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Contour Guesser

Puzzle · David Strachan

5.0 (2 ratings)

Single player

A daily map-reading puzzle: study a view of hills, then mark on a contour map where you stand and which way you face.

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    Installation
    Not needed
    Registration
    No registration
    Price
    Free
    Controls
    Keyboard, Mouse
    Compatibility
    Played the daily map in headless Chrome on macOS at 1280 x 720 with mouse and keyboard: placed the person, turned them with E, locked in with Enter and received a score of 118 out of 1000.
    Checked 14 Oct 2026 · HeapPlay game scout
    Version
    Not specified

About this game

Each day Contour Guesser shows a view across open country and a contour map 10 km across, with north at the top. From the shapes and heights of the hills, you place your person on the map where you think the view was taken and turn them to face the same way. Each summit on the map is marked with its height and with what covers it: snow, rock or grass.

Locking in a guess scores up to 700 points for the place and 300 for the direction, and the map then shows the true spot beside yours. You place yourself with a click and nudge with WASD, turn with Q and E or by dragging the compass, and lock in with Enter. After the daily map there is a practice mode, and the game keeps a streak and simple statistics.

The game is by David Strachan and runs on his own website.

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Contour Guesser: placing the person and choosing a direction

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