Welcome to Trailmarks, where you've just been hired as a fact-checker for the world's most ambitious travel guide company. Choose your traveller type and select your home city. With a modest travel allowance in hand, your mission is to circumnavigate the planet while verifying facts, uncovering hidden gems, and building your reputation as a world-class travel expert.
Navigate an interactive 3D globe featuring 1,200 cities across every continent. Travel by air, boat, bus, or train, each mode offering different costs and route options. Finding the optimal path around the planet requires strategic thinking: sometimes a series of bus rides proves cheaper than a direct flight, while coastal boat routes might open unexpected trading opportunities and improve your mood. Your fact-checking work takes the form of trivia questions spanning History, Geography, Culture, Architecture, Food, Nature, Arts, Sports, and more. Answer correctly to earn money and maintain your mood; answer poorly and watch both your wallet and spirits decline.
Managing your mood is critical. Wrong answers and exhausting travel drain it, and when it drops too low, you must consult the faulty old Trailmarks guide to lift your spirits, exposing yourself to the unpredictable realities of life on the road. One moment you're receiving an unexpected refund; the next, your phone is stolen or you're hit with compensation claims.
The world won't open itself to you immediately. Your choice of home country determines your starting visa access based on real-world requirements: some passports unlock continents, others face more barriers. To gain entry to restricted countries, you must demonstrate cultural competency through strategic quiz performance. Master Food and Culture to access culinary destinations, build Geographic and Historical expertise to reach remote regions, or develop knowledge in Arts and Architecture to unlock cultural capitals. Every journey demands planning: which regions will you tackle first? What knowledge will you cultivate? Which combination of air, boat, bus, and train routes will get you there most efficiently?
Between cities, opportunity knocks through a dynamic trading system. Purchase regional specialties and authentic local goods, then sell them in markets where they're valued. But cargo space is limited to three items, forcing constant decisions about what to carry and when to cash in.
Each traveller type has unique win conditions and playstyles, encouraging multiple playthroughs as you chase different goals across the same vast world. With approximately 70,000 quiz questions sourced from diverse categories, no two journeys feel identical.
The world is waiting. Your travel allowance won't last forever. Where will you go first?
Key Features:
Explore 1,200 cities on a fully-rendered 3D globe
Travel by air, boat, bus, or train with strategic route planning
Answer 70,000+ trivia questions across diverse cultural categories
Strategic visa system requiring demonstration of regional expertise
Dynamic trading economy with authentic regional goods
Five distinct character types with unique objectives and home cities
Mood management system creating emergent volatility through random events
Distance-based travel costs optimized by mode selection
Inspired by Carmen Sandiego and classic travel adventure games
