FIELD MANUAL

How to Play

World Chase is a monthly competitive geography game. Every month, 20 rounds go live β€” each one is a cryptic riddle describing a real location somewhere on Earth. Solve them all before the month ends and climb to the top of the global leaderboard.

HOW A ROUND WORKS

01

READ THE RIDDLE

Each round gives you a cryptic clue β€” no country name, no obvious hints. Just a carefully crafted description pointing to somewhere real on Earth.

02

OPEN GOOGLE MAPS

The full Google Maps is yours. Zoom anywhere, switch to Street View, go satellite. The answer is out there β€” you just have to find it.

03

EXPLORE & THINK

Navigate the map region. Use geography knowledge, clues, and instinct. You can reveal up to 3 extra clues (1 token each) if you're stuck.

04

SUBMIT YOUR ANSWER

Type the location name and hit Enter. Wrong guesses cost a small score penalty β€” think before you submit. You can try as many times as you need.

05

COLLECT TOKENS

While exploring, hidden token caches are scattered across the region. Activate your radar with [H] and navigate close enough to collect them.

06

CLIMB THE LEADERBOARD

Score depends on difficulty, speed, clues used, and wrong answers. Race to the top β€” the global leaderboard resets every month.

THE GAME INTERFACE

LEFT PANEL β€” YOUR MISSION
  • πŸ“œ Riddle clues β€” start with 1, unlock up to 4
  • ⌨️ Answer input β€” type the location name
  • πŸ“Š Attempt history β€” track your guesses
  • πŸ’‘ Clue buttons β€” spend 1 token to reveal each
  • ⏭️ Skip button β€” skip for 2 tokens (0 points)
RIGHT PANEL β€” GOOGLE MAPS
  • πŸ—ΊοΈ Interactive map β€” zoom, pan, explore anywhere
  • 🚢 Street View β€” drop in and look around
  • πŸ›°οΈ Satellite mode β€” switch with [S]
  • πŸ“ Pin drops β€” click to mark locations (5 max)
  • πŸ“‘ Token radar β€” activate with [H]
TOP BAR β€” BATTLE HUD

Shows your round number, difficulty, live timer, current rank, and token balance. The timer bar at the top changes from blue β†’ orange β†’ red as time runs out.

TIPS FROM THE FIELD

🎯

Clue 1 is always free β€” read it carefully before touching the map.

⚑

Solve within 10 minutes for a 10% speed bonus on top of your base score.

πŸ—ΊοΈ

Street View is your best friend. Hop in and look for signs, landscape, or architecture.

πŸͺ™

Don't spend tokens recklessly β€” save them for the hard and extreme rounds where they matter most.

πŸ“

Drop map pins while you explore. You get 5 per round β€” use them as waypoints.

πŸ“‘

Always sweep the map with [H] radar before submitting β€” hidden tokens are free score.

SCORING SYSTEM

DIFFICULTYBASECLUE PENALTYWRONG ANSWERSPEED BONUS
Easy500βˆ’20% eachβˆ’5% each+10% under 10min
Medium1,000βˆ’20% eachβˆ’5% each+10% under 10min
Hard2,500βˆ’20% eachβˆ’5% each+10% under 10min
Extreme5,000βˆ’20% eachβˆ’5% each+10% under 10min

Maximum possible score for a perfect month: 47,500 pts

TOKEN SYSTEM

Starting tokens: 3 free on signup

EARN TOKENS

Complete any round+1 token
Daily login bonus+1 token
3-day login streak+2 tokens
7-day consecutive streak+5 tokens
30-day streak+20 tokens
Find a hidden token on the map+1–2 tokens

SPEND TOKENS

Reveal Clue 21 token
Reveal Clue 31 token
Reveal Clue 41 token
Skip a round (0 points)2 tokens

Need more tokens? Purchase a bundle β†’

HIDDEN TOKEN CACHES

Each round hides 2–4 token caches somewhere in the map region. They are NOT at the answer location β€” you must explore to find them.

  1. Press [H] to activate your token radar
  2. Navigate your map view around the region
  3. When within 500m of a hidden token, the radar blips
  4. The closer you get, the faster the radar pulses
  5. Come within 50m and the token is automatically collected

Hidden tokens are yours regardless of whether you solve the round β€” exploration is always rewarded.

KEYBOARD CONTROLS

Map

Pan map↑↓←→
Zoom in/out+/-
Toggle Street ViewV
Satellite viewS
Reset map viewR
Fullscreen mapF

Game

Clue 1 (free)1
Reveal Clue 22
Reveal Clue 33
Reveal Clue 44
Focus answer inputTab
Submit answerEnter
Toggle token radarH

Nav

LeaderboardL
DashboardD
Toggle soundM
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