Playing silly games [spilletmedbyer.dk]

Yesterday I spent about ten minutes assembling the map of the s-trains in this nice mashup game. It gave me an urge to do something silly and utterly pointless myself, and the result is stunning: Spilletmedbyer.dk

If you clicked the link, you’d know exactly what I did: Something Google Maps and a bit of data, and you can now guess the location of Danish cities and towns. You’re welcome.


Cheat mode:

javascript:answer(new GLatLng(currentQ.latitude,
  currentQ.longitude))

3 Responses to “Playing silly games [spilletmedbyer.dk]”

  1. Claus Says:

    We’re waiting for other geographies than Denmark…

  2. Steffen Tiedemann Christensen Says:

    Sure, there are basically three ways of expanding:
    - Same game, other localies: spelatmedbyer.se or thegamewithcities.com
    - More hints such as “Located in Hedensted Kommune” or “12 km from Ejer Bavnehøj”
    - An international game with captials and other big cities.
    I’m not too sure about the right direction.

    The problem with these things are always in the details: Getting to where I am now took me about five hours (mostly spent hunting for data). Either of these expansions will likely take days…

  3. Claus Says:

    “leaving well enough alone” is always a viable strategy

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