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Citizenship Exam of Nowhere: a free memory game about changing facts
Pass a nation's test where every right answer contradicts the previous one.
What is Citizenship Exam of Nowhere?
The Republic of Nowhere corrects its own fact sheet before every question: the capital moves, the national animal changes, the motto is revised. Keep the latest version of every fact in mind; some questions ask what a fact was just before it changed.
Citizenship Exam of Nowhere is a free satire game: the Republic of Nowhere corrects its own fact sheet between questions, so the right answer usually contradicts the one you just gave.
Study the fact sheet, then keep it up to date in your head. Some questions ask what a fact is now; others ask what it was just before its latest change.
At a glance
- Category
- Absurd Bureaucracy
- Difficulty
- Hard
- Play time
- 10 min
- Price
- Free, in your browser, sign-up optional
How to play
- Answer
- +100 per right answer, +20 per answer in your streak. Pass with 70%.
- Corrections
- Each question comes with one correction. On Expert, a correction can be cancelled.
- Three levels
- Beginner, Intermediate or Expert, picked before you play: the content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.
- Satire
- Absurd and warm: every country, office, planet and form is made up, and every run ends on a real admin skill.
Scoring
+100 per right answer, +20 for each answer in your current streak, and +10 for every answer given.
Pass with 70% right answers.
What it trains
- Working memory
- Holding several changing facts at once.
- Version tracking
- Knowing the latest value and what it replaced.
Strategy and tips
- Say it once
- When a correction arrives, repeat the new value to yourself before reading the question.
- Track the old value
- Remember what each fact replaced: the “before” questions ask for it.
- Expert cancellations
- A “correction to the correction” brings back the previous value.
Why play Citizenship Exam of Nowhere?
Rules, prices and timetables change. Checking the date and version of what you rely on avoids acting on something that's out of date.
Frequently asked questions
Is Citizenship Exam of Nowhere free?
Yes. It is free and runs in your browser, with no download. Signing up is optional.
Is Nowhere a real country?
No. Every country, office, planet and form in the game is made up. The admin habits it teaches are real.
Are there difficulty levels?
Yes: Beginner, Intermediate and Expert. The content and the clock change, and each level keeps its own best score.