{"id":4362,"date":"2018-11-09T13:40:43","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T19:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/?p=4362"},"modified":"2020-04-28T01:24:23","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T06:54:23","slug":"explore-the-world-with-the-geoguessr-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/explore-the-world-with-the-geoguessr-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Explore The World With The GeoGuessr Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/geoguessr.com\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4343\" src=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Geoguessr.jpeg\" alt=\"geoguessr game\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Geoguessr.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Geoguessr-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Geoguessr-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Geoguessr-600x600.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.journohq.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/11\/Geoguessr-100x100.jpeg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"p1\">Time to challenge your geography skills!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/geoguessr.com\/\">GeoGuessr<\/a> is a simple yet surprisingly addictive game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You are shown a random Google Street View location from somewhere on the globe and you make a guess on where it is.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">You can navigate like you normally would with Google Street View taking in the 360 degrees of your location advancing forward and back as you assess your surroundings. You may get additional clues like glimpses of road signs, vehicles, businesses, and houses, along with the natural vegetation and landscape to help you refine your guess.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Drop a pin on the map and check your results! The more accurate you are the more points you get. Scores range between 0 for a guess at the furthest point from the correct location and 5000 points if the guess is within about 150 meters from the spot.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The\u00a0GeoGuessr game was created by Swedish IT consultant Anton Wall\u00e9n he was inspired by Google Street View and how it can literally transport you to somewhere else in the world.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">This game is super fun to play for all ages! <a href=\"https:\/\/geoguessr.com\/\">Check it out here<\/a>, give it a play and let us know your best score in the comments below.\u00a0\ud83c\udf0d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Time to challenge your geography skills! 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