Capitandem (GuessDash)
Two pairs of capitals: pick the pair that sits closer together.
Every day: Five rounds a day, the same for everyone: of two pairs of capital cities, pick the pair that is closer together, with the gap shrinking each round. New puzzle: Midnight in the Netherlands (GuessDash renews its games by the date in Europe/Amsterdam).
Capitandem shows you two pairs of capital cities and asks which pair is closer together. The daily board has five rounds that get harder, from a warm-up to a photo finish where the two distances differ by only a little.
About Capitandem (GuessDash)
Capitandem is a GuessDash game about distances between capitals. Each round shows two pairs of capital cities with their flags, such as Yerevan and Dhaka against Brasília and Bamako, and you pick the pair whose two cities are closer to each other.
The five rounds of the daily board are graded: a warm-up, then close, tight and needle rounds, ending with a photo finish where the distances differ by only a small share. After each pick the game shows the real distances, so you learn how far apart the cities really are.
It is one of more than twenty daily games on GuessDash, a site of geography, history, art, data and estimation puzzles that all renew together each day, with a countdown on the home page. No account is needed to play; signing up keeps your results.
It suits anyone who likes quick map judgement calls, and players of Capitalibrate who want a lighter companion game.
How to play Capitandem (GuessDash)
- Open guessdash.com/capitandem and start today's board.
- Look at the two pairs of capital cities.
- Pick the pair you think is closer together.
- See the real distances for both pairs.
- Play all five rounds, each one closer than the last.
Tips
- Picture the cities on a globe, not a flat map: high-latitude pairs are closer than Mercator suggests.
- Cities on the same continent are not always closer than a pair across a narrow sea.
- Later rounds are decided by a few hundred kilometres, so think about each city's exact position in its country.
Questions
How many rounds are there?
Five a day, graded from a warm-up to a photo finish.
Do I need an account?
No. Signing up on GuessDash only keeps your results.
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