Eatlas

About Eatlas

Eatlas asks one question a day: which country eats, or drinks, the most of a given food per person? Coffee, eggs, chocolate, beer, potatoes and the like turn up as the day's food, and every player gets the same one.

You answer by typing country names. Each guess lights up on a world globe and is coloured by where it sits in the ranking: cold blue when it is far down the list, warming through orange to red as it nears the top. Your guesses are listed with their rank, and a top 10 fills in as you go. There is no limit on guesses, so every game ends with the right answer; the score is how few guesses it took. If you are stuck, a hint shows the continent of the leader.

Some days are region rounds. The question then names a region, such as Europe, only countries there count, the rest of the globe is faded, and the page tells you how many countries are in the ranking. The figures come from the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization, the World Health Organization and industry tables, and each puzzle names its source. Countries under one million people and trade hubs are left out, so small re-exporting states do not top the lists.

Every past food stays playable from the calendar. Past days count in your statistics but not in your streak, and you can share a result grid when you finish. It suits players who like Globle's hot and cold globe and want a question that draws on what people eat rather than where a country lies.

How to play Eatlas

1. Read the day's question: the food or drink, and whether it is a world round or a region round.
2. Type a country into the box and pick it from the list.
3. Look at the colour it takes on the globe and its rank: blue is far from the top, red is close to number one.
4. Keep guessing countries that you think eat more of the food, using the ranks to steer you.
5. Use Show the continent if you are stuck, and stop when you hit the number one country.
6. Share your result, or open the calendar to play a past food.

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Tips

• Start with large countries known for the food or drink, then move toward their neighbours as the colours warm.
• Remember that the ranking is per person, so small wealthy countries often beat big producers.
• Microstates under one million people are left out, so do not spend guesses on them.
• On a region round, only countries in the named region count; the faded part of the globe can be ignored.

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