Expedition #11 · October 15, 2026
Uganda's Rwenzori mountains provide a precise altitude check above 5,000 metres. The shorter cards work differently: Laos needs a pronunciation decision, while Somalia's cat-breed connection concerns a name rather than an animal's geographic origin.
Five original topic guides follow. Each reveal selects one Gem worth 100 km, not the complete Farflung-tier list. Play on farflung.game first if you want to avoid spoilers. Read how to play for the timer and country rules.
Counts below are numbers of accepted answers in the stored daily dataset, not live player percentages. Tiers and eligibility belong to this expedition's game ruling; they are not permanent labels or independently verified current facts about every country.
Prompt 1: A country said in one beat
Count spoken syllables rather than written vowels.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 1 answers · Rare: 1 answers · Elusive: 1 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 5 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Laos - selected Gem, 100 km.
Laos is accepted with a one-syllable English pronunciation. Spelling alone cannot determine how many spoken beats a name has.
Prompt 2: The volcanic belt inland
The accepted belt can reach a country with no Pacific coastline.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 9 answers · Elusive: 20 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 33 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Bolivia - selected Gem, 100 km.
Bolivia is included through its Andean setting. The game's Ring of Fire category is not a test for possessing a Pacific beach.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Japan (40 km). Its score is 60 km below the selected Gem; this is not a claim about how many players chose either answer.
Prompt 3: Colonial land outside Europe
Think of Caribbean islands now connected to a European country.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 10 answers · Elusive: 28 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 42 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Netherlands - selected Gem, 100 km.
The Netherlands qualifies in the stored list through Caribbean colonial history. That does not reclassify every European possession of a Spanish monarch as a colony.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Mexico (40 km). Its score is 60 km below the selected Gem; this is not a claim about how many players chose either answer.
Prompt 4: A breed named for a country
A breed label is not necessarily a certificate of where the breed originated.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 8 answers · Elusive: 13 answers · Farflung: 4 answers · 28 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Somalia - selected Gem, 100 km.
Somalia qualifies through the Somali breed name. The card asks about naming, not proof that the breed developed inside that country.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Thailand (40 km). Its score is 60 km below the selected Gem; this is not a claim about how many players chose either answer.
Prompt 5: A high summit outside the Himalayas
Check the Rwenzori rather than only Asia's best-known ranges.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 7 answers · Elusive: 15 answers · Farflung: 2 answers · 27 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Uganda - selected Gem, 100 km.
UNESCO gives Margherita Peak in Uganda's Rwenzori range as 5,109 metres. That clears the threshold without rounding a lower summit upward.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Nepal (40 km). Its score is 60 km below the selected Gem; this is not a claim about how many players chose either answer.
Fact reference: UNESCO: Rwenzori Mountains National Park.
Game-data source: public day file for 2026-10-15. Topics, hints and explanations are original editorial notes. The complete accepted list and official commentary stay with the game. See rarity and scoring for all five tiers.