Show HN: Name That Nation • Hacker News Board

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by thaumasiotes » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:41 AM UTC

the_origami_fox wrote: post #8

midasuni wrote: post #4

What do the colors mean Why was North Korea in dark green and South Korea in light green, and which should I name?

The pictures come straight from Wikipedia. From the picture for North Korea ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea ): Territory controlled by North Korea shown in dark green; territory claimed but not controlled shown in light green.

China isn't in light green for Taiwan. Is that situation different in some way?

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by toyg » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:48 AM UTC

AJ1998 wrote: post #17

prmoustache wrote: post #16

Oh irony is that first country I had when visiting the site was Palestine.

Can you explain how that makes it ironic?

Because it's not recognized as a State by Israel and a few other countries.

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by dvh » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:52 AM UTC

Give partial score for close guess, I called Benin a Sierra Leone, or art least show my guess and target country

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by rrr_oh_man » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:53 AM UTC

dvh wrote: post #23

Give partial score for close guess, I called Benin a Sierra Leone, or art least show my guess and target country

"Mexico" -> "USA, close enough"

Also possible with Russia + either one of those:

* Ukraine

* Norway

* Poland

* Estonia

* Lithuania

* North Korea

* China

* Latvia

* Finland

* Georgia

* Mongolia

* Kazakhstan

* Belarus

* Azerbaijan

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by rrr_oh_man » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:54 AM UTC

progval wrote: post #19

I'm having issues with keyboard navigation on Firefox: * Typing a few letters then pressing tab closes the dropdown instead of selecting options in the dropdown * when the text box is selecting, pressing enter does nothing; I need to press tab then enter to submit the answer

+ 1

The need to click "submit" was my biggest bad UX moment

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by isametry » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:55 AM UTC

skor wrote: post #20

Nice, enjoyed seeing how I don't know the political map as good as I thought. If I click "Check" without typing anything and then click "Correct" my score goes up.

> If I click "Check" without typing anything and then click "Correct" my score goes up.

I believe that’s a feature. If you can’t find the actual answer (or don’t want to) you can just say or think the answer for yourself, then check and honestly choose if you got it right. That way you still get to keep track of your score, without having to input the name every time.

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by tempestn » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:55 AM UTC

You could do easier difficulty by making the questions multiple choice. (I mean, technically it's already multiple choice, but say 5ish choices.) Potentially could have multiple levels of difficulty by varying the number of choices, or by selecting options by proximity.

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by tempestn » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:57 AM UTC

toyg wrote: post #22

AJ1998 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Can you explain how that makes it ironic?

Because it's not recognized as a State by Israel and a few other countries.

And because that fact is quite salient in current geopolitical affairs.

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by bluetomcat » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 9:58 AM UTC

skor wrote: post #20

Nice, enjoyed seeing how I don't know the political map as good as I thought. If I click "Check" without typing anything and then click "Correct" my score goes up.

The hard ones for me were countries in mainland Africa, island nations in the Atlantic and the Pacific, and small adjacent countries that you associate in a group – say Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia, or Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan.

Re: Show HN: Name That Nation

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Post by _xivi » Tue, Feb 06, 2024, 10:01 AM UTC

Nice project

Gameplay wise, I find the feedback loop to be lacking tho. Right now, there's no much feedback other than "You got it wrong, actually, it's X. Anyway, moving on...". This makes it less of an educational game and more like a test.

For me, I'm always close, so revealing neighbor countries on the map along with the answer (especially for small countries) can add a "spaced repetition" element to the game, it help your brain connect the dots and feel more productive and fun