gamification with the circles and all, if I seriously wanted to memorize this information, I would just want the data as an Anki deck. Front of…
kazinator on HN
Travle.earth
From 1 comment
Try out travle.earth
Graziano_M on HN
Worldle
From 1 comment
Love this! Played Worldle (https://worldle.teuteuf.fr/) for a while and this would have been helpful. Great application of spaced repetition beyond cards.
floodfx on HN
Sporcle
From 2 comments
I found "spaced repitition" with sporcle to be quite effective. You have a blank map and have to manually enter in the names of the countries. Memorized the countries, capitals,…
personalaccount on HNI boosted my geography knowledge by playing Sporcle, e.g. https://www.sporcle.com/games/g/world
aquafox on HN