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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 08:18 AM
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Place the State - Game
I don't know if this has been posted already. I just got it e-mailed to me and it was fun to do. This is the Intermediate level of the game. I have not yet tried advanced or the easier level.

The game invovles placing the US states on a map. It is VERY sensitive, so you have to be almost exactly right, within a few miles of the borders, to get credit. I got 47 out of 50 correct for 94% with an average error of 11 miles in 204 seconds. I missed by quite a bit with my first one, Colorado. The other I missed were Nevada and Tennessee. I was pretty close to the borders on both, but not close enough. It gets easier after the first two or three states are placed.

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/states_experiment_drag-drop_Intermed_State15s_500.html

If you needed another reason to avoid doing work, this web site has lots of other web games too.
http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/web_games_menu.htm

Have fun.
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bPikert Donating Member (19 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 08:40 AM
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1. Those first few non-border states are tricky..
I got 46/50 correct, 92% with average error of 15 miles in 224 seconds.

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NewJeffCT Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 08:53 AM
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2. 92%, 17 miles
lot of seconds, as I got a phone call at work.
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chemp Donating Member (569 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 08:58 AM
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3. 45 of 50 23 miles avg. error
too fussy. Narrow misses are wrong. the center of the union is tough when there are no border states.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:02 AM
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4. 100%, 0 miles, 185 seconds.
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loudestchick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:17 AM
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5. You so LIE! Shame on you.
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:22 AM
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7. And Wyoming was the first state I had to place.
I got it pretty close -- I guess the computer figured it was close enough.

After that, I knew something was guiding my hand. ;)
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:44 AM
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17. Rumor has it you have a strong 'guiding hand' if you know what I mean
:eyes:
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sniffa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:19 AM
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6. you weren't kidding (about it being sensitive)
44 out of 50 (but 3 were pretty damn cLose!). avg error 22 mi

290 sec
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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 10:37 AM
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22. I should have had 49 out of 50
but it called me wrong on two very close states.
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DelawareValleyDem Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:24 AM
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8. 94% 4miles 250 sec
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Commie Pinko Dirtbag Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:28 AM
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9. 86%, 18 miles, 400 seconds.
Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 09:31 AM by Commie Pinko Dirtbag
Now you murkans try THIS:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/country_SoAmCA_G0_drag_drop.html

Edit: perfect in 187 seconds, suckas.
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windlight Donating Member (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:32 AM
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11. even easier..:)
24/24 0 miles error in 99 secs
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Magrittes Pipe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:33 AM
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12. Perfect in 105 seconds. Sucka.
Of course, Bolivia and Paraguay (the landlocked countries, natch) were among the last ones I was given to place.
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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:41 AM
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15. 22/24, avg error 24 miles, 165 secs.
Foiled by Paraguay and French Guiana.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:48 AM
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20. 100% in 100 seconds
I figured as long as they didn't bring Paraguay or Bolivia too early into the picture I'd score big. First 2 coutries were Uraguay and French Guinia and it was a matter of finding the right edge along the border
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:54 AM
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21. Here's a challenge: EUROPE
I got 86%, 63miles and 252 seconds

DAMN all those microscopic countries like San Marino and Monaco. I know about where they are located but I was usually off a bit
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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 11:58 AM
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29. OMG!! That was so hard
I was in the 60% range when I stopped. I was too embarrassed. I need to brush up on my European geography. Next, Asia. I always gets the stans confused.
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windlight Donating Member (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:29 AM
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10. First try
47/50 94% 8 miles error in 280 secs
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windlight Donating Member (337 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:43 AM
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16. ok 3rd try...:)
100% in 157 secs...:)
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SarahB Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:35 AM
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13. 94%, 8 miles 299 seconds
not bad :D
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Taxloss Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:36 AM
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14. 48/50, 96%, avg error 14 miles, 306 seconds.
Edited on Wed Feb-02-05 09:36 AM by Taxloss
Curse you, Iowa and Kansas.
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LynneSin Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:45 AM
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18. 92%, 12 miles 257secs
They start me off with fricking Idaho - now I know it's right of Washington and on the Canadian state boarder but GEEZ!!
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tjwmason Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 09:47 AM
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19. 98%, Avg Error 1 Mile, 197 secs
Not bad for a limey who has spent his entire life in Europe.

I was lucky getting mainly coastal and border states early on, then being able to link from them for the interior ones.
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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 10:38 AM
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23. Pretty Good
I could not get to one average error mile for my second try. I was 98%, 4 miles 182 on my second try.
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Frogtutor Donating Member (739 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 11:08 AM
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24. This site is really cool!
I can use it as one of my online tutoring resources, too! Thanks for posting it!

:hi:
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dr.strangelove Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 11:57 AM
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28. Glad to help
Lots of fun games. Gotta love educational games.
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petron Donating Member (176 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 11:45 AM
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25. 98%-Avg Error 4miles-407secs
took me a while because my 4th piece was stinkin kansas and I had to place it blindly on the open map.

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ThorsHammer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 11:51 AM
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26. 92% , 236 seconds
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hollywood926 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-02-05 11:52 AM
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27. 94% 10 miles, 399 seconds.
i could have done better but i screwed up idaho for some reason.

imagine the average freeper score on this. 1%?

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