Curiosity without the tracking trail.

MapMinute stores an essential, randomly generated browser session cookie to save game progress. Theme and analytics preferences stay in browser storage. Clearing cookies can disconnect guest progress; sign in to retain access across devices.

What the game stores

Your guesses, puzzle dates, scores, chosen display name, and group memberships are stored on the server. Optional sign-in links games to a site-specific account identifier. Your account provider processes sign-in. The game does not use your email as a public name.

Optional analytics

Optional analytics is off by default. If you enable it in your account, first-party counters record visits, starts, completions, share-button use, and visits from shared links. Attribution uses only a referring hostname or a short source label, without full URLs, query strings or precise location. These counters are aggregated in the administrator dashboard. Gameplay records are used for scoring, streaks, and community statistics regardless of optional analytics consent.

Groups and community scores

Private group members can see each other’s display names and completed daily scores. Public results show aggregate counts, averages and distributions. Invitation codes are bearer invitations; share them only with people you want in the group.

Ads and payments

Advertising is disabled unless an approved provider is explicitly configured. The game renders configured advertising only after optional consent and hides it for active members. No payment form is active during launch. If subscriptions are configured later, checkout will open with the configured payment provider and show pricing first.

Your choices

You can change analytics preferences and export your journal from your account. This initial release keeps saved game records until the operator removes them. A public launch requires the operator’s contact and retention policy to be added here.

Data and map credits

Satellite overview: NASA Blue Marble / GIBS. Close-up imagery: EOxCloudless by EOX, containing modified Copernicus Sentinel data from 2016, under CC BY 4.0. Your browser requests imagery directly from NASA and EOX, which receive the connection’s IP address and requested map tiles. These are satellite mosaics, not live imagery.

Map geometry: Natural Earth, public domain. Label font: Noto Sans, SIL Open Font License. Historical facts and representative coordinates: UNESCO World Heritage DataHub. Source attribution accompanies each answer. Adapted question data is distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0; original application code is separate.