Follow your curiosity
Read a clue about a city or landmark. Think about the landscape, culture, or history. An extra hint can narrow your search.
A DAILY DETOUR FOR CURIOUS MINDS
Farflung geography game.
A little clue. A whole world.
Play Farflung online: follow the clues, drop a pin, and find your place in the world.
Five daily destinations or unlimited exploring. Free to play, no sign-up.
New challenge at 00:00 UTC
Round 1 / 5
YOUR SCORE 0 / 25,000
YOUR NEXT DESTINATION
A little clue can take you a long way. Where in the world will you land?
Each extra hint costs 250 points.
The world is your answer sheet
Natural Earth · Equirectangular
Click anywhere on the map to place your pin
Read about this place ↗
FIVE PLACES. ONE BIG WORLD.
Your journey, mapped.
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| Round | Destination | Distance | Points |
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Keyboard controls & enter coordinates
Focus the map and use arrow keys to move your pin; press Enter to submit. Or enter coordinates below, then lock in your guess.
✓ Free & no account◷ A new challenge every day∞ Unlimited practice♧ Made for curious minds
YOUR FIVE-MINUTE FIELD TRIP
How to play Farflung
Put a pin in it
Click or tap the world map. Zoom in to refine your position, then lock in your guess. There is no timer rushing you.
See how far you went
Reveal the destination and your distance. Earn up to 5,000 points per round, learn a little, and share your five-round result.
ONE WORLD. TWO WAYS TO WANDER.
Your daily ritual.
Or the scenic route.
The daily Farflung challenge gives everyone the same five places on the same UTC date. Unlimited mode lets you keep practicing with new selections from the same 50-location collection.
Distance is measured to a fixed city or landmark point, not a country border. Each extra hint costs 250 points. A perfect, unassisted game scores 25,000.
Explore Farflung unlimited| The details | Daily | Unlimited |
|---|---|---|
| Destinations per game | 5 | 5 |
| New game | 00:00 UTC | Whenever you finish |
| Maximum score | 25,000 | 25,000 |
| Saved progress | This browser | Completed scores |
| Leaderboard | Personal / local | Personal / local |
| Cost & account | Free / none | Free / none |
Scoring uses great-circle distance: full base points within 25 km, then round(5,000 × exp(−km / 2,000)). See the scoring examples.
A LITTLE LOCAL KNOWLEDGE
Take the long way to learning.
A few practical reads for your next journey around the map.
The first-timer's guide
Rules, map controls, hints, and exactly how your points add up.
Learn how to play ↗A better sense of place
Use coastlines, hemispheres, and cultural clues to make closer guesses.
Get geography tips ↗Behind the map
Meet this independent edition, its data sources, and its privacy approach.
About this edition ↗BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Farflung questions,
answered.
The practical details on daily puzzles, unlimited games, scores, and playing on your phone.
What is Farflung?
Farflung is a geography guessing game: read a clue, place a pin on the world map, and see how close you are to the answer. This independent edition offers a five-round daily challenge and unlimited practice. It is not affiliated with farflung.game.
How do I play Farflung online?
Read the location clue, click or tap the map to place your pin, then select Lock in guess. You can move the pin before submitting. After each guess, see the answer, your distance in kilometers, and your points. Complete all five rounds to save a score.
Is there a Farflung unlimited mode?
Yes. Unlimited mode gives you another five-round game whenever you finish. It uses the same location collection and scoring as the daily challenge, with a fresh selection each game. There is no play limit, account, or payment.
When does the daily Farflung challenge reset?
The daily challenge changes at 00:00 UTC. Everyone playing this edition gets the same five locations for the same UTC date. Your unfinished daily game is saved in this browser when local storage is available.
How is my Farflung score calculated?
Each round awards up to 5,000 points based on great-circle distance to a fixed location. Guesses within 25 km earn the full base score; beyond that, the base score is round(5,000 × exp(−distance in km / 2,000)). Each extra hint costs 250 points. The maximum for five rounds is 25,000.
Does Farflung have a leaderboard?
This edition has a personal leaderboard stored on your device. It ranks your completed games, not other players. Daily and unlimited results are labeled separately. There is no global ranking or account sync, and clearing browser storage removes saved results.
Can I play Farflung on my phone or without an account?
Yes. The game works in a modern mobile or desktop browser with JavaScript enabled and requires no sign-up. All maps and game data are included locally. Keyboard players can use arrow keys on the map or enter latitude and longitude in the coordinate form.
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