What is Hemiscope Atlas?
Hemiscope Atlas tests where you think a country's capital is. Each round names a country, and you place a marker on an unlabeled globe. Accuracy is measured against the capital city, making the target more precise than simply identifying the country's landmass.
How to play Hemiscope Atlas
- Read the country named in the current round and recall its capital.
- Drag to rotate the globe and use scrolling or pinching to zoom.
- Tap or click near the capital, then check your marker before pressing Confirm.
- Review how close the marker landed and the points awarded.
- Repeat across five rounds, with up to 500 points available for the run.
How distance affects scoring
A round offers up to 100 points. The official help describes full marks within roughly 50 kilometers of the capital, with the score falling to zero at roughly 5,050 kilometers. Large countries still require a precise capital estimate.
After completing the daily run, the help panel describes a Random run option for more practice. Daily countries are shared with other players, while random runs let you continue exploring.
Tips for finding capitals
Locate the continent and regional neighborhood first. Then look for useful geographic anchors: a coast, a peninsula, a major bay or a distinctive bend in a border region you remember. Zoom only after you have the broad location, otherwise you can lose the surrounding context.
Do not default to the largest or best-known city. Some capitals are much smaller, and many sit far from a country's geographic center. Before placing a marker in a large country, pause to recall the actual capital rather than clicking anywhere inside its outline.
An effective practice habit is to review the capital you missed, then describe its position relative to two places you already know. That creates a spatial connection for the next round instead of a disconnected name to memorize.