1
Choose
Pick Practice and one country
Press Practice, open Pick a country, and search by name. Confirm that the flag and “Draw …” heading changed.
A geography game made for redrawing
Draw a Country From Memory
Use the covered regional map to locate the country, sketch its border from memory, then reveal the real outline and redraw the biggest difference.
Loading map…
Preparing your challenge
Draw the outer shape without looking it up.
Browser storage is unavailable. You can switch challenges for now, but unfinished drawings will disappear after a reload.
Ready to drawFinding the map location…
MatchedMissedExtra
New here? Follow these four steps
- Find the hidden area.Read the nearby place names. The pale cover hides the answer; its edge is not the country border.
- Draw one simple loop.Press in the target area (inside the pale cover when it is on) and move around the country from memory. Large width, height, and bends matter more than tiny wiggles.
- Check the endpoints.Nearby interrupted lines join automatically. A faint dashed line shows how the final endpoint will connect to the start.
- Reveal, then retry.Press Reveal & score, find the largest Missed or Extra patch, and change that one area on your next attempt.
Next redraw:
Your drawing and progress stay in this browser. Size and canvas position do not affect the score.
First round walkthrough
How to play the country drawing game
Start at the top of the game and move down the screen. You can finish a first round without knowing any scoring terms.
2
Locate
Read the neighbors around the cover
The cover hides the answer. Use nearby country names to understand its location, then draw inside the covered area. The cover itself is not the outline.
3
Draw
Make one simple loop and reveal
Draw the mainland first and return near your starting point. Use another stroke for an island. Press Reveal & score when the status says the outline is ready.
4
Improve
Fix the largest colored difference
Missed means you drew too little; Extra means you drew too much. Read the first written tip, press Retry same shape, and change one large feature.
195 outlines
Choose a country to practice
Start with a compact border, an island chain, or a long coastal shape. The full directory groups every country by region and measured difficulty.
Medium
Portugal
3 retained land parts: place the main shape first, then add separate pieces.
Practice PortugalHard
Japan
12 retained land parts make placement part of the challenge.
Practice JapanHard
Chile
22 retained land parts make placement part of the challenge.
Practice ChileRead the result
Turn the colored overlay into one correction
The overall score compares attempts, but the colors tell you what to draw differently. Begin with the largest continuous patch instead of chasing every small border wiggle.
- Matched
- Your drawing covered this real country area.
- Missed
- Extend your next outline toward this area.
- Extra
- Pull the matching side inward next time.
A second map challenge
Draw US states from memory
State borders replace coastlines with straighter survey lines, river bends, and distinctive corners. All 50 states use the same reveal-and-retry loop.
Play the US states gameQuestions about drawing country borders
Does drawing size or position affect the score?
No. Both shapes are centered and resized to the same maximum extent before comparison. Their width-to-height proportions still matter.
Can I use more than one stroke?
Yes. If one stroke ends close to where the next begins, the game joins them into one outline. A distant stroke stays separate for an island or another land part.
What happens to an open outline?
The game uses one faint dashed segment to show how the remaining endpoint will connect to the starting point. That closing segment becomes part of the scored outline, so a large unfinished gap can lower the result.
Is my drawing uploaded?
No. Drawing points, drafts, and best scores stay in your browser. The downloadable result card is generated on your device.