Fartherle
Fartherle is a free daily geography quiz where you pin one country per clue on a world map from five multi-answer prompts; smaller, less populated countries score higher and a new set appears daily.
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Fartherle is a free, original daily geography quiz that gives five clues each day, where every clue can have many valid UN member states as answers. Players place a single pin per clue on an interactive world map. Smaller countries score more points because the published scoring uses population on a logarithmic scale, rewarding rare or overlooked answers.
Play is one official round per day plus Unlimited practice available immediately. There is no countdown timer. After you lock in an answer the game reveals all valid countries for that clue, colors them by published rarity bands, and shows a short fact about each. Unlimited rounds use the same rules and scoring and do not affect your daily streak.
How to play Fartherle
- Fartherle: read the first of five clues shown at the top of the screen.
- Find a country that fits the clue by tapping the map, zooming and clicking, or using the search box to select by name.
- Confirm the highlighted country to lock in your pin; you cannot change it afterward for that clue.
- Repeat for all five clues; each valid locked pin scores between 10 and 100 points and a miss scores 0.
- Finish the round to see every valid answer colored by rarity, learn a short fact, and optionally share a spoiler-free result.
- Open Unlimited practice for additional five-clue rounds that use the same map and scoring without affecting your daily streak.
Tips for Fartherle
- Aim for reliable mid-tier countries (Quiet or Notable bands) when unsure, because a sure mid-tier score beats risking a miss for a high-overlooked score.
- Use the search box when islands or small states are hard to tap precisely on the map.
- Zoom and pan the map before locking in to avoid mis-taps; the game shows which country you are about to submit before confirmation.
- Remember you cannot reuse the same country twice in a round from Daily #2 onward and in Unlimited, so plan later clues accordingly.
Fartherle FAQ
What is Fartherle?
Fartherle is a daily geography quiz where each day you get five clues with many valid countries and you pin one country per clue on a world map; smaller countries score higher under a published population-based points table. The game reveals all valid answers and colors them by rarity after you lock in each pin, and it also shows a short fact for each valid country.
Is Fartherle free to play?
Yes, Fartherle is free to play and does not require an account. The site saves daily results and your streak locally in the browser only, and clearing site data will remove those local results.
How many guesses do I get per day in Fartherle?
You get one locked pin per clue and there are five clues in the official daily round, so five locked submissions per official daily. Unlimited practice also gives five locked submissions per practice round, and from Daily #2 onward and in Unlimited you cannot pin the same country twice in the same round.
When does the new Fartherle puzzle appear?
A new official daily set becomes available at midnight Eastern Time. You get one official round per day that you may finish later on the same calendar day, and Unlimited practice provides extra five-clue rounds at any time without affecting the daily streak.
Who made Fartherle?
Fartherle was made by an independent developer. The site states the clues, points table, and territory rules are authored by the developer and published on the site, and the game is not affiliated with other geography quizzes.
Do the color bands in Fartherle mean anything?
Yes, colors indicate published rarity bands based on population: Overlooked, Hidden, Quiet, Notable, Familiar, and Everyday, with points from 85, 100 down to 10, 24 respectively; a miss is colored white and scores zero. The points use World Bank 2025 population estimates on a log scale and the exact points for each country are published by the game.
How is the Fartherle score calculated?
Each valid country scores between 10 and 100 points using a published formula that maps population (World Bank 2025 estimates) onto a 10, 100 log scale; the smallest populations score near 100 and the largest near 10. A perfect round across five clues is 500 points and a miss scores 0, so strategic mid-tier picks can outperform risky attempts that miss.
Can I share my Fartherle results?
Yes, you can share a spoiler-free result that shows the daily number, your total out of 500, five colored squares representing the rarity bands you hit, and an optional streak; it does not reveal countries or the clues. The share text intentionally omits country names to avoid spoilers.
