Maanarvauspeli

Kristoffer Kolumbuksen jaljilla - Country Guessing Game

A browser-based country guessing game where the player tries to find the “missing” Christopher Columbus using distance and compass-direction hints. This README is written from a published product perspective.

Published Version

• Live site: https://lentokonepeli.onrender.com
• Source repository: https://github.com/roopeaal/Maanarvauspeli
• Hosting platform: Render (Free Web Service)
• Database: Aiven MySQL (SSL connection)

Product Features

• Interactive world map with clickable countries.
• Country guessing by typing or map clicking.
• Typo-tolerant input with country suggestions.
• Dynamic scoring and hint system.
• Themed antique-map visual style.
• Top 10 leaderboard view.
• Mobile-optimized UI.

Production Tech Stack

• Backend: Flask + Gunicorn
• Frontend: Jinja2, CSS, JavaScript
• Map: Leaflet + GeoJSON
• Geospatial calculations: geopy
• Database driver: mysql-connector-python

Production Notes

• The app is deployed on Render Free.
• Free services can spin down after inactivity.
• First load after inactivity may take around 30-90 seconds (cold start), after which the game runs normally.

License and Attributions

The antique world-map background image is public domain from Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Antique_World_Map_of_Continents_and_Oceans_1700.png