Europe from the air
46 cities across 21 countries — 7 the game rates easy, 25 standard, 14 expert.
Placing a city in Europe
Placing the region is the first and cheapest decision you make in a round, and getting it wrong costs you the whole guess. In Europe the giveaways are the combination of landscape and building pattern rather than any single landmark: once you have seen London, Paris, Rome from above, the family resemblance across the rest becomes obvious.
The cities the game rates expert here — Munich, Copenhagen, Oslo, Dublin, Bordeaux, Glasgow — are the ones without a signature feature. On those you are reading grid texture, tower distribution and the shape of the edge where the city stops.
Italy
- Florence Reads as: duomo and river.
- Milan Reads as: flat urban grid.
- Naples Reads as: bay and volcano.
- Palermo Reads as: sicilian harbor.
- Rome Reads as: ancient core.
- Turin Reads as: alpine grid.
- Venice Reads as: lagoon islands.
France
- Bordeaux Reads as: river crescent.
- Lyon Reads as: two rivers.
- Marseille Reads as: old port and hills.
- Nice Reads as: riviera curve.
- Paris Reads as: radial avenues.
Spain
- Barcelona Reads as: coast and blocks.
- Bilbao Reads as: river valley.
- Madrid Reads as: dry inland capital.
- Seville Reads as: river and old core.
- Valencia Reads as: dry river park.
Germany
- Berlin Reads as: broad avenues.
- Cologne Reads as: cathedral river.
- Frankfurt Reads as: river skyline.
- Hamburg Reads as: harbor and canals.
- Munich Reads as: historic core.
United Kingdom
- Edinburgh Reads as: castle ridge.
- Glasgow Reads as: clyde valley.
- London Reads as: river bend.
- Manchester Reads as: industrial core.
Netherlands
- Amsterdam Reads as: canal rings.
- Rotterdam Reads as: modern port city.
Belgium
- Antwerp Reads as: river port.
- Brussels Reads as: ring roads and squares.
Portugal
- Lisbon Reads as: hills and river mouth.
- Porto Reads as: river mouth.
Poland
- Krakow Reads as: old square and river.
- Warsaw Reads as: river and palace axis.
Austria
- Vienna Reads as: ring road.
Czechia
- Prague Reads as: river and castle.
Denmark
- Copenhagen Reads as: harbor islands.
Sweden
- Stockholm Reads as: islands and water.
Norway
- Oslo Reads as: fjord bowl.
Ireland
- Dublin Reads as: bay and low grid.
Hungary
- Budapest Reads as: danube split city.
Finland
- Helsinki Reads as: coast and islands.
Switzerland
- Zurich Reads as: lake and old town.
Greece
- Athens Reads as: ancient hills.
Latvia
- Riga Reads as: baltic river city.
Estonia
- Tallinn Reads as: old town harbor.