EthnoGuessr is a geography-based guessing recreation impressed by GeoGuessr, however as an alternative of figuring out real-world areas from road views, gamers are proven composite facial photos representing common options of varied ethnic teams.
The facial averages (sourced from anthropological web site Human Phenotypes) function clues. Gamers should guess the historic geographic origin of the ethnic group by deciding on a location on a world map. After every guess, the sport reveals the group’s identify, origin, and academic background, awarding factors primarily based on the accuracy of the guess. A brand new set of 10 ethnic teams is introduced every day.
Dealt with insensitively, EthnoGuessr might increase issues. Decreasing advanced, numerous populations to visible averages may unintentionally promote stereotyping. Nonetheless, the sport goals to counterbalance this by offering detailed context – together with historical past, migration patterns, and cultural info – turning every guess right into a studying alternative.
By mixing anthropology, genetics, and geography, EthnoGuessr encourages gamers to discover human variety in a structured manner. Nonetheless, these uncomfortable with a recreation primarily based on ethnicity may desire DoggoGuessr, a extra lighthearted various the place gamers establish the geographical origins of randomized canine breeds.
