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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 landscape, signage, 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.
Transylvania, Romania
Its 12th-century Saxon villages hold some of Europe’s best-preserved fortified churches.
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.
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. No obvious city centres. Just a road, a sky, 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
No city centres
All locations are at least 5km from the centre of any major city. You will see rural roads, small towns, and the world between the postcards.
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
Rural Poland
Podlaskie Voivodeship
Flat agricultural landscape
Cyrillic-adjacent Latin script
Soviet-era concrete infrastructure
Northern Chile
Región de Atacama
Hyper-arid desert terrain
Spanish signage with regional specifics
Andes visible at elevation
Rural Kyushu
Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan
Japanese script throughout
Distinctive power line style
Rice paddy agricultural patterns
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 and opens the worldwide leaderboard, leagues and duels for the serious wanderer.
The Daily Expedition
Free.
Placivago Pro
30 days freeEverything free, and the rest of the world.
30 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.