GeoGuessr Tips to Help You Get Better
To improve at GeoGuessr, explore your surroundings, read signs and languages for location clues, study the vegetation, and remember Google Street View has gaps in Africa, Asia, and South America.
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AI summaryGeoGuessr shows players five random Street View images and asks them to guess the location for points.
Google Street View doesn't cover everywhere, with large gaps across Africa, parts of Asia, and South America.
Vegetation, language on signs, and moving around the Street View scene all provide useful clues for scoring higher.
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If you were planning on getting anything important done today, we're sorry. Because we're about to recommend a game that will boost your productivity while being insanely addictive. We're pretty sure you'll love it too. GeoGuessr! While consulting Google would count as cheating in most games, this one actually relies on it. We've put together some great GeoGuessr tips for you. So let's take a look at what you need to do to become the best at this game!
What Is GeoGuessr? 2022
GeoGuessr shows you five Street View images from random locations around the world and then asks you to guess where they are. To score high, you need to spot clues from your surroundings and use your best deductive powers to place the pin accurately. The game is incredibly simple and also incredibly illuminating. Here are five tips to boost your score and climb to the top of your friends' leaderboard.
GeoGuessr Tips
Move Around
Even if you get dropped somewhere fairly useless, the game lets you click around your surroundings and explore a bit further. You never know when a useful bit of text or a sign worth investigating will pop up.
Google Isn't Everywhere
While Google Street View has made its way into many corners of the world, it's by no means everywhere. Large parts of Africa, some regions of Asia, and South America remain unexplored. If you're stuck between America and Africa, bet on Google's blind spots.
Use the Language
Look for signs, restaurants, T-shirt designs — anything that could give you a clue about where you are. But don't rely on it too much. Many Asian cities have signs in English alongside the local language, while Spanish and Portuguese can be found in a lot of places around the world.
Pay Attention to the Vegetation
As pointed out in a Slate piece where a National Geographic researcher played the game, subtle differences in the plants and trees at a location can make a huge difference in where you should drop the pin. Big, tall alder trees in a forest? The Alps aren't very likely — think Northern California.
It's a Small World
When in doubt, spin the globe (or your computer monitor), hope for the best, and click. You might be surprised how close you get. After all, it's a small world.
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What Is GeoGuessr? 2022
GeoGuessr shows you five Street View images from random locations around the world and then asks you to guess where they are. To score high, you need to spot clues from your surroundings and use your best deductive powers to place the pin accurately. The game is incredibly simple and also incredibly illuminating. Here are five tips to boost your score and climb to the top of your friends' leaderboard.
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