Expedition #4 · October 8, 2026
Moldova's Danube port is the useful map detail today. Other cards need careful scope: the nuclear category includes historical possession, and the wonders question refers to the modern selection rather than every ancient monument.
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: Four-letter map names
Count the letters of a short West African country label.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 3 answers · Rare: 2 answers · Elusive: 4 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 11 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Togo - selected Gem, 100 km.
Togo has four letters. Former country names and longer formal titles are not needed for this straightforward map-label match.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Iran (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: Nuclear possession, including the past
Read the dated answer scope before assuming every accepted state still holds an arsenal.
Common: 2 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 3 answers · Elusive: 4 answers · Farflung: 2 answers · 13 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Israel - selected Gem, 100 km.
Israel is a selected gem in the stored list. South Africa is also accepted under the card's historical-possession allowance, not as a claim that it has nuclear weapons today.
One Common alternative in this dataset: Russia (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: A small Danube frontage
A very short riverbank can qualify; look between Romania and Ukraine.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 4 answers · Rare: 2 answers · Elusive: 2 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 10 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Moldova - selected Gem, 100 km.
The Danube Commission lists Moldova's Giurgiulesti port on the Danube and Prut. A country does not need a long inland stretch of the river to fit this card.
Fact reference: Danube Commission: port map and directory.
Prompt 4: The modern wonders selection
Think of a rock-cut city rather than a freestanding pyramid.
Common: 2 answers · Uncommon: 3 answers · Rare: 1 answers · Elusive: 1 answers · Farflung: 3 answers · 10 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Jordan - selected Gem, 100 km.
Jordan qualifies through Petra in the game's modern-wonders category. This is not an invitation to combine the ancient and modern lists indiscriminately.
Prompt 5: Airport outside the border
A country can be served by a nearby airport that stands in a neighbouring state.
Common: 1 answers · Uncommon: 2 answers · Rare: 1 answers · Elusive: 1 answers · Farflung: 1 answers · 6 accepted
Reveal one selected Gem (100 km)
Andorra - selected Gem, 100 km.
Andorra is accepted for having no airport of its own. An airport serving a destination is not necessarily located inside that country.
Game-data source: public day file for 2026-10-08. 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.