Headcount

A night-time world map shows population density as glowing dots, and a single freehand loop has to enclose a number of people as close as possible to the day's target, such as thirty million. Population is counted from gridded settlement data. Each day allows one official attempt, followed by practice replays with a live counter.

Category

Geography, Estimation

How you play

Map or globe, Estimate a number, Draw or paint

Languages

Any (no reading needed)

Daily puzzle

Yes

Unlimited mode

Yes

Made by

FlightQ

• 8.6
  GeoSizeNew

  Guess the true size of countries
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• 7.1
  Mapster

  Draw a country's outline from memory
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• 7.1
  GeoSplit

  Split the world in half by a statistic
  Play
• 6.8
  Reborder

  Draw the missing border between two countries
  Play
• 6.5
  Size It Up: Geography

  Scale places against a known reference
  Play
• 6.4
  Capitalibrate

  Aim at a capital and estimate the distance
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• 6.4
  Capitrail

  Chain compass bearings between five capitals
  Play
• 4.9
  Rhumdle

  Estimate the starting bearing between two places
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