Region missions
Region missions are 180 fixed route puzzles in Georoute, 30 for each of six regions. Pick Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America or Oceania, and plan a trip between two cities in that region. The routes start short and get longer, and each finished mission earns one to three stars. Missions are free and need no account.
How region missions work
- On the homepage, find Region missions and choose a region. The tile shows how many of its 30 missions you have finished.
- The game opens your next unfinished mission, with a start city, a destination and a mode.
- Build the route one hop at a time, as in any Georoute round, and submit it.
- Your score is compared with the optimal route and turned into stars. Then continue to the next mission or replay this one.
Three tiers in every region
Each region has 30 missions in three tiers of ten:
- Missions 1–10, short hops: cities roughly 250 to 1,400 km apart, usually solved in one to four legs.
- Missions 11–20, cross-country: roughly 1,000 to 3,200 km, often across a border or a stretch of sea.
- Missions 21–30, long haul: roughly 2,200 to 8,000 km, with up to six legs and more choices to compare.
The mode rotates with each mission. Mission 1 is fastest, mission 2 is cheapest, mission 3 is budget, and the pattern repeats. Every region therefore makes you practise all three modes, not just the one you like best.
Stars and progress
Finishing a mission earns one star. A score of 750 or more earns two stars, and 950 or more earns three. A route within 1% of the optimum scores the full 1,000 points. Only your best score on each mission is kept, so replays can only raise your stars.
Progress is saved in your browser on this device. There is no account, so another browser or device starts from mission 1.
The same missions for everyone
Missions are generated from a fixed seed, so every player gets the same route for, say, Europe mission 12. That makes missions easy to compare: send a friend the region and number, and see who earns more stars. For a live race, use a multiplayer room instead.
Example missions
Europe, mission 2 (cheapest): Gothenburg to Minsk. The optimal route is a ship to Visby on Gotland, another ship to Riga, then a car to Minsk: about 1 day 10 hours for $145. A flight is faster but costs much more, which doesn’t help in cheapest mode.
Oceania, mission 3 (budget, $160): Uluru to Birdsville across the Australian outback. One drive does it in 11h 53m for $132, within the cap.
Africa, mission 3 (budget, $180): São Vicente in Cape Verde to Bissau. A boat to Praia, a ship to Dakar and a drive to Bissau make the trip in about 1 day 12 hours for $167.
Why play by region?
Thirty routes in one region show you its shape: which cities are on the coast, where the airports are, which roads cross borders, and where a ship beats a plane. Learning one continent at a time is easier than jumping around the world, and it suits a geography lesson about a single region.
Frequently asked questions
How many region missions are there?
There are 180: 30 missions in each of six regions, Europe, Asia, Africa, North America, South America and Oceania.
Is every player given the same missions?
Yes. Each mission is generated from a fixed seed, so Europe mission 12 is the same route for every player. You can compare scores with friends mission by mission.
Do I have to finish the missions in order?
The region tile always opens your first unfinished mission, so you work through a region from 1 to 30. Once a region is complete, you can replay any mission to improve its stars.
Where is my progress saved?
In your browser’s local storage on this device. There is no account, so clearing site data or switching to another device or browser starts the missions again.
How do stars work?
Any finished mission earns one star. A score of 750 or more earns two stars, and 950 or more earns three. Only your best score on each mission is kept.
New to the game? Read how to play and the route planning strategy guide, or try today’s daily journey.