Guides
Short guides to the trickiest flags, capitals, shapes and languages, and how to score more.
- Capitals that aren't the biggest citySydney isn't Australia's capital and Istanbul isn't Türkiye's. The most common capital-city traps and the stories behind them.
- Countries with more than one capitalSouth Africa has three capitals, and Bolivia, the Netherlands and Malaysia split theirs in two. Here's why, and how to remember them.
- How AtlasGenie scoring worksPoints, speed bonuses, medals, XP and levels, day streaks and personal bests: the full AtlasGenie scoring rules explained.
- How to learn the flags of AfricaAfrica has 54 countries and many similar flags. A step-by-step method: colour families first, then emblems, then the look-alikes.
- How to recognise countries by their shapeBoots, panhandles, straight lines and coastlines: the visual clues that make country outlines easy to spot, with examples.
- How to score 1,000 in Pin DropZoom in, use the borders and aim for the middle. Practical tips for finding capitals and countries on the Pin Drop globe.
- How to tell look-alike flags apartChad or Romania? Indonesia or Monaco? The small details that separate the world's most confusing flags, pair by pair.
- Niger or Nigeria? Country names people mix upNiger and Nigeria, Austria and Australia, Slovakia and Slovenia: how to keep the world's most confusing country names apart.
- Which languages are official in the most countriesEnglish, French and Arabic top the list. How many countries use each major language officially, and the surprises further down.