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Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS

Jul 2, 2014 10:00 PM
Jul 2, 2014 10:36 PM
Google Maps Smarty Pins game interface showcasing a map with options to start and select a category.

Somewhere in a back-end update, Google snuck a Google Maps Trivia game into its mobile Maps apps. The game is accessible through the Google Maps side-navigation menu on Android and iOS (hidden right at the bottom, of course), and it's ready to play right now.

Map view of a city grid layout with streets and highways.
Image showing a mobile app menu with options for public transit, recycling, Twitter, Google Maps, and settings.
Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS
Map view of a city grid layout with streets and highways.
Image showing a mobile app menu with options for public transit, recycling, Twitter, Google Maps, and settings.
Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS

It's a rather fun game, too. SmartyPins, as it's called, asks you a series of geography-based trivia questions, where the penalty for wrong answers is deducted in miles.

Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS
How to play a map-based game by pinning the correct location.
Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS
How to play a map-based game by pinning the correct location.

A correct answer within a set amount of time nets you bonus points, but an incorrect guess is penalized by the amount of miles that your location was off.

Map of Southeast Asia with highlighted locations and directions.
Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS
Map of Southeast Asia with highlighted locations and directions.
Play Google’s New Geo-Trivia Maps Game on Android & iOS

The new game is also available on Google Maps for the desktop platform. Visit the website to give it a try!

Map of a city with navigation details and a Google Maps advertisement.

How'd you do? Are you a geography wiz?

The next big software update for iPhone is coming sometime in April and will include a Food section in Apple News+, an easy-to-miss new Ambient Music app, Priority Notifications thanks to Apple Intelligence, and updates to apps like Mail, Photos, Podcasts, and Safari. See what else is coming to your iPhone with the iOS 18.4 update.

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