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Our busiest day is Friday. Teachers use CityGuesser as an end-of-week geography session. German classrooms average 20-minute sessions — that's a full class period.
Why teachers pick CityGuesser
No accounts, no data
Students type a 6-digit code and they're in. No emails, no passwords, no consent forms to send home.
Any device with a browser
Chromebooks, iPads, phones, whatever your school has. Nothing to install, nothing to approve with IT.
The whole class at once
One room fits up to 250 students. Everyone watches the same video and places their guess on the map together.
10 minutes or a full period
You pick the number of rounds and time limit. Three quick rounds as a warmup, or ten rounds that fill the hour.
Actual streets, not textbook photos
Students walk through real cities via video. They notice languages on shop signs, architecture styles, vegetation. Geography becomes something they observe, not memorize.
30 seconds to start
Open the site, create a room, share the code. That's the entire setup. Works behind school firewalls too.
How to run a classroom game
You create a room
Pick the number of rounds, time per round, and which regions to include. Europe only for a Europe unit? Easy.
Students join with a code
Project the 6-digit code on your board or share it in Google Classroom. Students type it in and they're playing.
Everyone explores together
The whole class watches the same walking tour video. Students pin their guesses on the map. After each round, they see how close they got.
Lesson ideas
The Friday session
3 rounds, 10 minutes, end of the week. Students look forward to it. Some teachers tell us it's the only lesson nobody complains about.
One continent, many clues
Set the region to Europe or Asia. After each round, discuss what clues gave it away. Road markings? Script on signs? Climate?
Table vs table
Split the class into groups. Each group discusses before placing one guess. Turns geography into a conversation instead of a quiz.
Observation journal
Students play at home and write about what they noticed in each video. What language was on the signs? What side of the road do they drive on?
Questions from teachers
Is it really free for schools?
Yes. Completely free, no premium tier, no per-student pricing. The full experience is available to everyone.
Do students need email addresses?
No. Students join by typing a 6-digit room code in their browser. No accounts, no personal information collected.
Is it safe for students?
Yes. No personal data is collected, no social features, no chat between strangers. Videos are real walking tours with no inappropriate content.
Does it work on school Chromebooks?
Yes. It runs entirely in the browser. No installs, no extensions. Works on Chromebooks, iPads, and any device with a modern browser.
Can I control what regions students play?
Yes. When creating a room, you pick the regions: Europe, Asia, Americas, Africa, or the full world. You also set the time limit per round.
How long does a session take?
You decide. A 3-round warmup is about 10 minutes. A 5-round game fills 20 minutes. A full 10-round session works for a class period.
Can I use it for geography assessments?
It works well as an informal assessment tool. After the game, you can see how each student scored and which regions they struggled with. Formal assessment features are on our roadmap.
Do I need to prepare anything?
Nothing. Open the site, create a room, share the code. Videos are selected automatically. You can be running a game within 30 seconds of opening the page.
Try it in your next class
Free, no accounts, 30 seconds to set up.
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