Ports of the World

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Find the port cities. Some are well-known, others a surprise.

Map by Shen Switzer in the Wikimedia Commons

Category: Geography

Tags: ports, major, geography, world

Created by tickman November 9, 2007

Rating: 3.5
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Game Comments (11)

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tickman  April 1, 2008

Frenchhorn:

It now shows both names.

Thanks for the comment.

frenchhorn  April 1, 2008

I think you should change Klang to Kelang because it is the more common name for the city.

tickman  November 10, 2007

Oh, I forgot (sorry):

Thanks to Antonio-EPC and RDG for comments.

tickman  November 10, 2007

Again, Algeciras and Barcelona weren't on the original of the map, which is what I used.

All the ports shown are indeed busy places, but not a strict ranking (e.g., "World's 30 Busiest Ports").

I could've added more, but the map seemed to have enough dots already.

Certainly there is room for one or more additional games on the subject...

antonio-epc  November 9, 2007

The two main ports of Spain are Algeciras and Barcelona

tickman  November 9, 2007

That wasn't quite clear:

The map is well-stocked with dots in the sense that there are enough dots for a good game, and adding more would've started to make it less so.

But there are a lot of regions left out.

tickman  November 9, 2007

I could have added many cities to the original map, but it was already pretty well-stocked with dots. There is only one port on the Black Sea, none on the Mediterranean, only two Great Lakes / St. Lawrence ports, one in all of Latin America, none in Australia, no Baltic ports, no Russian ports, etc. etc.

I realize that most of the ports shown are among the busiest, but still...

This might call for a version 2, but that would require a different map, as some of the areas mentioned are a bit crowded.

Or maybe a series of seaport games: Med/Black, Carribean/Central/South America, Great Lakes/St. Larry, etc.

RonaldDerGrosse  November 9, 2007

The people of Barcelona should feel slighted over Vigo and Bilbao.

tickman  November 9, 2007

Ok, I'll make that change. Really, the dots are so close as to be right on top of each other. On the original, Antwerp is labeled to the top, Rotterdam to the South. I can see how it could cause confusion.

Of course, the original had New York north of Boston, as well. I didn't realize that until I published it and played it, so I had to change that right away.

Thanks for your suggestion.

BoboLo  November 9, 2007

I wonder whether it's better to reverse the dots for Antwerp and Rotterdam. As things stand, the game gives the impression that the second is further south than the first.

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Highscores - Ports of the WorldPlace 1 - 10
 Player NameScoreTimeDate of Play
1 Cris51 100% 0:40.8 min. 2007-12-11
2 Arturo 100% 0:41.3 min. 2008-04-04
3 BoboLo 100% 0:43.1 min. 2007-11-09
4 Beltenebros 100% 0:51.2 min. 2007-11-09
5 antonio-epc 100% 0:54.8 min. 2007-11-09
6 tickman 100% 0:56.5 min. 2007-11-09
7 emili 100% 0:59.9 min. 2008-04-25
8 bully 100% 1:27.2 min. 2007-11-10
9 Dal 100% 1:33.8 min. 2007-11-09
10 dalle 100% 1:40.0 min. 2008-06-25

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All Time High - 100% in 0:40.8 min.

Set by Cris51 December 12, 2007


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