Tube memory game

London Metro Memory has an incredibly simple premise.

Londoners are putting their knowledge of the city's intricate Tube network to the test in a popular new memory game. Of course, long-time listeners will know there is "no system to the game at all", but rather a "completely random, decades-long utterly pointless in-joke", said The Times. But for Benjamin Tran Dinh, the inventor of the now viral Metro Memory game, "such levity is heresy", said the paper. His deceptively simple online game asks its players to name every station on London's Tube map — "and not only the classic lines but those served by the London Overground, the Elizabeth Line and the Docklands Light Railway", continued the paper. With London Overground stations and Tube stops, the task is "brutal". Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the news, plus analysis from multiple perspectives.

Tube memory game

Thanks for subscribing! Look out for your first newsletter in your inbox soon! By entering your email address you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy and consent to receive emails from Time Out about news, events, offers and partner promotions. How many of the tube, Overground and Elizabeth line stations can you name? If you regularly ride the tube, you likely spend a lot of time staring at tube maps. Plenty of us should know tube maps pretty damn well. Sound intriguing? You go on the website, type in station names and see what percentage of the stations you can remember. You can play at this link. The game was created by software engineer Benjamin Tran Dinh, who released it last Friday October In recent days, it has apparently had over , players. Did you see that London now has an entire gallery dedicated to transport posters? Plus: two London tourist attractions have been named the most overpriced in the world. Stay in the loop: sign up for our free Time Out London newsletter for the best of the city, straight to your inbox.

The best of these improvements is that the London Tube Memory Game lists all the stations already named in the map sidebar. Report a problem Something wrong with this article? In the case of Metro Memory, I have seen people zoom in on the map, tube memory game, remember a specific moment they have spent in a certain neighbourhood and suddenly link that memory to a station name.

I think I've started a new mapping trend. At the beginning of October I released my TubeQuiz map. Since then I have spotted three other new map games which also require players to name all the stations on the London Underground network. I Know The Tube follows the now well known format of a map memory game, in that players simply have to remember the names of tube stations on the London Underground map. Type in a correct station name and its label will be added to the map and you will earn one point. The unique selling point of I Know the Tube, and where it differs from the other London Tube station naming games, is that it actually uses Harry Beck's schematic map style for the underground map.

Lifelong Londoners, people who have just moved here, and those who visit every other weekend just love to say with their chest that they have an unrivalled knowledge of the London Underground. Well, guess what, liars? The Tube station guessing game is called London Metro Memory , and you can challenge your friends to score the highest number across 14 lines, which include the London Overground and Elizabeth Lines yes, Reading is an answer in this game. This game is hard, as it turns out. Growing up where I did has given me the key knowledge that about 22 London Tube stations have Ealing or Acton in their name. If your eyes go walkabout to the end of the Central Line map, you also might have noticed that there are a frankly absurd amount of Ruislips.

Tube memory game

London Metro Memory has an incredibly simple premise. Remember as many tube stations as you can. Overground and Elizabeth line too. Type them in, and they'll appear on the map. Every time you 'complete' an entire line, there's a little bit of celebratory roundel confetti. Like any quiz game worth its salt, Metro Memory starts off breezily enough — as you glide your way through your Oxford Circuses and Brixtons — but grows decidedly knottier when you try to conjure up the name of that obscure Overground station with the weird name — no, not that one, the other one.

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You can play at this link. For the last two weeks I've been thinking of creating similar games for the New York and San Francisco transit networks but haven't had the time to start those yet. It might even break you:. Continue reading this article and get limited website access each month. People are talking proudly about getting to such exciting numbers as 40 per cent. Newsletter sign up Newsletter. First look at exceptional new London properties for sale in Did you see that London now has an entire gallery dedicated to transport posters? The game was created by software engineer Benjamin Tran Dinh, who released it last Friday October How many of the tube, Overground and Elizabeth line stations can you name? Especially if, like us, you're half decent at naming tube stations, but don't have a photographic memory.

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Report a problem Something wrong with this article? After all, there are lot more stations than you might think! We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but Metro Memory is going to seriously lower your productivity at work this week. By Sorcha Bradley Published 16 August Email address Sign Up. We already have this email. Thank you, your feedback has been noted. The game was created by software engineer Benjamin Tran Dinh, who released it last Friday October The best TV and entertainment news in your inbox Sign up to receive our newsletter! Tube staff working on most polluted lines tend to be off sick more, study finds. Our editorial is always independent learn more. In recent days, it has apparently had over , players.