In short: to score high in Farflung, skip the first country that comes to mind, think by continent from the edges inwards (islands, microstates, Central Asia, West Africa), and only pin a country you are sure fits — a wrong pin scores nothing. Below are tiered hints for today's Far Corners map (October 26, 2026), hidden until you tap, plus unlimited practice above.
The hint ladder for any Farflung prompt
- Name the crowd answer — and skip it. For “a country the Equator crosses”, nearly everyone says Brazil or Ecuador. Those are the lowest tier.
- Walk the continents. Ask which continents can hold an answer, then go to the one people forget. For the Equator, that is the Pacific (Kiribati) or the Indian Ocean (Maldives).
- Shrink the country. Small states — islands, microstates, enclaves — are named far less often than big ones, even when they fit just as well.
- Check the edge cases. Overseas territories can make a surprising answer correct: France borders Brazil through French Guiana. Only pin it if the prompt really allows it.
- Stay correct. Rare-but-right beats clever-but-wrong. If you are unsure, take the rarest country you are certain of.
Today's hints — Far Corners #11
These are for our own daily map, not the official Farflung. Each hint opens one level at a time.
1. A country that shares a land border with Russia
Hint 1: 14 countries fit, on 2 continents (Asia, Europe).
Hint 2: first letters of the rarest answers
The rarest countries that fit start with: L, P, N, A.
Hint 3: reveal one rare country
A rare correct answer: North Korea. The crowd answer to avoid: China.
2. A country with a four-letter, one-word name
Hint 1: 10 countries fit, on 5 continents (South America, North America, Asia, Africa, Oceania).
Hint 2: first letters of the rarest answers
The rarest countries that fit start with: F, L, O, T.
Hint 3: reveal one rare country
A rare correct answer: Oman. The crowd answer to avoid: Peru.
3. A country where Arabic is an official language
Hint 1: 23 countries fit, on 2 continents (Asia, Africa).
Hint 2: first letters of the rarest answers
The rarest countries that fit start with: B, S, P, M.
Hint 3: reveal one rare country
A rare correct answer: Somalia. The crowd answer to avoid: Saudi Arabia.
4. A landlocked country in Africa
Hint 1: 16 countries fit, on one continent (Africa).
Hint 2: first letters of the rarest answers
The rarest countries that fit start with: M, B, C, L.
Hint 3: reveal one rare country
A rare correct answer: Burundi. The crowd answer to avoid: Ethiopia.
5. A country with a land border with exactly one other country
Hint 1: 16 countries fit, on 5 continents (Europe, North America, Asia, Africa, Oceania).
Hint 2: first letters of the rarest answers
The rarest countries that fit start with: Q, L, G, P.
Hint 3: reveal one rare country
A rare correct answer: Papua New Guinea. The crowd answer to avoid: Portugal.
How to play Far Corners
- Each day brings 5 prompts, the same for everyone. You have 45 seconds per prompt.
- Type a country (the box suggests names as you type) or tap it on the map, then press Pin it.
- After each pin the map lights up every country that fits, with the three rarest in gold.
- Finish the daily to grow your streak and get a share card; then keep going in Unlimited.
Rare-country tips that work in any map game
- Learn the microstates: Andorra, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City, Malta — they fit landlocked, euro, Alps and monarchy prompts.
- Learn the Pacific: Kiribati, Tuvalu, Nauru, Palau, Marshall Islands, Micronesia show up in equator, US-dollar and island prompts.
- Learn the “-stans” and the Caucasus: Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia cover landlocked, Soviet and border prompts.
- Remember West and Central Africa: São Tomé and Príncipe, Equatorial Guinea, Guinea-Bissau and Burundi are among the least-named countries in the world.
Far Corners vs. other ways to practise
| Far Corners (here) | Typical hint page | |
|---|---|---|
| Playable game on the page | Yes, daily + unlimited | Text only |
| Hints that don't spoil | 3 levels, hidden by default | Often the full answer |
| Shows every valid answer after you play | On the map, rarest in gold | — |
| Streak + share card | Yes | — |
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