Wein?

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Play a real puzzle — no sign-in, no score kept.

The rules

1. 01Each day has five rounds; in each round the Lebanon photo is shown alone for five seconds to memorize, then it is hidden before the map appears.
2. 02Once the photo is gone you get ten seconds with the map — tap to drop one pin where you think it was, then submit (if the timer runs out your placed pin auto-locks, and placing no pin scores zero for the round).
3. 03You score up to 5000 points a round on distance alone: a pin right on the spot is full marks and points fall off smoothly the farther your guess lands, with no penalty for wrong direction beyond the distance itself.
4. 04Sign in free with Google to save your daily total, keep a streak, and appear on the weekly leaderboard; play today for full points or catch up on yesterday's set for half.

Why play

Wein? turns a quick scroll into a sharper read of Lebanon. Because the photo disappears before you ever touch the map, it rewards what you actually noticed in those five seconds — the line of the coast, the cut of the mountains, the script on a sign — not slow map-scrubbing with the picture still in front of you. Five fresh locations land every day, the same five for everyone, so it is something to compare with friends. A weekly leaderboard and a running streak give the daily five a reason to come back, and yesterday's set is always there if you missed a day.

Tips & strategy

• Spend the five seconds capturing the spot, not admiring it — the photo is gone before the map opens, so decide in advance what you will carry to the pin and stop looking at everything else.
• Lock one anchor you can replay from memory: the angle of a coastline, a distinctive ridge, the silhouette of a dome or minaret, the density of the buildings — a single clear cue you can still picture beats a blurry impression of the whole frame.
• Catch any text before it disappears — a shop sign, a road marker, even graffiti — since a place name or the look of the lettering can often tell you whether you saw a big city, a coastal town, or a quieter inland village.
• Replay the architecture you memorized to narrow the region: dense apartment blocks often suggest a major coastal hub, old stone and a citadel often suggest the north, open countryside and vineyards often suggest somewhere inland — read them as hints, not certainties, because each can turn up elsewhere.
• Pin the area your memory is sure of rather than chasing a sign you only half-saw; ten seconds is short, so place a confident pin on the right stretch of coast or valley before the clock forces a worse one.

FAQ

How do you play Wein?

You are shown a photo taken somewhere in Lebanon for five seconds, then it hides and you have ten seconds to drop a pin on the map where you think it was. There are five rounds a day, and the closer your pin lands, the more points you score.

How is Wein? scored?

Each round is worth up to 5000 points based purely on how close your pin is to the real spot — points decay smoothly with distance, and placing no pin before the timer ends scores zero. Your five rounds add up to your daily total.

Why does the photo disappear before I can pin it?

Wein? is a memory game: you read the photo's cues during the five-second window, then place your pin from memory once the map appears. That is the whole challenge — noticing the right detail before it vanishes.

Do I need to know Lebanon well to play?

No. You can do well just by reading visual cues you remember — coast versus mountains, signage, and architecture — to place the region, and you sharpen your map sense the more you play. Knowing Lebanon helps but is not required.

Can I play yesterday's Wein? puzzle?

Yes. If you miss a day you can still play yesterday's set, though it counts for half points; today's five rounds are always worth full points.

Four little Lebanese games, the same for everyone, with a weekly leaderboard.