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Guess Country: Yes or No

Ask yes or no questions to find today's country. The AI referee only answers Yes, No, Correct or Unknown.

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referee@yesno ~/daily · ask anything
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PLAY WITH FRIENDS take turns in a private room — one question each turn: ask anything, or name the country
yesno --readme ~/docs

01about

Guess Country Yes or No is a free daily AI country guessing game. A hidden country is picked every day — your job is to find it by asking questions, but the AI referee is only allowed to answer Yes, No, Correct or Unknown. No hints, no distance meters — just pure deductive logic, the classic 20-questions experience with a new country every 24 hours.

02how to play

Simple rules, endless deduction:

  1. Ask anything — type a yes or no question, or tap ⚡ for quick asks.
  2. Read the answer — YES, NO or UNKNOWN. That's all the referee can say.
  3. Narrow it down — continent, population, borders, language, coastline…
  4. Name your guess — type a country name. Wrong guesses get a NO; the right one gets CORRECT.
  5. Give up after 20 — stuck? Give Up unlocks after 20 questions and reveals the country.

03faq

Is Guess Country Yes or No free?

Yes — 100% free, no account needed. Log in only if you want your solve history and stats saved.

What does UNKNOWN mean?

The question can't be answered with a plain yes or no, or the referee isn't sure about the fact. Rephrase and try again.

How many questions can I ask?

As many as you like — up to 50 a day. Give Up unlocks after 20 questions if you want the answer early.

How do I guess the country?

Just type its name — “France?”, “is it Japan”. The referee answers CORRECT if it’s today’s country, NO if it’s not.

Is everyone guessing the same country?

Yes — one country per day for the whole world (UTC). Compare your question count with friends.

04tips & strategy

  • Halve the world — start with "Is it in Africa?" style questions to split the map fast.
  • Ask about borders — "Does it border China?" kills a dozen countries at once.
  • Use population — "Population over 100 million?" instantly rules out most countries.
  • Mind the UNKNOWNs — too-specific trivia often gets UNKNOWN; stick to checkable facts.
yesno --manual ~/docs

twenty questions, world edition

The format is the classic parlour game sharpened by an uncompromising AI referee. You ask; it answers — Yes, No, Correct or Unknown — and nothing else. No hints, no encouragement, no partial credit. Under those rules every question must earn its slot, and the game turns into pure information theory: halve the world, halve it again, and land on the answer before your questions run out. When you would rather gather evidence with your eyes, the same daily country waits in the country silhouette game — read the outline, take six guesses.

learn from the pool

You never question in a vacuum — a shared question pool puts the crowd's proven openers one tap away. Borrow a classic split to get moving, then trust your own follow-ups to close in. Watching which questions keep working is half the fun; finding one nobody has tried yet is the other half.

questions that pay rent

"Is it in Asia?" pays rent: one answer clears half the board. "Is it France?" is a lottery ticket — thrilling when it lands, worthless when it does not. The pool teaches this distinction without lecturing, because the questions that survive in it are the ones that kept paying out. You will notice your own kit evolving the same way: vague curiosity gives way to cold geometry, and eventually you are carving the planet into halves with the composure of a census worker.

a referee with no favourites

The arbiter does not do encouragement. Answers come back under strict rules and your final guess is judged on the server, so a win means the deduction was real — you cornered the country with questions alone. That strictness is why finishing with questions to spare feels like an achievement: nothing was given, everything was earned. And when you do run out, the reveal lands harder, because you know exactly which question you wasted.

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