USA, Guatemala, CostaRica, Haiti, Brazil, Peru, Senegal, Togo, Cameroon, Liberia, Libya, Ethiopia, Rwanda, Zambia, southafrica, southkorea, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Kyrgyzstan, Iran, Syria, saudiarabia, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, Moldova, Serbia, Greece, Spain, Italy, Austria, France, UK.
you can get Europe in 10 if you do Russia, Sweden, UK, Spain, Germany, Greece, Serbia, Austria, Italy, Monaco, and Asia in 10 as well if you do China, India, Thailand, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, turkey, north Korea, Syria, Brunei, Indonesia if I'm not mistaken
I think it would be more fun with another minute or two. I think I was stuck in the 130's, until I made a cheat-sheet, and just casually typed them in.
The race was more fun, but I'd probably still be mad about missing the little stuff that doesn't show up on the map well.
Did it in 42 seconds Russia - China - South Korea - India - Indonesia - Thailand - Malaysia - Turkmenistan - Israel - Turkey - Saudi Arabia - Romania - Serbia - Greece - Germany - Austria - Italy - France - Spain - UK - Sweden - Algeria - Sudan - Senegal - Ghana - Liberia - Niger - Cameroon - Somalia - Congo - South Africa - USA - Mexico - Hondurus - Panama - Haiti - Brazil - Ecuador - Chile
Count how many letters you needed to type all answers, multiply that by 26, and the number you get is the chance that you type random letters and get it all right 🤔
Even though you were missing a few, (Haiti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Bosnia, and Tunisia) you actually helped me out so much! Thanks to you, I got the Border Badge! Thank you so much!
I physically can't type this fast, so how am I supposed to get the Border badge? I have done all the other necessary quizzes, but this one is just about impossible for me! Please, if even necessary, lower the required amount of points needed to earn the badge.
Inspired by TWM03's Optimal Solution (Nov 30,2020; 37 Words || 207 Characters):
Optimal solution by fewest keystrokes AND fewest word count (35 Words || 207 Characters):
USA Guatemala CostaRica Brazil Peru DC!R* SouthAfrica Malawi** Ethiopia Cameroon Togo Guinea Senegal Libya SaudiArabia Syria Iran UK France Spain Italy Austria Denmark*** Sweden^ Romania Serbia FYROM India Laos Indonesia Brunei ROK Russia Tajistan [sic]
* ! signifies using the left arrow key to type R in the middle of D_C to also get DRC as well as DR at once
** Interchangeable with Zambia
*** or Germany
^ or Norway
(Quick note: TWM03 had made the conclusion that an optimal solution using PRC for China didn't exist; I now agree, but would welcome anyone who proves the claim wrong)
With this method I've earned a 1:04! Here's my/your future method: Austria, Serbia, UK, Ukraine, Greece, Russia, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Sweden, North Korea, India, Laos, Indonesia, Brunei, Uzbekistan, Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Libya, Niger, South Africa, Malawi, Congo, Ethiopia, Senegal, Togo, Guinea, Gabon, USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, DR, Brazil, and Peru.
USA Guatemala CostaRica DR Brazil Peru SouthAfrica Angola Tanzania Cameroon Algeria BurkinaFaso Liberia Senegal Ethiopia Israel SaudiArabia Indonesia Malaysia Laos China India ROK Turkmenistan Turkey Macedonia Croatia Spain France Italy Germany Austria UK Sweden Latvia Ukraine
"United States, Brazil, Ecuador, Chile, Guatemala, Costa Rica, Haiti South Africa, Congo, Malawi, Ethiopia, Chad, Togo, Gabon, Algeria, Senegal, Liberia, Isreal, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Iran, Russia, Tajikistan, India, Laos, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kosovo, Romania, Croatia, Austria, Belgium, Spain, Italy, Sweden, Ireland, Denmark, Monaco". Thank me later :)
I usually start off like this: Russia, China, USA, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Iran, France, Italy, UK, Ukraine, Austria, Germany, Sweden, Serbia, Greece, Spain, DR, DRC, South Africa, Ethiopia, Chad, Mali, Togo, Guinea, Gabon, Brazil, Peru, Nicaragua, and Guatemala before typing in the remaining countries like Gambia and Panama. If anyone reads these comments, try to do my method! It helps!
I think that's all it takes.
Maybe you should try germany instead of denmark
North America (4) - USA, Guatemala, Costa Rica, DR
South America (2) - Brazil, Peru
Europe (11) - UK, Italy, Spain, Austria, France, Germany, Russia, FYROM, Bosnia, Ukraine, Sweden
Africa (9) - Libya, Zambia, Congo, Ethiopia, Guinea, Togo, Cameroon, Senegal, South Africa
Asia (9) - Malaysia, Indonesia, RKA, ROK, India, Vietnam, Iran, Tajikistan, Syria
That's the fastest I could come up with. Dunno if you can go under 35
The race was more fun, but I'd probably still be mad about missing the little stuff that doesn't show up on the map well.
typed in right as clock ticked to 1:30
I noticed DPRK is not accepted for North Korea (Stands for Democratic People's Republic of Korea).
In some other quizzes DPRK works, not sure if it should here, just a query?
A couple notes and corrections:
- Sri Lanka does not border India.
-Add Bahrain. Saudi Arabia borders Bahrain on Passport Island.
-Add Denmark/Canada border.
Like would have to be the top 20 countries with most borders. I mean the time and math needed would be crazy.
edit 1: 125 now
edit 2: NO I WAS SO CLOSE I GOT 154 😭
edit 3: FINALLY 157 WITH 18 SECONDS LEFT FINALLY THAT BORDER BADGE IS IN MY COLLECTION
Optimal solution by fewest keystrokes AND fewest word count (35 Words || 207 Characters):
USA Guatemala CostaRica Brazil Peru DC!R* SouthAfrica Malawi** Ethiopia Cameroon Togo Guinea Senegal Libya SaudiArabia Syria Iran UK France Spain Italy Austria Denmark*** Sweden^ Romania Serbia FYROM India Laos Indonesia Brunei ROK Russia Tajistan [sic]
* ! signifies using the left arrow key to type R in the middle of D_C to also get DRC as well as DR at once
** Interchangeable with Zambia
*** or Germany
^ or Norway
(Quick note: TWM03 had made the conclusion that an optimal solution using PRC for China didn't exist; I now agree, but would welcome anyone who proves the claim wrong)
i think its one of the shortest
But there's only 156 answers total.
Also a curiosity: why isn't the Canada-Denmark border on Hans island considered?
Countries having many borders or short names: China, Russia, Laos, India, Iran, Serbia, Greece, Libya, Mali, Niger, Chad, Ethiopia, DRC, Peru, Brazil.
Remaning countries: Uzbekistan, Sweden, Romania, Guinea, Togo, Cameroon, Zambia, Guatemala, Costa Rica.
Brunei 23%
Russia 98%
:)
If you want to finish this quick and easy do the following:
For South America: Peru, Brazil
For North America: USA (United States), Costa Rica, Guatemala, DR (Dominican Republic)
For Africa: Ethiopia, South Africa, Cameroon, DRC (Congo), Tanzania, Algeria, Guinea, Senegal, Togo
For Europe: Spain, France, Italy, Germany, UK, Austria, Bosnia, Kosovo, Romania, Russia, Sweden
For Asia: China, Kazakstan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, ROK (South Korea), KSA (Saudi Arabia), Israel, Turkey
For Oceania: ---
That's probably one of the most efficient ways to complete it.