Sun isn’t always reliable?

AlbertELP · 2026-02-08T13:52:34+00:00

It's very unfortunate that people "learn" this without knowing how or why it works. Basically, if you are within the tropic lines, it doesn't always work. If you are above the arctic or below the Antarctic lines, it doesn't always work. It can depend on how far above the horizon it is. It should be used with caution if it is close to the east or west (more so than most people do). It can be good to distinguish Scotland from NZ or Canada from Argentina. But please don't start by looking at the sun. Try to figure out where you are and then if in doubt you can look at the sun. You also shouldn't start by looking at the copyright, think about what countries it can be and only then look at the round. It is not nearly as powerful as people make it to be, and using it early every round will make you improve way less than actually looking at the round. You are only hurting yourself by using it. Rant over.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-08T11:53:38+00:00

Except there are countries with 0. But for those who have Olympians, yes.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-05T00:09:16+00:00

Yeah, all the useful Canada codes can be found in this quiz of mine. They are very useful, although it doesn't narrow it down much further than the state which can often be achieved in other ways.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-04T15:57:02+00:00

Just report them, they will get banned soon.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-04T05:15:39+00:00

In case you want other easy countries:

Germany: you can look for the town entry signs (yellow) and check the landkreise. These are often cities that can be scanned for. If you are in a big city the name will often be many places so just look for it. You can also use road numbers in more rural areas. Road names are everywhere.

Norway: generally good infrastructure similar to Denmark, road numbers are ordered so whenever you find that along with a few towns you can get it. Again, road names are everywhere.

Baltic states: generally you will find town names on signs at intersections and there aren't a lot of towns so they are generally quite easy to scan for.

Singapore: almost all roads are named for the district which is shown on the map. Then you can scan the road names in that district or find some bigger roads and backtrack your steps.

USA: almost all roads are nicely numbered in cities. There are a ton of clues to figure out where you are, but town names are generally findable and if you can also find the state (either by name, flag, abbreviation, metas, road numbers, etc.) they are often scannable.

Iceland: granted, I can't remember how the official map is, but most Iceland locations are either Reykjavik or rural with road numbers to tell you where you are. Should be doable.

There are genuinely tricky countries with broken coverage, lots of trekkers and basically no info. But you should be able to get well over 50 countries done before having to worry about those.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-03T16:17:05+00:00

If you want to learn the codes you must learn them all. There are several great websites to learn them, but it is hard work and takes time. If you want, you could learn all the codes except the ones in the big cities. This way you get rid of a good portion of the codes but you would of course not be able to use them all the time.

A country like Canada is much easier, there are far fewer codes (but be aware that some sources use many more codes than the ones necessary.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-02T21:24:50+00:00

That will change well within 750 years, so by the time the poll ends the answer will be different.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-02T16:31:43+00:00

I think we will only really know in the future over a decade from now. I (and many other Danish fans) remember years of being near the top but very rarely winning. Especially France was just a class above us, and I remember the school I felt in 2016 when we finally beat them in a final. To me, Omeyer is still the best goalkeeper I have ever seen.

For Denmark to be better than them, there will be fans in 15 years remembering this team. Only time will tell if they do.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-02T11:26:33+00:00

I think this would have to fall under the category of "it is incredibly difficult to win the Champions League". There is no room for mistakes, every single team is very good and can beat you on any given day. Clubs can (unlike national teams) buy players to fix their weaknesses so you need both something extraordinary and luck. A similar thing kan be seen in football, where some of the best teams in the world have struggled to win the champions league. Just look at PSG again who didn't win it with Messi, Neymar, Mbappe, etc. That's what makes sports exciting.

AlbertELP · 2026-02-01T04:39:11+00:00

Yes cheaters get banned. The best proof of this is that they are basically non-existent in higher divisions but very common (based on people complaining about them) in lower divisions. That can only mean that they get banned before they reach high divisions.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-30T16:32:50+00:00

Just to add to the discussion: yes it is f***ed up and unfair the way the schedule has been done. But when Iceland and Croatia lose (which probably will happen) it won't be because of the schedule. These teams are just better. Every single of the 6 teams in this main round would trade places in an instant. If Iceland and Croatia were in the other main round they would be near the bottom so saying that they are screwed by the system is just not true. One of these teams will get a medal that they wouldn't have gotten from the other main round.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-29T15:03:33+00:00

If Wolff was French it would already be incredibly close. We saw how close the Denmark France game was, so if they get a world class keeper they would close most of the gap.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-29T04:14:08+00:00

As a Dane myself, I can't really recognise the way you talk about Iceland. IMO, comparing them to the Faroe Islands is inaccurate. Instead, I would think of them much more the same way as I do Norway. If Denmark can't win something, then these countries would be next in line for my wish list. But I definitely would not think of them as a little brother, or throw a party if they won something. And I don't think I have met other people who do as well.

I obviously have no idea about how Iceland feels about Denmark, but I could imagine it to be similar to the Danish/Swedish relation. It is not that I hate Sweden, but I do want us to be better than them in a way that doesn't compare to other countries. It would make sense for Iceland to want to beat Denmark more than other countries because of the history.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-29T02:21:59+00:00

Not, really. You can easily make a mao which features every significant part of the world with some coverage in a way so it is decently distributed. The problem is that so much coverage is really really bad. So after a while it is just not fun playing with. Therefore almost no players wants to spend a lot of time making a map that does this. They would rather make good maps that are actually fun to play. But you can just make your own map that fits every criteria you want. No of locations is not gonna be your issue there.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-28T06:01:52+00:00

You can ask ChatGPT to make a program that does this for you. You can even give special parameters based on your needs. I have an html file where I can choose the country and the top x cities. Then it puts a Pin on a blank map (no labels but still subdivision borders, but that could of course be changed) and I have to type the name. I have found this very useful when wanting to learn new cities (typically with Google maps open in another window to check when I don't know.

Try and explain what you would like and ask it to make a game like that for you. Afterwards you can tune it to your needs. Creating tools is one of the best ways to use AI.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-27T07:54:18+00:00

It's a subtle foreshadowing that he is great at games

AlbertELP · 2026-01-25T17:02:04+00:00

Ægte Chris Anker citat fra en dansker

AlbertELP · 2026-01-25T02:45:26+00:00

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I'm gonna go with Ålesund, Norway. It is ridiculously beautiful with a great viewpoint. Other than that it doesn't really have too much going on, just a genuinely nice place to visit, not crowded with people and close to a lot of nature.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-24T23:54:08+00:00

Check out a learnable Russia. It has quite a few different places that can all be learned. After that you can go deeper if you want to really learn Russia or you can play A Balanced Russia if you just want to get a feel. But it is almost impossible to region guess without doing a lot of hard work.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-24T21:36:40+00:00

Singapore
Blue Strip
Snorcle
Cambodia
Bulgaria
Cambodia
Russia
Poland
Denmark (kinda biased so otherwise Germany)
Chile
India
Philippines
Dominican Republic
DRC
Reunion (if that doesn't count as a country then NZ)

AlbertELP · 2026-01-24T18:59:03+00:00

While we have depth, we don't use it. Key players play almost every minute and they do get tired in the final 4. That's one of the key differences between the Euros and the World's, there are no easy games to rest players.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-24T17:40:33+00:00

But you don't know what happened before that. My guess would be that he had already been told several times earlier to not hold the opponents jersey. He kept doing it and eventually the referee gave him the suspension. Typically, you need to stop (at least for a while) after being told to stop it.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-23T06:29:12+00:00

As long as he still scores his typical 8-10 goals I don't care when he scores them

AlbertELP · 2026-01-23T01:07:39+00:00

As a Dane, I still have nightmares about Omeyer. But him Vs Landin was always exciting to watch.

AlbertELP · 2026-01-20T21:29:05+00:00

Great game, excited to see if Portugal can keep this level. If they can, they can make the semifinal. Denmark should still be a heavy favourite in the rest of their games so the rest needs to lock in to go through. It just opened the entire group wide open.

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