Set up a private geography game

  1. Open the GeoJig game and go to the game menu. If you are signed in, use Play now on the landing page.
  2. Choose a practice mode and region if you want a particular setup. Private rooms use those selections; public matchmaking chooses its own mixed rounds.
  3. Open Friends and expand Create a private room.
  4. Create the room, then use Copy link or Share room link. Send that invitation directly to your friend.
  5. Wait until both names appear in the lobby. The host can then choose Start match.

Standard free private games have three rounds and a one-minute timer for each round. The invitation points to your room, so your friend can open it without searching through public matchmaking. Do not post a private invitation somewhere public unless you want someone else to use the open seat.

Private rooms and online matchmaking do different jobs

Use a private room when you already know who you want to play. Use Play online when you want GeoJig to look for another player. The public queue does not need a PIN and starts when an opponent joins. If nobody joins within 12 seconds, a clearly labelled practice bot joins automatically. Pip is Easy, Scout is Medium and Atlas is Challenging, with imperfect guesses at every level. Completed bot matches earn XP towards your overall and mode levels and global XP leaderboards when you are signed in. You can cancel while searching.

Public online matches rotate through Capitals, Countries, Cities and Landmarks, with changing regions. All six modes remain available for solo practice, including Languages and Which country?. Pick the format that suits the session rather than assuming every mode uses the same multiplayer rotation.

Agree on a simple challenge before starting

Try a capitals rematch after each person practises the same continent, or take turns choosing the private-room setup. Keep the rules clear: whether outside maps are allowed, whether you want to talk through guesses, and whether the session is competitive or just a way to learn together. These are house rules between players, not features enforced by the game.

If one person is new, let them try a solo question first. Spinning the globe and dragging a guess is easier to understand by doing it once than by reading a long explanation. On a phone, give the globe room on screen and make sure the round controls are visible before you start.

Use the reveal, not just the final total

Both players see the answers after submitting, or when the round ends. Compare the locations and ask what made one guess closer: recognising a coastline, remembering a neighbouring country or knowing which part of the country contains the city. A close result can be interesting even when neither player was exact.

After the match, pick one place to review. Our capital-city practice guide explains how to record a useful clue, and the seven-day challenge gives you a simple tracker.

What counts towards global ranks?

Sign in before playing to save XP across devices. Solo games, private rooms, bot matches and human matches all contribute to the global XP leaderboards. Each answered question earns 10 XP plus 1 XP per 20 score points; skips earn no XP. Ranks has an overall board and one for each of the six modes, with levels from 1 to 200. Unclaimed guests do not appear on public boards. Create a free account in the same browser to carry eligible saved guest XP and discoveries into the account, then sign in to keep progress across devices.