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Capital Run: Capital Cities Quiz Game
Capital Run is a free online capital cities quiz game played on a 3D globe. Guess a capital, and a colored dot and a line show how close you are to the mystery capital. There are 197 capitals in the game, with a new one every day.
- Puzzle
- 1 daily capital for everyone, plus unlimited practice
- Capitals
- 197
- New puzzle
- Every day at midnight UTC
- Played on
- Phone, tablet, computer
- Phone screen
- Portrait or landscape
- Account
- Not needed
- Price
- Free
How to Play Capital Run
Type the name of any capital city and press Enter. A dot appears on the globe, colored from cool blue when you are far away to deep red when you are close, and a line traces your path from the previous guess. Find the capital and it turns green.
The 197 capitals cover the 193 UN member states plus Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo and Taiwan. The daily capital is the same for everyone and changes at midnight UTC. Practice mode gives you a new one whenever you want.
Capitals That Catch People Out
Many capitals are not their country's largest city. These are the ones that break streaks:
| Country | Capital | Largest city |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Canberra | Sydney |
| Canada | Ottawa | Toronto |
| Brazil | Brasília | São Paulo |
| Turkey | Ankara | Istanbul |
| Switzerland | Bern | Zurich |
| Nigeria | Abuja | Lagos |
| Pakistan | Islamabad | Karachi |
| New Zealand | Wellington | Auckland |
Controls
- Type a capital name and press Enter. Small typos are accepted.
- Drag to spin the globe. Scroll or pinch to zoom.
Tips to Find It Faster
- Open with a capital in the middle of a continent to split the map in two.
- Follow the line. If the dots warm up as you move east, keep going east.
- Check the table above before you guess the biggest city.
Features
- 197 world capitals on a 3D globe
- Hot-and-cold dots, with a line tracing your route
- 1 daily capital for everyone, plus unlimited practice
- Share your result when you find it
- Free in your browser, no download
About This Capital Cities Quiz Game
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Platform | web browser on desktop, phone and tablet |
| Price | free, with no account and no download |
| Released | October 2026 |
| Last updated | 2026-10-10 |
| Made by | Whizzu |
More Geography Games Like Capital Run
Capital Run is the capital cities version of Globe Run, and plays like the capitals mode of Globle. For flags, country shapes and landmarks against the clock, play Geo League. See all our free geography games. More on the geography topic page.
Leaderboard
Capital Run is a daily puzzle. Your streak and guess count live in the game, not on a public table yet.
FAQ
- How many capitals are in Capital Run?
- 197: one for each of the 193 UN member states, plus Vatican City, Palestine, Kosovo and Taiwan.
- When does the daily capital change?
- Every day at midnight UTC. Everyone gets the same mystery capital, and practice mode gives you unlimited extra games.
- Which capital cities catch people out?
- The ones that are not their country's largest city, like Canberra (not Sydney), Ottawa (not Toronto) and Ankara (not Istanbul).
- Can I play Capital Run on my phone?
- Yes. It works in any phone, tablet or computer browser.
- Is Capital Run free?
- Yes. It is free, with no download and no account.