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    Master of Few Words Senior Member KukriKhan's Avatar
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    Give it a shot: guess where US states belong on the map. Itty-bitty New England states are tough to position.

    http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/stat...te15s_500.html

    Thought it might help non-us readers get a sense of proportion. :)
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    94%
    47 out of 50 states correct
    Average Error 5 Miles
    Time: 258 seconds

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    32 out of 50...

    not bad for an european.
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    Cool game.

    43 perfect out of 50.

    86% Score, Average Error 14 miles

    Its the inland southern states and midwestern that screws up, as you have to be really close when you place the states.
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    Anyway, it's a very cool puzzle and very informative. I'd like to see how y'all Americans would do with Canada's 10 provinces and three territories.

    No you wouldnt..

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    66%, average error 194 miles. Meh, it's not as if many of the states matter. Anyway, I'm English.
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    82% 41 out of 50 with an average error of 43 miles.
    i just put it together like a jigsaw.
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    88%, avg error 20 miles.
    DAMMIT HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO GET THE EXACT POSITION OF NORTH DAKOTA RIGHT?
    That I missed by like 45 miles.
    I missed Alabamy by like 5 miles to the left.
    They got a Europe one too I did alot better on that one 91%
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    My score was 78% and I had avg error of 206 Miles. Not bad for a Euro eh? :D
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    90% 14 miles 230s

    the game is finicky...

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    north dakota is easy, its states like colorado that are hard, when you have no other states in the area.
    north dakota has a nice shaped northern border which you can line up.
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    I missed NDK by like 10 damn miles! ITS NOT EASY IT MACHES UP WITH ABOUT HALF OF THE NORTHERN BOARDER>
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    Interesting. But it's a bit touchy.

    I got 39 out of 50. I should have had four or five more but the "game" decided that really damn close didn't count. I figure if I'm off by fifty miles on a whole state that should be good enough.

    Anyway, it's a very cool puzzle and very informative. I'd like to see how y'all Americans would do with Canada's 10 provinces and three territories.
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    Would 66% suffice?
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