Learn geography
Far Fetched is a game about noticing things. These guides explain the clues that tell one country from another: alphabets, road markings, landscapes, buildings and flags. Read one, then try it out in a game.
A beginner's guide to Far FetchedHow Far Fetched works, how close guesses still score, which mode to try first, and the five clues worth checking in every new place.9 min read
Which side of the road? Left-driving countries and whyHow to tell the driving side from parked cars, signs and road markings, which places in Far Fetched drive on the left, and how the two sides came about.9 min read
How to read the world's alphabetsLearn to recognise the world's writing systems on signs and shop fronts, from Cyrillic and Arabic to Thai and Hangul, and use special letters to pin down the country.10 min read
Reading landscapes: climate, plants and soil as cluesLearn to read the sun, plants, soil, snow and coastlines in a scene, and combine them with other clues to work out which part of the world you are in.9 min read
Learning flags: patterns, colours and look-alikesHow national flags are built, which colour families they share, and simple ways to tell look-alikes such as Chad and Romania apart.10 min read
Geography games in the classroom: lesson ideasPractical ways to use Far Fetched in lessons: daily-challenge starters, evidence boards, region units, class games and a sample 45-minute plan.9 min read
Road lines around the world: what the colours tell youWhat yellow and white road lines reveal: centre and edge line colours in the Americas, Europe, the Nordics, southern Africa and East Asia, and how to use them.8 min read
Architecture as a clue: roofs, walls and coloursHow roof shapes, building materials, paint colours, places of worship, shopfronts and garden walls help you work out which part of the world you are in.10 min read
Telling neighbours apart: Spain and Portugal, Czechia and Slovakia, NordicsHow to tell Spain from Portugal, Czechia from Slovakia, and Norway, Sweden and Finland apart, using letters, words, road lines, landscapes and houses.9 min read
Telling neighbours apart: the BalkansHow to tell the countries of south-eastern Europe apart using alphabets, special letters, everyday words on signs, landscapes and buildings.9 min read
Telling neighbours apart: South AmericaHow to tell Brazil, Guyana, Suriname and the nine Spanish-speaking countries of South America apart using language, landscape, climate and buildings.10 min read
Bollards and road posts: a field guideWhat roadside posts are for, which details to check (shape, colour, band, reflectors), and how distance stones, guardrails and chevrons vary.9 min read
Looking for one country? The country guides cover every country and territory in the game.