What's new in Mapicos

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• Planned · no date yetAll of Europe, region by regionThe regions of every European country with their flags or coats of arms: Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Romania, Greece and the rest.
• Planned · no date yetCompetitive seasonsLeaderboards that restart every so often, so there is always a spot worth fighting for.
• Planned · no date yetFootball clubs from all over the worldMore crests from outside Europe in the clues and the crests leaderboard.

Earlier

1. v1.14 · October 30, 2026

   Mapicos now speaks Czech

   • Čeština, the tenth languageThe whole site and game in Czech: countries, capitals, currencies, regions and clubs with their Czech names.
   • A passport that folds awayIn the Daily, your progress by continent fits on one card and the calendar is right below.
   • The Daily's rules at a glanceThree illustrated cards: buy clues, guess and collect stamps.
2. v1.13 · October 21, 2026

   Pick a country by its flag, and five more countries

   • A clearer region pickerEach country shows its flag, what you play and how many places it has, and you can filter them by typing. The ones still to come are greyed out.
   • Sweden and CzechiaSweden's 21 counties with their coats of arms and Czechia's 14 regions with their flags: find them, identify them or type their names.
   • Slovakia, Croatia and LithuaniaSlovakia's 8 regions, Croatia's 20 counties plus Zagreb and Lithuania's 10 counties, each with its flag. Europe keeps growing country by country.
3. v1.12 · October 21, 2026

   Five more European countries, region by region

   • Switzerland and AustriaSwitzerland's 26 cantons with their flags and Austria's 9 states with their coats of arms (three share the same flag): find them, identify them or type their names.
   • The Netherlands and BelgiumThe 12 Dutch provinces, from Friesland to Zeeland, and Belgium's 10 provinces plus Brussels, each with its flag.
   • PolandThe 16 voivodeships, from Masovia to Silesia, with their flags. And more are coming: the rest of Europe will arrive country by country.
4. v1.11 · October 21, 2026

   The Daily becomes The Passport

   • 100 coins to buy cluesNo more blind guessing: buy the clues you want (language, currency, licence plate, typical dish, club, outline…) and find the country spending as little as you can. Your score is the coins you keep.
   • A stamp for every countryEvery country you find leaves its stamp in your passport, page by page by continent. Collect them all. The days you had already won count too.
   • Your setup, as you left it"Set up your match" remembers the mode, region, pace and options: come back and everything is ready to start.
5. v1.10 · October 20, 2026

   Four more countries, region by region

   • Germany and ItalyGermany's 16 states and Italy's 20 regions, with their map and flags: find them on the map, identify them or type their names.
   • Mexico, with its coats of armsMexico's 32 states, from Baja California to Yucatán. Almost none has an official flag, so you play with their coats of arms.
   • The provinces of ArgentinaThe 23 provinces and Buenos Aires City, from Jujuy to Tierra del Fuego, each with its flag.
6. v1.9 · October 19, 2026

   The empire on which the sun never set

   • The empire on which the sun never setA new era: the world around 1600, with the Spanish Monarchy from Castile to Mexico, Peru and the Philippines, and 33 states with their flags and banners.
   • Clearer match setupFirst what you guess (flags, plates, currencies, clues…), then how you answer. In rooms and the class mode too.
   • Every country, even those still to comeEach continent shows its countries: those with their own regions and those coming soon. Want yours? Ask for it with the contact form.
7. v1.8 · October 19, 2026

   Beyond flags

   • Plates, domains, currencies and languagesIn Play, choose what to guess: each country's flag, licence plate, web domain (.jp), currency or language. On the map, out of four or by typing.
   • The euro counts for 27 countriesWhen a currency or a language belongs to several countries (the euro, Spanish), any of them is right, and on the map they all light up at once.
   • Smoother CompetitiveEach round appears on both screens at once even on a slow connection, and its flag is already downloaded: no more rounds lost because it didn't show.
8. v1.7 · October 18, 2026

   China, province by province

   • Provinces of ChinaChina's 34 divisions, from Beijing to Xinjiang, Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan: find them on the map, identify them or type their name.
   • With their licence platesThey have no flags: each one appears with the abbreviation on its licence plates (京 Beijing, 粤 Guangdong, 川 Sichuan…).
   • A page for every flag of 1914Each of the 69 states of 1914 has its own page: the flag large, where it held land, the source and a link to play.
9. v1.6 · October 18, 2026

   Historical maps: the world of 1914

   • Locate on the map of 1914The borders of July 1914, with 69 states: empires, kingdoms, the British dominions, Egypt, Tibet… The whole world or by region.
   • Pick the eraIn the region picker, “Era: Today or 1914”. In 1914 the whole map counts: each colony with its ruler (Algeria is France).
   • A tougher CompetitiveOpponents play at your level, faster and sharper as you climb, and some hold Ambassador, Atlas Master and Legend ranks. The higher you are, the harder it is to climb.
10. v1.5 · October 16, 2026

    Flags of 1914, record alerts and videos of your speedruns

    • Flags of 1914The 55 states before the First World War with their flag of the time: the German Empire, Austria-Hungary, the Ottoman Empire, Siam, Persia… To play in “Identify the flag” and “Name the country”.
    • Your record, right awayAt the end of a speedrun you see whether it is a new personal best, whether you entered the Top 3 or took #1, your position, your name and the exact time. And if you complete it, you can download a video of the run in 16:9 and 9:16.
    • Verified speedrunsSubmit the YouTube video of your speedrun: we check that the player and the time match the stored run and, if they do, it shows as verified in the ranking with its own page.
    • Starts on “Locate on the map”A new match starts on the recommended mode, and the Ranking button at the end opens the table of the region and difficulty you just played.
11. v1.4 · October 13, 2026

    Gap-free relief in Extreme, regions by levels and a contact form

    • Extreme: relief with no gapsMountain ranges cross borders with no gaps: small countries such as San Marino, Andorra or Lesotho used to be a hole in the mountains that gave them away.
    • Regions level by levelZone, country and what can be played inside, with the path always in sight and a back button. The search shows where each region sits.
    • Google sign-in that just worksGoogle's own button opens its account chooser for Mapicos every time, even if you closed it before.
    • Write to us from the siteA contact form on the contact page: pick a topic, write, done.
12. v1.3 · October 13, 2026

    Sharper maps and an Extreme mode with relief

    • Extreme with rivers, lakes and mountainsNo names or borders, but the Pyrenees, the Alps, the Danube or Lake Titicaca to find your way. And no markers giving small countries away.
    • Monaco, San Marino and the Vatican, where they really areTheir real borders, finer outlines for every country, and a click on the sea never picks a nearby country again.
    • Pick a region in two tapsFirst the zone (World, Europe, America…), then everything you can play in it right below, with the same search box.
    • The flag no longer covers the mapIt places itself where it gets in the way least: in Europe, over the Atlantic.
    • Competitive: ranked opponentsEvery opponent is on the leaderboard with a rank and a profile, and you meet them face to face before the match starts.
    • More life in every actionA burst when you get a country right, transitions when a match opens and closes, and buttons that show when they are loading.
13. v1.2 · October 12, 2026

    Competitive by health and Google accounts

    • Duels with 600 healthEach round, whoever scores less loses health, and the damage multiplies as the duel goes on, until someone falls.
    • Sign in with Google and public profilesAn account in one click, your match history and the profile of any player on the leaderboard.
14. v1.1 · October 5, 2026

    Class mode for teachers

    • The whole class at once, no accountsThe teacher projects the game and students answer on their phones with a code, in every mode and region.
15. v1.0 · September 30, 2026

    Mapicos Daily is here

    • A secret country every daySix guesses with distance, direction and clues, a streak and a calendar to play the days you missed.