Topodle #9 · 1 November 2026
It was Essaouira, Morocco.
Round #9 of Topodle, the daily map puzzle, showed a slice of Essaouira, Morocco with every name stripped off. Players had six guesses on a world map to find it.
The map players saw
Zoom out as the hints did:
What gave it away: Walled port, island.
See the real map: Essaouira, Morocco on OpenStreetMap.
How everyone did
2 players finished the round. 0% found the place.
Where everyone looked first
The biggest cluster of first guesses was near Chihuahua, 9,180 km (5,700 mi) from the answer. 0% of first guesses landed within 1,000 km (621 mi) of Essaouira.
Homing in
How far off the typical guess was at each step. Every miss gives a distance band and a direction, and the map zooms out.
- The closest miss was 104 km (65 mi) off.
- By solve rate this was the 1st hardest of the 10 rounds so far.
Play it yourself
Rounds are the same for everyone and a new one starts every day at midnight, your time. Signed-in players can replay this one at topodle.com/play/2026-11-01.