Maptap

A daily geography puzzle where answers are given by pointing at a map rather than typing a name. That distinction is the whole design: recognising a country on a blank map is a different skill from recalling its name, and it is the one most people have never practised, which is why a game this simple is harder than expected. The daily format does the rest of the work. Everybody gets the same questions, the set takes a few minutes, and there is exactly one attempt — so the pressure is real without the session being long. Accuracy is scored by distance rather than right or wrong, which keeps a near miss meaningful and makes improvement visible over weeks rather than within a single round. It genuinely teaches, which separates it from most things labelled educational. Guessing wrong and seeing the correct location immediately is an efficient way to learn a map, and the repetition of a daily habit does what a single long session cannot. It works on a phone, needs no account, and takes less time than it takes to decide what else to play.