Das Capital

Das Capital is a short map puzzle about where the world's capital cities are. Each day the game draws a rounded red region somewhere on a world map. Ten flags are shown below it. Five of those countries have their capital inside the region and five have it outside, but the game deals them into the two boxes at random, so you start with a mix.

You fix the mix by swapping. Tap a flag in one box and then a flag in the other, or drag one onto the other, and the two trade places. Every swap is counted at the top of the screen. Finishing in five swaps or fewer earns gold, six to eight earns silver, and nine or more earns bronze. The flags carry no names, so you need to recognise each one and then picture where its capital sits against the edge of the region.

On 9 November 2026, Daily #313 drew a large region over most of Africa, the South Atlantic and the western Indian Ocean. Its ten flags came from four continents, from the United Kingdom to Papua New Guinea. A region that big still leaves close calls near its rim, and that is where the medal is won or lost.

The Clue button tells you how many of the ten flags are already in the right box, split into inside and outside, without saying which ones. You can press it as often as you like, so it helps you test an idea after a swap. A flag button lets you give up, which shows the answer but ends your streak. A globe button zooms out to the whole world, and after the puzzle a map marks each capital so you can see how near the line it was.

The game is made by J Krishnamurthi and is one of about twenty small dailies on Take5Games, next to word, number, card and chess puzzles and other flag games. There is no sign-up. Medals, games played, streaks and a share line stay in your browser. It suits players who know their flags and want a quick test of where capitals really lie.