Country streak

Name the country, keep the streak

Country streak is an endless mode with no map. A panorama appears, you type the country name, and a correct answer goes straight to the next one. The first mistake ends the streak, and the record stays in your profile.

The country streak works unlike every other mode: there is no map at all, and the answer is typed. Each correct country extends the run, the first mistake ends it, and the record stays in your profile. It can go on indefinitely.

How a game goes

1. Identify the country, not the city

Precision is not needed here — the state is enough. That shifts priorities towards alphabets and number plates rather than architecture.

2. Start typing the name

The list autocompletes, so the first few letters are enough. A two-letter code is also accepted.

3. Check yourself before submitting

A mistake ends the whole run. Five extra seconds cost less than a lost record.

How to play this mode

Names autocomplete from a list, so you only need to start typing. The classic trap is neighbouring countries that look alike: Belgium and the Netherlands, Czechia and Slovakia, Austria and Germany. Number plates, sign shapes and line colours tell them apart.

Tactics

The usual killer is neighbouring countries with a shared visual culture: Belgium and the Netherlands, Czechia and Slovakia, Austria and Germany, Argentina and Uruguay. Plates, sign shapes and line colours separate them, not the general look of the street.

Keep a short list of markers in mind: yellow tactile paving means Japan, red asphalt cycle lanes mean the Netherlands, black-and-white wave paving means Brazil, blue enamel plates mean France.

Common mistakes

• Answering on first impression in European rounds where neighbours look alike.
• Forgetting about left-hand traffic — it eliminates most countries at once.
• Guessing when the run is already long: the cost of a mistake grows with it.

Mode parameters

Rounds per game	5
Time limit	none
Camera restrictions	none
Anchor points	147
Available in duels	no
Hints	yes

How scoring works

A direct hit is worth 5000 points per round, and the score falls off exponentially with distance. A five-round game is worth up to 25,000. Distances are measured on the server against its own copy of the locations, so a result cannot be forged from the browser.

What a miss costs

Miss	Points per round
direct hit	5,000
1 km	4,998
10 km	4,975
50 km	4,877
200 km	4,524
500 km	3,894
1,000 km	3,033
2,000 km	1,839
5,000 km	410
other hemisphere	34

Location coverage

What the pool for this mode is made of:

Europe	29
Asia and Oceania	26
The Americas	20
Africa and the Middle East	10
Russia and the CIS	62

Frequently asked

How many countries are in the list?

Seventy-seven — the ones with enough panorama coverage.

What if a country outside the list comes up?

The round is quietly swapped for another so the streak does not end unfairly.

What language are the names in?

The interface language, via system localisation.

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