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The Daily Expedition
Three destinations, the same for every player on Earth. One attempt a day; sign in to join the global leaderboard. A fresh expedition unlocks at 08:00 London.
placi
Latin
“to please, to satisfy, to be agreeable to”
vago
Latin/Italian
“to wander, to roam, to travel without fixed destination”
1,847
Wanderers today
195
Countries covered
142km
Average margin of error
3,291
Active players
How it works
Three acts of discovery.
Act 01
A panorama appears
You're dropped into a street-level panorama somewhere in the world. Pan 360°. Look for clues in the signs, shopfronts, cars, architecture and vegetation.
Act 02
Place your guess
Open the world map and click where you think you are. The closer you are, the higher your score. You have 2 minutes per round.
Guimarães, Portugal
Guimarães is where Portugal began: its first king was born here.
Act 03
Discover where you were
The result reveals where you actually were, how far off your guess was, your score for that round, and an interesting fact about the location.
New to reading the road? Learn the clues, country by country →
See it in action
Watch a wanderer read the world.
The world awaits
Anywhere. Any continent.
From suburban Japan to the Patagonian steppe. Every panorama is a new puzzle.
This is not going to be easy.
Placivago is built around a deliberate philosophy: the world is not a tourist brochure. We remove the easy answers and force genuine observation.
No famous landmarks. Just an ordinary street, and whatever clues the world has left in frame.
Rule 01
No major landmarks
The Eiffel Tower will not appear. The Colosseum will not appear. The game selects locations deliberately removed from famous sights.
Rule 02
Real streets
Every location is an ordinary street in a city, town or village. Shopfronts, signs, cars and road markings are all there to read.
Rule 03
Read everything
Road signs, business names, number plates, language scripts. Every detail is a clue. Careful observation beats guessing.
Rule 04
Precision is scored
Being 5km away is not the same as being 500km away. The scoring curve rewards accuracy. The top score requires near-perfect precision.
Rule 05
Time adds pressure
You have 2 minutes per round. Pro players get strict enforcement. The clock running is part of the game. Deliberate but decisive.
Rule 06
195 countries
Coverage across every sovereign state. You may find yourself on a road in Kiribati, Bhutan, or the Faroe Islands.
Difficulty spectrum
Example locations
Białystok, Poland
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Polish diacritics on shop signs
Concrete apartment blocks
Yellow-bordered warning signs
Copiapó, Chile
Región de Atacama
Spanish signage with Chilean specifics
Low flat-roofed houses
Bare desert hills behind the town
Kurume, Japan
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Japanese script on every shopfront
Dense overhead power lines
Kei cars and vending machines
Suburban Melbourne
Victoria, Australia
Australian road signage conventions
Federation-era brick architecture
Eucalyptus tree species
Free & Pro
Free forever. Or the full wander.
The Daily Expedition is free for everyone, every day. Pro gives you more time to solve, plus private leagues and duels for the serious wanderer.
The Daily Expedition
Free.
Placivago Pro
7 days freeEverything free, and the rest of the world.
7 days free on the monthly plan, card required. Cancel any time before it ends. Then £3.99/month, or pay yearly and save at £29/year. Half price for your first year at the launch rate.
Questions
Before you wander.
What is Placivago?
Placivago is a geography guessing game. You are dropped onto a real street somewhere in the world, with no name and no label, and you read what is in front of you to work out where you are. Place your guess on the map and the closer you are, the more points you score. It plays in the browser and as a free app on iPhone and Android.
Is Placivago free?
Yes. The Daily Expedition is free every day: three destinations, with no account needed to play. You get a minute and a half a round without an account. A free account gives you two minutes, saves your scores and streak, and puts you on the worldwide leaderboard. Pro is an optional upgrade with more time each round, two bonus wanders a day, private leagues, duels and the streak shield.
Where are the locations?
Every location is an ordinary street in a city, town or village, in 195 countries. There are no famous landmarks to spot, so you read the clues instead: the signs, the shopfronts, the cars, the road markings, the plants and the light.
How does scoring work?
Each round is scored on how far your guess lands from the true location, up to 5,000 points. A guess within 50 metres scores the full 5,000, and the score falls away with distance. Three rounds make a maximum of 15,000 points a day.
When does the Daily Expedition reset?
Every day at 08:00 London time. Every player in the world gets the same three destinations, so you can compare scores with friends and on the leaderboard.
Do I need to download anything?
No. Placivago plays in any modern web browser on a phone, tablet or computer. If you prefer an app, it is free on the App Store and Google Play.
How can I get better at guessing where I am?
Start with the quick wins: which side of the road the traffic drives on, the script on the signs, the colour of the road lines and the shape of the number plates. Our free road clue guides cover 111 countries and territories at placivago.com/guides.
More on Pro on the Pro page, or learn the clues in the road clue guides.