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3/16/2026 at 11:27:47 AM

I Simulated 38,612 Countryle Games to Find the Best Strategy

https://stoffregen.io/posts/countryle/

by st0ffregen

3/16/2026 at 11:27:47 AM

I reverse-engineered Countryle and simulated 38,612 games to find the best strategy. Using entropy and geographic data, I discovered the best starting country and built a bot that solves the game in 2.85 guesses on average.

by st0ffregen

3/18/2026 at 7:24:16 AM

Nice work! What is the max amount of guesses?

by MyHonestOpinon

3/18/2026 at 4:20:18 PM

Thanks! starting from any country the maximum is five guesses but if you pick a high entropy starting country it's 4.

by st0ffregen

3/18/2026 at 7:00:30 AM

Nice read, but it seems that his headline is wrong because he still has room for improvement.

by Tepix

3/18/2026 at 10:59:31 AM

Great read. Thanks for sharing.

by GuBara

3/18/2026 at 6:30:44 PM

Thank you!

by st0ffregen

3/18/2026 at 6:30:17 AM

Great read! Thanks for sharing.

by moss_dog

3/18/2026 at 6:30:49 PM

Thank you!

by st0ffregen

3/18/2026 at 5:11:41 PM

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by Heer_J

3/18/2026 at 8:41:02 AM

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by bubblerme

3/18/2026 at 10:11:31 AM

No marketing bots on HN please.

by cgadski