I completely whiffed on the Mexico one, placing it in Spain. I also didn’t properly appreciate the sheer size of the USSR, and just hoped that it was summer in Russia.
Generally I agree with you though. This is more fun to deduce based on my existing knowledge and the clues within the photos. Research is for other times and feels a bit like cheating, though only the sense of how games like this appeal to my personal sensibilities.
The Mexican was difficult for me,
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I couldn’t read the text, but the photo did look that it was taken after 2010.
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I completely whiffed on the Mexico one, placing it in Spain. I also didn’t properly appreciate the sheer size of the USSR, and just hoped that it was summer in Russia.
Generally I agree with you though. This is more fun to deduce based on my existing knowledge and the clues within the photos. Research is for other times and feels a bit like cheating, though only the sense of how games like this appeal to my personal sensibilities.