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Where In The World? • Puzzle #700 • 2024-06-30 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Qatar)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #699 • 2024-06-29 ✅❌❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↘️ ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬇️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↘️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↙️
(Answer: North Macedonia)
I just don't know my Balkans countries well enough.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #698 • 2024-06-28 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Chad)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #697 • 2024-06-27 ✅❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Christmas Island)
Christmas Island looks like a lopsided dog bone.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #696 • 2024-06-26 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Mongolia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #695 • 2024-06-25 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Svalbard and Jan Mayen)
I really want to visit Spitsbergen someday.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #694 • 2024-06-24 ✅✅❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬇️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↙️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Lesotho)
I knew the shape of thsi country was familiar, but I couldn't remember for the life of me what it was. I couldn't really reply on borders with other countries for help--Lesotho is only bordered by South Africa!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #693 • 2024-06-23 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Cambodia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #692 • 2024-06-22 ✅✅✅✅🤏⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↘️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Liechtenstein)
Liechtenstein looks vaguely similar to both Moldova and Luxembourg.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #691 • 2024-06-21 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Ethiopia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #690 • 2024-06-20 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Antarctica)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #689 • 2024-06-19 ✅❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Amswer: Laos)
Note to self: Laos looks like a palm tree.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #688 • 2024-06-18 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Indonesia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #687 • 2024-06-17 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Belgium)
I wasn't fooled this time!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #686 • 2024-06-16 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: United Kingdom)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #685 • 2024-06-15 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Niger)
Niger comes up quite a lot.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #684 • 2024-06-14 ✅✅✅❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Laos)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #683 • 2024-06-13 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Cyprus)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #682 • 2024-06-12 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Gambia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #681 • 2024-06-11 ✅✅✅❌❌↙️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Zambia)
This shouldn't count as a win for me. I accidentally saw the answer after glancing at a globe while I was still trying to figure it out.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #680 • 2024-06-10 ✅✅✅✅❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Congo)
My first guess was Mozambique, due to the Y shape at the north end of the country. Not a bad guess, as it turned out, but still incorrect.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #679 • 2024-06-09 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Argentina)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #678 • 2024-06-08 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Kyrgyzstan)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #677 • 2024-06-07 ✅❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↘️ ✅✅❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ gemini://gemi.dev/cgi-bin/witw.cgi/game/677/
(Answer: Mauritius)
I always get Mauritius confused with the Maldives for some reason.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #676 • 2024-06-06 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Poland)
Sometimes you have to trust your gut.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #675 • 2024-06-05 ✅✅✅✅🤏↗️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Andorra)
When I first saw this country, I knew it wasn't Spain, but its shape reminded me of Spain. I figured I'd make Spain my intentionally-incorrect first guess, just to see how far away I was. It turned out that was really close!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #674 • 2024-06-04 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: South Korea)
The biggest giveaway for South Korea is Jeju Island.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #673 • 2024-06-03 ✅❌❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅❌↗️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↖️
(Answer: American Samoa)
Both Samoa and American Samoa really seem to trip me up for some reason.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #672 • 2024-06-02 ✅❌❌❌❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Estonia)
I learned something today! I didn't actually know Estonia had a large archipelago.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #671 • 2024-06-01 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Malaysia)
I won't be fooled by this ccountry again! I got it wrong last time because the partitioned sections of the Malay Peninsula and Borneo looked like separate islands to me. I also couldn't get a sense of their size.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #670 • 2024-05-31 ❌❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Bhutan)
My first guess was a complete throwaway, just to get my bearings.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #669 • 2024-05-30 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Niger)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #668 • 2024-05-29 ✅❌❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬇️ ✅✅✅✅❌↙️ ✅❌❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ ✅❌❌❌❌➡️
(Answer: Saint Helena)
This one was tough. I realize now why I didn't get it right: I was confusing Saint elena with Saint Kilde, off the coast of Scotland.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #667 • 2024-05-28 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Samoa)
I get Samoa and Malta confused, so I'm glad I figured this out on the first try.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #666 • 2024-05-27 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Brazil)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #665 • 2024-05-26 ✅❌❌❌❌↗️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↙️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Tajikistan)
There are so many countries whose shapes I recogbize, but I can't remember which ones they are!
Where In The World? • Puzzle #664 • 2024-05-25 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Aruba)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #663 • 2024-05-24 ✅❌❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Georgia)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #662 • 2024-05-23 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Madagascar)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #661 • 2024-05-22 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Niger)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #660 • 2024-05-21 ✅✅❌❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅❌⬆️ ✅✅✅✅❌↗️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↗️ ✅✅✅✅❌↗️ ✅✅✅✅🤏⬆️
(Answer: Djibouti)
The only thing more frustrating than getting an answer wrong is when the answer becomes exceedingly obvious as soon as I see what it is. Such a thing happened here. I should have gotten Djibouti, and it's clear as day why.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #659 • 2024-05-20 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Nigeria)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #658 • 2024-05-19 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Barbados)
I take back what I said about getting worse when it comes to ialands. I'm really happy I got this on the first try.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #657 • 2024-05-18 ✅✅✅✅🤏➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Ghana)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #656 • 2024-05-17 ❌❌❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅❌❌➡️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Malta)
I feel like I'm getting qorse at picking out islands over time.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #655 • 2024-05-16 ✅✅❌❌❌⬅️ ✅✅✅✅❌↖️ ✅✅✅✅🤏↙️ ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: El Salvador)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #654 • 2024-05-15 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Saint Lucia)
Thank goodness this country appeared only a few days ago. I would have probably gotten it wrong entirely.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #653 • 2024-05-14 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Turkey)
Where In The World? • Puzzle #652 • 2024-05-13 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: Ukraine)
The WitW map shows Crimea as part of Ukraine. It's been 10 years since Russia annexed Crimea. I wonder if the world will eventually formally recognize Crimea as part of Russia for purposes of trade and negotiation, even if other nations opposes the annexation of Crimea in principle. I don't support Russia, but it would be interssting to see if world politics reached that point.
Where In The World? • Puzzle #651 • 2024-05-12 ✅✅✅✅✅🎉
(Answer: United Kingdom)
I love the UK, and I'd love to go back soon.
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