BorderRush (Zalize)

About BorderRush (Zalize)

BorderRush is a route puzzle on the world map. Each day every player gets the same pair of countries, a start and a destination. You build a chain between them by typing countries that share a land border with the route so far.

Each guess is coloured: green means the country lies on a shortest path, yellow means it is a longer detour, and red means it does not border your route. Only land borders count; bridges, tunnels and ferry links do not. Up to two reveals let you peek at a country's neighbours when you are stuck.

When you reach the destination the game compares your route with the shortest one, and you can share it as an emoji trail that does not give the answer away. The format is close to Travle.

Zalize Daily Games, at daily.zalize.com, is a free set of small browser games from zalize.com, each with one puzzle a day that is the same for every player in the world. All of them switch at midnight UTC. There is no account: streaks and statistics stay in your browser and can be moved to another device with a sync code, and playing every game on the same day earns a Perfect Day badge. The site is offered in ten languages.

How to play BorderRush (Zalize)

1. Open daily.zalize.com/borderrush to see today's start and destination.
2. Type a country that borders your route.
3. Follow the colours: green is on a shortest path, yellow a detour, red not connected.
4. Use up to two reveals to see a country's neighbours.
5. Reach the destination and compare your path with the shortest one.

Tips

• Picture the map before typing and count the countries on the most direct line.
• Small countries are often the link a route needs; do not forget them.
• Remember that sea crossings do not count, so island nations rarely help.
• Save reveals for regions you know least.

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