credits
Things and people that made this possible.
Built with
Embedded database and auth backend.
HTML-first dynamic updates without a JS framework.
Lightweight reactivity for auth state and UI interactions.
Utility-first CSS for all styling.
The programming language powering the backend.
The confetti burst when you solve a puzzle. ISC licensed.
flagle & flagpie — data & assets
SVG flag icons for countries, territories, and organisations. MIT licensed.
Pixel similarity (flagle) and colour clustering (flagpie) are measured in CIE Lab colour space using the ΔE76 formula.
stdlible — data
Function list sourced from the C standard library reference.
globex — map data & libraries
Country borders, ocean, lakes, and rivers. Free vector map data in the public domain.
Elevation shading and hillshade relief, served from the AWS Open Data registry.
The open-source WebGL renderer behind the globe. BSD licensed.
Uber's hexagonal grid system — h3-js in the browser, a pure-Go port on the server. Apache-2.0 licensed.
Inspired by
The original flag guessing game.
The hex-grid place hunt that inspired globex.
The daily word game that started it all.