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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 11:49 AM
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I've 'improved' to best score 92%, 9 mile error in 154 seconds.

First time back, I had to place Oklahoma first, worse than my first go round. Had a score of 94%, 17 mile error in 183 seconds for putting Oklahoma in Kansas and Arkansas.

I think I would do okay with Canadian prov/terr, but would fail miserably for states of Mexico.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 11:50 AM
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96%, 3 miles, 206 sec..LOVE geography !
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 11:59 AM
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I despair as well, Meesthere.
I have a splint on the index finger
of my mouse hand-
talk about the "new" America!!
Those poor states were just
slippin' and slidin'out into
the ocean and
Canada and the plains...
Oh,it sure was fun anyway, OO!
R5
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:04 PM
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Took four tries and a couple lucky guesses to score 100%.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:06 PM
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100%, O miles, 1111 seconds. I may have an advantage because I have produced maps and graphic designs for many years. Rhode Island and other small states are the hardest to place because the curser nearly covers up the whole state.

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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:11 PM
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NJ was the very last - small wonder - when I was a child in the late 40's Southern NJ was still a nice place to live - many working farms, great local produce and no subdivisions between Haddonfield and Brigantine.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:14 PM
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90% with 17 mi error. I missed 2 state by a wide margin but 3 others by a small # and then the other 45 were perfect. It was fun!
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:26 PM
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94% 6 miles 277 seconds.

Kansas was my first state. I agonized quite a while where to put it.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:26 PM
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Fun! I was at 86% and average error of 21 miles. Will need to try that again.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:30 PM
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Way to go, jor!

They gave me Rhode Island FIRST.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:39 PM
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88% and I was so sure I knew where everything went
Kentucky got me!
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 12:49 PM
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Aren't we all productive today? I've done it four times and only once beaten my original score. Rats!
 
Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:01 PM
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This was fun..I did better than I thought

88% 31 miles

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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:05 PM
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It won't let me in without installing some micromedia program. For me as a foreigner probably 50% would be great
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:13 PM
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SAB, here is Europe: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/European_Geography.htm
 
Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:16 PM
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Score of 90% avg. error of 22 miles in 192 seconds. Lots of fun!
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:17 PM
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A fun diversion. 92% 9mi 511 sec.
First few hurt me big time... trying to figure out just how far east/west Montana is with no other states yet on the board to guage by, and it got easier & easier as the map filled in. It could be made a LOT tougher if we had to place each state on an empty US without the relationship to other states so apparent. Guess I'll try again. Thanks for the link, OO.
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:17 PM
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second try:
98%
1 mile avg error
318 secs
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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:22 PM
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SAB - you'd like Africa & Asia?
Look here: http://www.maps.com/games/

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Old Nov 8th, 2004, 01:22 PM
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That was fun! On my first try I got 80% percent right with an average error of around 30 miles.

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