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Teo9969
05-29-2013, 01:27 AM
See if you can beat me.

WARNING: I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR HOURS UPON HOURS OF LOST TIME!

Click this link. (http://geoguessr.com/?s=eyJ0b3RhbFBvaW50cyI6MTcxMTUsInZlcnNpb24iOjEsInJ vdW5kcyI6W1sicm91bmQiLCJsYXQiLCJsbmciLCJnTGF0IiwiZ 0xuZyJdLFsxLDQ5LjU3NzA2NSwtMTAxLjI3ODc3NSw0OS42MjA yNzUwMTMwNzA1MSwtMTAwLjI1Nzc5NzI0MTIxMDk0XSxbMiw0O C44MDEyMjYsLTg2LjYzMTQwNzk5OTk5OTk2LDUxLjM3MTc4MDM 3NTkxNzM3LC04Ni44MzU5Mzc1XSxbMyw1MS4xMzU0MjUsMi43N TQ3ODE5OTk5OTk5Nzc0LDUxLjEyNzIyOTM5NDM3MDk1LDIuNzU yNzYxODQwODIwMzEyNV0sWzQsMjQuNjg0NzcyLDEyMS44MjQwM DA5OTk5OTk5NSwzMy44NzA0MTU1NTA5NDE4MywxMTguMTI1XSx bNSw2MC43MTg3NzEsLTE1MS4yNDU2NDU5OTk5OTk5Nyw2Mi43N TY5MjYyNzIxODE3MTUsLTE0MS4yMjUxMjgxNzM4MjgxMl1dfQ% 3D%3D)

Plutonic Panda
05-29-2013, 03:06 AM
I lost by a thousand points, but it was really awesome!!!!! Definitely saved for later :)

SoonerDave
05-29-2013, 08:32 AM
Very fun and ENORMOUS time waster :)

Gotcha, though:


Challenge game finished!

"You won the challenge with 20490 points against 17115."

Very fun. Thanks for sharing!

What a GREAT tool this would be to teach geography in schools!!!! OMIGOSH!! Great potential!

Dubya61
05-29-2013, 09:31 AM
Thanks for sharing -- well, sort of. You can't say you didn't warn of the potential to lose a lot of time!
Yeah, SoonerDave, it could be a great tool to teach geography and simple attention to detail.
BTW. I suck at this game, but like it.

Just the facts
05-29-2013, 09:31 AM
There for a second I thought someone stole my idea I posted 2 years ago. Here is a Google Earth game I play with my kids to teach them geography.

Turn on the Road layer and for the answer you will need to enter StreetView.

Who are the 3 Mc's?

Clue 1) The Emerald Isle
Clue 2) Near R238, R240, and R244
Clue 3) A girl's best friend

Also, the game linked above seems fun so I am going to give it a try. I worked for a few years trying to find random locations in photographs so this will be a good challenge.

OKCTalker
05-29-2013, 10:20 AM
17,889 v. 17,115. Need practice. If this works on an iPad I'm doomed.

RadicalModerate
05-29-2013, 10:33 AM
There for a second I thought someone stole my idea I posted 2 years ago. Here is a Google Earth game I play with my kids to teach them geography.

Turn on the Road layer and for the answer you will need to enter StreetView.

Who are the 3 Mc's?

Clue 1) The Emerald Isle
Clue 2) Near R238, R240, and R244
Clue 3) A girl's best friend



Also, the game linked above seems fun so I am going to give it a try. I worked for a few years trying to find random locations in photographs so this will be a good challenge.

McGonagle's Bar
McNeills's Pharmacy
McLaughlin Bros. Hardware

(approx. 12.31416 min. =)

I think I tied Panda on the other game score. (lost by about 1000 points . . . but I didn't think about moving or turning the view. just sort of guessed.)

BOTH of these were FUN!!! Thanks!!!!!
(man does not live by Sudoku alone . . . not even with crossword puzzles and cryptoquotes on the side =)

Plutonic Panda
05-29-2013, 10:53 AM
McGonagle's Bar
McNeills's Pharmacy
McLaughlin Bros. Hardware

(approx. 12.31416 min. =)

I think I tied Panda on the other game score. (lost by about 1000 points . . . but I didn't think about moving or turning the view. just sort of guessed.)

BOTH of these were FUN!!! Thanks!!!!!
(man does not live by Sudoku alone . . . not even with crossword puzzles and cryptoquotes on the side =)I did the exact same thing. Had a gander at it for about 10 secs, rotated the camera and took a shot in the dark.

OKCisOK4me
05-29-2013, 11:24 AM
I haven't played but it seems all of you have played opponent 17115...

RadicalModerate
05-29-2013, 11:26 AM
I did the exact same thing. Had a gander at it for about 10 secs, rotated the camera and took a shot in the dark.

Well . . . next time we should know better. =) By the way: How does one get to "Game 2"?
Say! That reminds me of an internet game that was around for awhile.
I think it was called Qwyzzle or something like that. (involved a lot of geography, lateral thinking, obscure references and logic)
It was from Holland or The Netherlands or wherever. Fun game. Got past several levels and then one day it was gone.

(all of that from someone whose favorite games used to be (not in order): Scrabble . . . Pente . . . Tribond . . . Gin Rummy . . . Twixt . . . Risk . . . Afrika Corps . . . Hearts . . . Spades . . . Backgammon . . . Chess. oops: almost forgot Canasta! =)

Right Brain/Left Brain Balance: The Key to The Gate of The Mythological Middle Path/Way =)

Did I forget to mention TRIVIAL PURSUIT?????!!!!! =)

(thanks, again Teo!)

Plutonic Panda
05-29-2013, 11:29 AM
Well . . . next time we should know better. =) By the way: How does one get to "Game 2".
Say! That reminds me of an internet game that was around for awhile.
I think it was called Qwyzzle or something like that. (involved a lot of geography, lateral thinking, obscure references and logic)
It was from Holland or The Netherlands or wherever. Fun game. Got past several levels and then one day it was gone.I just refreshed my browser and it loaded a new game.

I haven't heard of Qwyzzle, but that reminded me of QWOP, if you haven't played it, I dare you to. Just type in QWOP in google. (you will be sorry though ;))

RadicalModerate
05-29-2013, 11:49 AM
I think I will err on the side of caution and heed your warning regarding QWOP in order to avoid sorryness and the time investment deficits related thereto. =)

(gotta finish cleaning the bathroom and make a run to the grocery store)

Teo9969
05-29-2013, 01:35 PM
I haven't played but it seems all of you have played opponent 17115...

That would be me.The link I posted is to a game that I started.

If you go to just GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world! (http://www.geoguessr.com) then you can start your own game.

Mel
05-29-2013, 02:14 PM
This will be a fun game in the wee hours when it's just me and the comp.

Just the facts
05-29-2013, 02:32 PM
McGonagle's Bar
McNeills's Pharmacy
McLaughlin Bros. Hardware

(approx. 12.31416 min. =)


Winner - I have to say 12 minutes was pretty good. While I was checking the clues the other day I couldn't find R238, R240, and R244 to save my life - and I knew where to look :).

OKCisOK4me
05-29-2013, 03:36 PM
That would be me.The link I posted is to a game that I started.

If you go to just GeoGuessr - Let's explore the world! (http://www.geoguessr.com) then you can start your own game.

Ahhhhhh....

MadMonk
05-30-2013, 03:35 PM
That last one was tough!
You won the challenge with 22023 points against 17115
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This is fun!