Expedition #13 · October 17, 2026
Venezuela's tepui landscapes connect this day's geography to Pixar's Up, but inspiration and a film explicitly naming a country are different claims. The military and invasion questions likewise need the game's narrow definitions, not blanket historical slogans.
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: More sheep than residents
Pastoral countries beyond New Zealand are worth checking.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 2 answers · Elusive: 4 answers · Farflung: 2 answers · 11 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Mauritania - selected Gem, 100 km.
Mauritania is a selected answer in the day's sheep-to-people comparison. This concerns national totals in the game's dataset, not whether every local area has the same ratio.
One Common alternative in this dataset: New Zealand (40 km). Its score is 60 km below the selected Gem; this is not a claim about how many players chose either answer.
Prompt 2: A film landscape with a real reference
Look for the table mountains behind a South American adventure.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 5 answers · Elusive: 9 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 18 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Venezuela - selected Gem, 100 km.
Pixar documents a Venezuela research trip for Up's tepui scenery. The game accepts Venezuela on that connection; production inspiration is not proof that the film names the country.
One Common alternative in this dataset: United States (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: Pixar: Up production and design.
Prompt 3: A direction in another language
An eastward clue may be hidden by a translated country name.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 1 answers · Elusive: 10 answers · Farflung: 2 answers · 16 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Timor-Leste - selected Gem, 100 km.
Timor-Leste qualifies through Leste, meaning east in Portuguese. The card is broader than English country names containing an English compass word.
One Common alternative in this dataset: South Africa (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: The game's no-army category
Separate a standing army from every possible police or security organisation.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 1 answers · Rare: 7 answers · Elusive: 5 answers · Farflung: 11 answers · 25 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Grenada - selected Gem, 100 km.
Grenada is accepted in this expedition's no-army list. That acceptance does not imply the absence of police, coastguards or external defence arrangements.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Costa Rica (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: An invasion definition, not a slogan
A declaration of war alone does not demonstrate that a force entered a country.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 1 answers · Rare: 11 answers · Elusive: 51 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 65 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Sweden - selected Gem, 100 km.
Sweden is accepted under this card's definition. The result is a game-specific historical ruling, not a universal claim covering every possible meaning of invasion.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Mongolia (40 km). Its score is 60 km below the selected Gem; this is not a claim about how many players chose either answer.
Game-data source: public day file for 2026-10-17. 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.