Landlink
Landlink is a free daily geography game. Guess the mystery country in eight tries. After each guess, every column (continent, region, population, area, coast, driving side and income group) shows whether you matched, were close, or were off, with an arrow for the numbers.
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How to play
Type a country and pick it from the list. The row that appears compares your guess with the mystery answer, one column at a time. Use the colors and arrows to rule things out, then guess again.
Questions
Where does the data come from?
Country shapes and populations come from Natural Earth, which is public domain. Area, capitals and driving side come from Wikidata, released under CC0. Landlocked status is a fixed list of the countries with no sea coast.
Which countries can be the answer?
Any of about 165 countries, using the political list of Natural Earth. Disputed or non-sovereign territories are left out.
What do the columns mean?
Continent, the United Nations region, population (an estimate), area in square kilometres, whether the country is landlocked or has a coast, which side of the road traffic drives on, and the World Bank income group.
How do I read the colors?
Purple means that column matches the answer. Striped yellow means close: a number within range, or related. Gray means no match. An arrow on a number points toward the answer: up if the answer is higher, down if it is lower.
How many guesses do I get?
Eight on most days. After four wrong guesses a hint shows the first letter of the answer, and after six it also shows the length.
What are the weekday twists?
Each day has its own rule. Monday is standard. Tuesday reveals one fact about the answer. Wednesday gives ten guesses. Thursday hides one column in your first three guesses. Friday turns the arrows off. Saturday gives only six guesses. Sunday is hard mode: every guess must be a possible answer given your clues.
When does a new puzzle appear?
At midnight in your time zone, and everyone sees the same answer on the same date.
Do I need an account?
No. Streaks and results are kept in your browser. Signing in with an email link keeps them on every device.
Country data: Natural Earth (public domain) and Wikidata (CC0).
Tips for Landlink
- Start with a large, central country such as India or Brazil to learn the continent, region and size at once.
- Population and area arrows point to where the answer sits, so use them to halve the options.
- Driving side and coast split the list quickly once the region is known.