I’ve been having a good time this morning taking part in Geotreasure, a brand new recreation that challenges you to discover a hidden location on a map by fixing a sequence of geographic clues. The sport is outwardly primarily based on the ‘Treasure Island’ board recreation, although I haven’t performed the unique, so I can’t say how intently it follows the supply materials.
Every recreation takes place in one in every of three cities (at the moment Paris, London, or San Francisco) – the place your purpose is to uncover a hidden treasure. To information your search, you’re given three location-based clues. Fixing a clue is so simple as clicking on the spot you consider it refers to. When you guess appropriately, you possibly can then outline a search space on the map, and the sport will inform you whether or not the treasure is inside that space or not.
By fixing clues, you regularly slim down the potential location of the treasure. As soon as your search space is sufficiently small, you possibly can dig for it – however watch out! You solely have three digs, so it’s essential to be exact.
General, Geotreasure is a variety of enjoyable. My solely criticism is that there’s no actual penalty for getting a clue improper. Even in the event you misidentify a location, you possibly can nonetheless outline a search space, which reduces the motivation to resolve the clues appropriately. I believe some nuance could possibly be added right here – for instance, the dimensions of the search radius you’re allowed after every clue may rely upon how precisely you pinpointed its appropriate location on the map. This is able to encourage gamers to suppose extra rigorously about their guesses and add an additional layer of technique to the sport.
