Questions and Map Reference
Seeking Restrictions
Section titled “Seeking Restrictions”You may not use Google Street View, reverse image search, OpenStreetMap queries or any form of artificial intelligence (AI) when seeking.
Game Map
Section titled “Game Map”Use this map for the game area, valid hiding zones, and any feature definitions marked with 🗺️ below.
Open the game map in Google Maps.
Available Questions
Section titled “Available Questions”The following thermometers are available:
- 500m
- 1 km
- 3 km
- 10 km
The following radar questions are available:
- 500 m
- 1 km
- 2 km
- 5 km
- 10 km
- 15 km
- Custom
The following tentacle questions are available:
- Museums within 2 km
- Libraries within 2 km
- Movie theatres within 2 km
- Hospitals within 2 km
- Covrigarie* shops within 2 km
Covrigarie is not in the original Home Game and is special to H+S Bucharest 2026.
Feature Definitions
Section titled “Feature Definitions”For matching and measuring questions, only features located within the game area count. The source of authority for locations is Google Maps, and measuring should be done to the pin on the map unless otherwise specified.
Features in the table below with a map symbol 🗺️ are marked on the game map for this game.
For features not listed below, anywhere with five or more reviews on Google Maps is considered legitimate.
| Feature | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1st administrative division | Sectors (🗺️ See Map) |
| 2nd administrative division | n/a |
| 3rd administrative division | n/a |
| 4th administrative division | n/a |
| International border | n/a |
| 1st administrative division border | Border of the Sectors and the City of Bucharest (🗺️ See Map) |
| 2nd administrative division border | n/a |
| Commercial airport | 🗺️ See Map |
| High-speed train line | n/a |
| Rail station | 🗺️ See Map |
| Landmass | n/a |
| Mountain | n/a |
| Park | 🗺️ See Map |
| Body of water | 🗺️ See Map |
| Amusement park | 🗺️ See Map |
| Sea level | Rounded to the nearest integer (-1, 0, 1, 2, etc.) and using your phone’s built-in compass. |
| Coastline | n/a |
| Zoo | 🗺️ See Map |
| Aquarium | n/a |
| Golf course | 🗺️ See Map |
| Museum | 🗺️ See Map |
| Cinema (movie theatre) | 🗺️ See Map |
| Hospital | 🗺️ See Map |
| Library | 🗺️ See Map |
| Foreign consulate | 🗺️ See Map |
| Covrigarie* | 🗺️ See Map |
Covrigarie is not in the original Home Game and is special to H+S Bucharest 2026.
Photo Questions
Section titled “Photo Questions”The subject of a photo (excluding “sightline” questions) must be partially or fully located within the hiding zone.
Hiders are allowed to censor names of restaurants, shops, etc., as long as the ‘main subject’ of the picture is still clearly visible. So for instance; when asked for the tallest building from tram stop, you cannot censor the entire building or obvious features, only names.
If the hiders cannot take a photo that fulfills the required criteria (for instance, if no such feature exists, or if they would have to move during the endgame), they may give a null answer.
Hiders may start taking photos as soon as they are in their hiding zone. They may choose to send these photos at a later time, except during the endgame.
This does not apply to photos taken for curses, which may be taken and sent at any time.
🏢 Tallest Building Visible from Transit Station / Any Building Visible from Transit Station
If there are no buildings visible from a particular station entrance, you must choose another entrance to take your photo from. You cannot give a null answer unless there are no buildings visible from any station entrance.
⛩️ Tallest Structure in Your Current Sightline
Although the description of the question refers to a building, any permanent immobile man-made structure counts. Remember, it’s from your perspective, so not necessarily the objectively tallest structure. This also means you can take the picture while sitting down or lying down.
🚸 Trace Nearest Street/Path
The street must be marked on Google Maps. The hiders can choose to show the trace oriented North, South, West or East. The intersection of a path with the edge of the hiding zone counts as an intersection.
🛣️ Widest Street
If asked before the endgame, answer with the widest street in your hiding zone. If asked during the endgame, answer with the widest street in your sightline. Your photo must be from curb to curb.
Matching Questions
Section titled “Matching Questions”🚇 Transit Line
The answer is yes if the transit the seekers are currently riding will stop at the hider’s station (emphasis added). In other words, this does not include past stops.
🔤 Station Name’s Length
You must answer with ‘same length’ or ‘not the same length.’ All characters count, including spaces and punctuation (e.g. apostrophes, ampersand and parentheses).
You must use the names as spelled on the game map.
Distances and Coordinates
Section titled “Distances and Coordinates”For measuring, radar and thermometer questions, you must send the coordinates of the relevant points to the hiders when you ask your question. If you don’t have reception at the centre/end point because you are on an underground train, you can use the Google Maps public transport layer to get coordinates, which may be announced once you regain signal.
When measuring, use Google Maps’ ‘measure distance’ tool. A ‘hit’ is whenever the number displayed is less than or equal to the desired distance when rounded up or down.
Depending on your device, Google Maps may round to the nearest 1 m for distances <1 km, the nearest 0.1 km for distances 1-9.9 km, and the nearest 1 km for distances over 10 km, as follows:
| When the game says… | It’s a hit when Google Maps says… | It’s a miss when Google Maps says… |
|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 500 m | 501 m |
| 1 km | 1 km | 1.1 km |
| 2 km | 2 km | 2.1 km |
| 5 km | 5 km | 5.1 km |
| 10 km | 10 km | 11 km |
| 15 km | 15 km | 16 km |
| 25 km | 25 km | 26 km |
If asking a custom radar, your distance must be a valid increment on Google Maps, rounding based on the table above.
Be aware that the hiders might move in the 5 minutes they have to answer the question, so they could answer differently depending on where in their zone they are!
Matching and Tentacle Ties
Section titled “Matching and Tentacle Ties”For matching questions, if you are equidistant to the seekers’ nearest feature and another feature of the same category, you must answer yes - your nearest feature is the same as theirs.
Example: The seekers’ nearest railway station is Gara de Nord. You are the same distance from Gara de Nord as you are from Obor/Est. If the seekers ask the matching railway station question, you must say that your closest railway station is the same as theirs.
For tentacle questions, if you are equidistant to your two nearest features of the category being asked, you may choose which answer to give.
Example: Your nearest museums are Muzeul Național de Artă and Muzeul “Theodor Aman”, and both museums are the same distance away from you. If the seekers ask the museum tentacle question, you may answer either Muzeul Național de Artă or Muzeul “Theodor Aman”.