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GeoRiddle

GEOGRAPHY

Nine cells, twelve guesses, no country repeated. Each cell takes a country that satisfies both its row and its column, and rare answers score highest.

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At a glance

Platforms
Web
Attempts
12

What is GeoRiddle?

GeoRiddle is a 3×3 country logic puzzle where each row and column has a category. Fill every cell with a country that satisfies both its row and column category. You get 12 guesses per board, cannot reuse a country on the same board, and can play a daily puzzle or switch to Practice for unlimited boards.

How to play

  1. Choose Daily or Practice mode (Practice gives unlimited boards).
  2. Select a cell and type a country name into the "GUESS A COUNTRY" input, then submit the guess.
  3. Use up to 12 guesses to fill the 9 cells; each cell accepts one country and countries may not be reused on the board.

Why play GeoRiddle?

Play to test and expand geographical knowledge by matching countries to combined row/column categories while optimizing for points. The daily puzzle offers a repeatable shared challenge, while Practice mode lets you experiment with rarer answers to increase scores without daily limits.

Reading the feedback

After each guess the interface updates remaining guesses and shows status messages like "No countries found" when no country matches an intersection. When the board is finished it shows "Puzzle Complete!" and a total score. Each filled cell contributes 5 to 100 points, with empty cells scoring 0 and points determined by population-based ranking among valid options.

Modes

Daily
A daily challenge is listed on the official game page.
Practice
This practice option is listed on the official game page.

Tips & strategy

  • Pick less-populous valid countries for a cell to earn higher points (cells score 5 to 100 based on population ranking among valid options).
  • Don’t repeat a country on the same board. Each country can only be used once.
  • Use Practice mode for unlimited tries to explore higher-scoring, rarer answers without wasting Daily guesses.

Popular questions

How many guesses do I get?

Each board gives 12 guesses total, shown as "12 GUESSES LEFT" in the interface.

How is scoring determined?

Each cell scores between 5 and 100 points based on how unexpected the chosen country is: countries are ranked by population among valid options (common picks score 5 to 29, mid-range 30 to 79, rare picks 80 to 100).

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