A free geography game for students
geo-routr turns the world map into a puzzle students actually want to solve: connect two countries by naming the neighbours in between.
Why it works in class
- Neighbours, not just capitals: every route is a lesson in which countries border which.
- Instant feedback: each guess is coloured by how close it is to a shortest route, so students correct themselves.
- Hints that teach: first the next country’s outline, then every border, then first letters.
- Short: a route takes a few minutes, perfect as a warm-up or an exit ticket.
Easy to set up
- Free, with no sign-up and no student accounts or emails.
- Runs in any modern browser: Chromebooks, tablets, phones and laptops.
- Nothing to install, or add it to the home screen like an app.
Ideas for lessons
- Daily warm-up: put today’s route on the board and solve it together.
- Race in pairs on a Practice route, then compare who found the shortest way.
- Region focus: after the daily, open Learn and explore the region on a labelled globe.
- Discussion: why do routes cross some seas but go around others? Short crossings count; oceans don’t.
Privacy
No names, emails or accounts. Progress stays on the device; only an anonymous daily score is sent, for the “how did others do” comparison.