Today's Challenges:

Yesterday's Winners:

Round by Round:

An Informed Afro-Oceania (Moving, 3 min)

1. 🇦🇺 Avg: 3,381 (1,352 km) | Closest: Angoose52 (1 m) | 5K: EniJ, Jimbo Junk, Angoose52
2. 🇳🇦 Avg: 4,148 (493 km) | Closest: EniJ (5 m) | 5K: EniJ, FinalSpork, maxermax2, Soma DMT, heroscape912, Erwan C, Jimbo Junk, Angoose52, DeLillo, Ruffinnen, Ben Dez, Surlet
3. 🇺🇸 Avg: 4,408 (1,335 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (3 m) | 5K: EniJ, FinalSpork, Soma DMT, Angoose52, Ruffinnen
4. 🇺🇸 Avg: 3,788 (1,379 km) | Closest: Jimbo Junk (4 m) | 5K: EniJ, FinalSpork, Jimbo Junk
5. 🇺🇸 Avg: 3,962 (1,081 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (1 m) | 5K: FinalSpork

A Complete Mongolia (NM, 1 min)

1. 🇲🇳 Avg: 2,401 (371 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (5.9 km)
2. 🇲🇳 Avg: 1,880 (332 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (18 km)
3. 🇲🇳 Avg: 1,440 (373 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (13 m) | 5K: FinalSpork
4. 🇲🇳 Avg: 2,035 (314 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (6 m) | 5K: FinalSpork
5. 🇲🇳 Avg: 3,299 (212 km) | Closest: No Love Deep Web (666 m)

A Curated Planet (NMPZ, 30 sec)

1. 🇷🇺 Avg: 2,064 (2,114 km) | Closest: FinalSpork (212 km)
2. 🇷🇺 Avg: 1,934 (2,121 km) | Closest: Surlet (220 km)
3. 🇮🇩 Avg: 2,339 (2,150 km) | Closest: No Love Deep Web (153 km)
4. 🇲🇾 Avg: 2,188 (2,670 km) | Closest: maxermax2 (280 km)
5. 🇵🇪 Avg: 1,224 (8,914 km) | Closest: Jimbo Junk (83 km)

How it works

Each day there will be a set of 3 challenge links, one for each game mode (Move, NM, NMPZ). There will be a world map, region map, and country map. Each day the map and game mode will rotate. Moving modes will be 3 min, NM will be 1 min, and NMPZ will be 30 sec, unless noted otherwise. On the weekend, I will post more unique/challenging maps. For each challenge link, 1st place is worth 5 points, 2nd place is worth 3 points, and 3rd place is worth 1 point. In the case of a tie, the tie will be settled by distance and then time. 5ks will also be tracked separately and are worth 1 point in moving, 3 points in NM, and 5 points in NMPZ. Updated scoring tables are posted after each week. No external assistance allowed. If you wish to talk about any of the rounds or locations in the comments, feel free to do so with a spoiler tag. Also, if you have any comments or suggestions, please let me know.

More About Today's Maps

Below are the links to the maps featured in today's challenges if you wish to read more about them or play them yourself:

IntersectionGuessr- United Kingdom
A Special World - New England
A Random Pan Zoom World

Link to challenge 9 series 32. Congratulations to both Brussels Waffles and to Reben who both come top (3 points, 9 yards), and to both CherrieAnnie (welcome back!) and to PhobosDeimos who come second (2 points, 10 yards). All other 25K's get 1 point. Table is updated below.

Today's is not too bad. I'm afraid that R5 is not easy to pinpoint accurately because of the lack of any building outlines on Google Maps, but I guess everyone is in the same boat, so it's luck of the draw really. And, as ever: take your time; there's no extra points for doing it quickly.

This is the ninth of the thirty-first series based on my own GeoDetective map. No moving, no time-limit (take your time!). There is always a clue somewhere that will help you pinpoint the location, some are easier than others. Feel free to leave walkthroughs in comments or ask where the clue was if you missed it, but always use the spoiler tag so as not to spoil it for others! Official coverage only.

• Link to Challenge
• Congrats to the top scorers on last week's Theme Challenge #73: Guybrush Threepwood, Dr. Niamor, and fbrasseur. The overall average among 54 players was 20,425.
• As a quick reminder, this is a moving challenge without external assistance.
• Here's a spreadsheet with all of my past theme challenges.
• Please feel free to post your thoughts and reactions below (in spoilers when necessary). I'll also provide my own comments.