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Wednesday, April 09, 2008 9:19:46 AM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)

OK, so I write a lot of stuff about agile and Scrum, but my site is called GeoScrum.  Once in a while I should post something about GIS or geography right?  Well, here it is.  Think you're really good with Google Maps, Google Earth or Virtual Earth mashups? Test your geographic knowledge to see how well you really know your world with this little map app.  (If you can't reach this map directly from the post, you can also check it out at my site www.chrisspagnuolo.com or at http://www.cafetravel.info/geography/?c637=0b66.  If you really rocked, let us know your high score in the comments area of this post.

UPDATE: So, a few people wanted to know my high score. Here it is:

 

 


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Posted in General GIS |Comments [4]     

Thursday, April 10, 2008 3:04:43 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I played it a few times and got:
Final score: 574,585 final level 12, IQ 132
Apparently that's a few points away from "completing" the game. I am really curious what i get if i win (maybe a message saying "You are a total geek"?) but i can't seem to get through levels 11-12 without a few misses, always in Russia, the South Pacific and the middle of Africa. Clicking on the blank spot where the Marshall Islands are, or remembering whether Gabon is up by Ghana or not and whether Burundi is next to Rwanda, are apparently too hard for me... and my carpal tunnels are mad at me for playing.
Ben Discoe
Thursday, April 10, 2008 4:12:08 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Maybe you decode a secret message...DRINK MORE OVALTINE.
Chris S.
Sunday, April 20, 2008 2:10:44 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
Score: 616,492 with IQ 137. There doesn't seem to be any great message, although 'you are a map geek' might be appropriate...

Jamison C.
Monday, April 21, 2008 2:32:46 PM (Mountain Daylight Time, UTC-06:00)
I get very close, but I can't get past stage 11 (on three tries)...

I think the game is very well designed, I've forwarded to some current and ex-colleagues and they like it too.

I even wrote a little blurb about it on my blog.

www.kennethkay.com
Kenneth Kay
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