How scoring works

The five rounds are worth 100, 150, 200, 250 and 300 points, for a perfect total of 1,000.

Clues set the available points

Countries and precise places

For countries with a scoring outline, a pin inside that country earns the full points available for your clue. You do not need to find its capital. Pins near simplified borders have a small tolerance.

Outside the correct country, you keep 60% of the clue's points at the border, and that credit halves every 1,500 km from the border. A neighbouring country is worth about half, the far end of the same continent about a tenth, and the wrong side of the world nothing.

For a site round, such as a landmark, and any place without a scoring outline, points depend on distance from the target. A small radius earns full credit, then points halve every 400 km. A pin inside the right country keeps at least 35%. Final scores are rounded down to whole points.

Revealing an answer without guessing earns zero. Five correct answers on clue five can still total 500.

New to the game? Read how to play, or see how others scored on past puzzles.