A Local Word Deduction Game for At-Home Travellers using What3Words Technology
Location! Location! Location!
Shop Local Quest is a word deduction game about local locations.
It's like a play-from-home scavenger hunt!
Decode 0 crowd-sourced locations around here.
We use the revolutionary ///what3words technology
to hide and identify secret locations.
What3Words has mapped every 3x3 metre square location
on the planet with three unique words.
For example, a spot on London Bridge is mapped with
the words crown.lights.sends ...
Guess as many locations as you'd like and
track your progress on the leaderboard.
Contribute your favorite locations and
short three-word quotes for others to guess.
To play, select a random location below.
Follow the instructions to decode the mystery words.
Best played on a desktop computer.
Login or Register to Play
Your Email Address:
Register to Play:
Your Initials or First Name:
Your Town and Country:
Please enter any location or landmark to find:
Alternatively, manually enter three valid words below ...
Tap to pick your favorite word combination...
Word 1: Clue:
Word 2: Clue:
Word 3: Clue:
Name Your Challenge:
Tips to Make a Challenge
A challenge consists of three words that will map to a worldly location.
If you provide a location or landmark, you will get random nearby W3W words.
Pick one to fill in the challenge.
Otherwise, use the map to find W3W locations, then manually fill in the words.
For fun, use and map common three-word phrases.
For each word, provide one or more clues.
Separate multiple clues with a pipe symbol "|"
for example the clues for "CHANGE" could be "diaper|coins|alter".
You can also provide a "hidden" clue.
This would be a word that is hidden within the target word.
For example, the word "BRAINY" has the word "RAIN" inside,
so the clue could be "Hidden: droplets (4).
You can also optionally add the length of the hidden word, eg (4).
Finally, give your challenge a name.
Note that you will not be able to play your own challenge.
Use this map to check your contribution ...
Please map your three words before verifying your suspected location.
Use the map to validate locations, both when contributing challenges and playing the game ...
How To Play
Your goal is to identify three mystery words that map
to the location identified by this challenge.
In each column above, you will see 12 sets of words.
Only one word in each column is the word you seek.
Use the clues to decode each of the three location words.
Eliminate bogus words by tapping (X).
Tap each word you think solves the challenge.
The word you pick will be highlighted.
For clues starting with "Hidden:", find a word matching
the clue that is hidden within one of the words.
For example, "HEN" is hidden within "STRENGTHENS"
If stuck, get a hint for a penalty.
Once you have identified all three words, [Map] them.
If the map location matches the name of the challenge, [Verify] to collect your reward points.
An incorrect verification results in a penalty,
so always [Map] your guess beforehand.
Use the map to validate locations, both when contributing challenges and playing the game ...
Should you enjoy this free game, perhaps ... Thank you for playing.
About Brainy Games
This game is designed and maintained by Mark Kolb, your local "merchant of fun" at Brainy Games.
Brainy Games creates tactile and online games for all ages.
Educational games, math games, word games, brainteasers, puzzles.
Tactile games are lasercut at NewMakeIt, the makerspace for York Region, Ontario.
