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October 22, 2024 12:32 PM

Scrambled maps
posted by chavenet (20 comments total)

Fun!
posted by aubilenon at 12:46 PM on October 22 [2 favorites]

Seems fun, but the map grid won’t lock-down to my phone screen. Every time I tap and drag a tile, not only does the tile move with my finger, but the entire map also moves as if I was scrolling it.
posted by Thorzdad at 12:57 PM on October 22 [2 favorites]

Oh, that is satisfying!
posted by carrioncomfort at 1:16 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

Could definitely get addicted to this! What's a "good" number of moves?
posted by potrzebie at 1:32 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

neat! I just wish it had an option to turn off the locking of a tile once it's in the right place. feels like cheating.

I wonder why they're picking one specific spot for the day? I guess that gives a Wordle vibe, everyone solving the same puzzle.
posted by Nelson at 1:36 PM on October 22 [2 favorites]

My fellow map-nerd friends and I are going to have so much fun with this. Thank you for sharing!
posted by gunwalefunnel at 1:48 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I played Scrambled Maps and unscrambled the map of Manama, Bahrain in 60 moves!
posted by clavdivs at 1:53 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I did it in 27 moves. I feel like if one were "serious" about getting a low score, and don't mind sucking all the fun out of it, one could get a really low score by just dragging the tiles around without moving them to see where things line up, and then after they've "figured it out" just moving the tiles each into the right place. I guess there'd still be a little bit of optimizing how you swap to get the fewest moves.
posted by aubilenon at 1:59 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I enjoy this, thanks!
posted by Literaryhero at 2:16 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

Libreville, Gabon in 24 moves! Very enjoyable!
posted by Grumpy old geek at 3:31 PM on October 22 [3 favorites]

I did Bahrain in eighteen moves, but I am both a fan of maps and of jigsaw puzzles, so I had advantages.
posted by Jane the Brown at 3:54 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I did Libreville in 15 which I think is about as good as it gets. The first time, I didn't notice I started with one green check mark. It makes it a lot easier!
posted by potrzebie at 4:02 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I played Scrambled Maps and unscrambled the map of Libreville, Gabon in 19 moves!
posted by clavdivs at 5:00 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

If you like puzzles, I highly recommend upping the number of tiles.

And I second the wish to hide the green checkmarks!
posted by zompist at 5:03 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

« I played Scrambled Maps and unscrambled the map of Libreville, Gabon in 40 moves! » on my iPhone I did a long press and released the tile where it needed to go. But I had to fiddle with all tiles at first, to start with this game. Fun!
posted by seawallrunner at 5:26 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I managed Libreville, Gabon in 21 moves but could probably do better now that I understand how it works. Not that I needed more daily games to get addicted to, but this is fun!
posted by cinnamonduff at 6:32 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

Oh! You can choose your own city! I chose a nearby one with a river running through it and it still took me 15 moves.
posted by cinnamonduff at 6:40 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

That was fun!
posted by TheophileEscargot at 8:44 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

good puzzle!
posted by neuron at 9:01 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]

I unscrambled the map of Libreville, Gabon in 56 moves (6 x 6 map). I admit I did start with a 3x3 to get the hang of how the game works, which felt a little like cheating, but it's amazing how much harder a 6x6 is. I did manage to find my home town and it still took me 39 moves though :-(. In my defense, that part of the city is mostly golf courses and canals, but still ...
posted by dg at 11:50 PM on October 22 [1 favorite]