Guides

On maps, walking, and what you haven't seen yet

Plain answers to the questions people ask before they start exploring: how fog-of-war maps work, which walking games suit which walk, how to map everywhere you have been, and where the treasure actually is.

Real-world treasure hunt games

Physical caches, digital finds and hidden-place hunts compared — what each needs from you, what to expect where you live, and how to start hunting without a download.

How to make the same daily walk less boring

Practical ways to make a familiar walk interesting again — route rules, coverage goals, collecting, and giving the walk a record — without needing more time or a new place to live.

GPS games you can play in a browser

Location games without an app store: what a browser can and can't do with GPS, what to expect on battery and accuracy, and how to try one in under a minute.

How to make a map of everywhere you've been

Four ways to turn your movement into a map — location history, route trackers, manual pin maps and fog maps — what each one is good at, and which question each actually answers.

Walking games like Pokémon GO

The main kinds of GPS walking game — collectors, territory games, audio adventures and fog maps — what each one asks of you, and how to pick the one that fits your walk.

Fog-of-war map apps: reveal the world by walking

What a fog-of-war map app actually does, how the walk-to-reveal mechanic works, what to check before you pick one, and how to start with a map you don't have to install.

Rather see it than read about it?

The map starts covered in fog and clears where you walk. Open the guest map — it runs in the browser, with no download and no account.

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