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A trivia party game on one screen: geography quiz night for family and friends
Good party games have three things in common: everyone can play at once, the rules take ten seconds to explain, and the room gets loud. A geography race on a big screen hits all three, and nobody has to stare at their own phone.
Why one screen beats everyone on their phones
Phone-based party games split the room into little screens. With one shared map on the TV, everyone sees every move: who is racing towards Brazil, who just guessed Bolivia by mistake, who is about to win the round. That is where the laughs come from.
How to run a geography quiz night
- Open bedtimeatlas.com/play on the TV or laptop and press F for fullscreen.
- Connect up to four gamepads, or let two players share one keyboard.
- With three or four players, switch on Sun vs Moon teams, so bigger groups can play in pairs and pass the controller between rounds.
- Start with a fast, easy round (Flag Duel), then something tricky (Find them all), and finish with Blackjack: take turns adding countries' populations to a shared total, and whoever goes over the target is out.
Rounds that stay fresh
Find them all builds new rules from real data every game (neighbours, flags, rivers, languages, sizes), and Top lists has 55 rankings, from volcanoes to chocolate eaten per person. The photo finish rule gives half the points to whoever chooses the right answer less than a second after the winner, so close races feel fair.
Quick quiz: how well do you know the map?
Questions
How many people can play?
Up to four players at once, and more in teams: with Sun vs Moon, a bigger group can play in pairs.
Do we need special controllers?
PlayStation 4/5 and Xbox gamepads work over USB or Bluetooth. Two players can also share one keyboard.
Is it good for adults too?
Yes. The Expert setting, Cities with pins and Blackjack are hard enough to start arguments among grown-ups.