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Test your knowledge of American states. Swipe on where you'd live. Find out what your state actually wants to do to you.

What is here, and what it runs on

The four games below are built on the same state data as the rest of the site, so every clue, card and score can be checked against a state's profile. Where Is This? picks one state a day from a bank of puzzles and reveals four clues drawn from its taxes, crime, climate and laws; fewer clues used means a higher score. State Speed Dating asks three questions, scores all 50 states against your answers on income tax, schools, crime, cost of living, sunshine and the 2024 vote, and deals a shuffled deck from the top, middle and bottom of that ranking. This State Wants to Kill You rates every state on 13 natural hazards, from hurricanes and tornadoes to venomous snakes and mosquito-borne disease, weighted by harm and scaled to 100. Find Your Tribe asks five questions, assigns one of seven profiles, and loads that profile as a preset on the homepage ranking.

None of the games needs an account, and results stay in your browser. Each game page explains its own scoring under the tool.

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Where Is This?

DAILY PUZZLE

A mystery state revealed through 4 clues. Fewer clues = higher score. Daily puzzle — everyone plays the same one.

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State Speed Dating

SWIPE GAME

Swipe through states like Tinder. ❤️ or ✕ based on their stats. See your matches at the end.

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This State Wants to Kill You

DANGER MAP

All 50 states ranked by natural hazard danger score. Venomous creatures, tornadoes, earthquakes, wildfires — see what's actually out there.

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Find Your Tribe

QUIZ

5 questions. We'll assign you a tribe — Retiree, Tax Exile, Remote Worker, Family Builder, FIRE Seeker, Progressive, or The Patriot — and rank states for you.

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Your Priorities

Adjust and every page updates live

Quick Profiles

Dial in your priorities

Annual Income

$150K

Affects effective income tax rate

$0$500K$5M+

Retirement Savings

$0

Affects pension and SS tax burden

None$500K$10M+

Social Security

None

Annual Social Security benefit

None$150K/yr

My Property Is Worth

$400K

Affects property tax burden

Tax burden ↓$1M$50M+

Home Buying Budget

$400K

Compared to state median home price

Hard to find$250K$5M+

Monthly Rent Budget

Don't care

Compared to state median 2BR rent

Don't care$10K/mo

Job Market

Don't care

State unemployment and job growth

Don't careHot market

Airport Access

Don't care

Direct flight destinations from state hubs

Don't careMust have hub

City vs Country

Mid-size city

% urban population

Deep countryBig city

Sunshine

Don't care

Annual sunny days per state

Don't careMax sunshine

Food Scene

Don't care

Restaurants per 100K residents

Don't careWorld-class

Political Preference

Neutral

State's political lean

LiberalConservative

Gun Laws

Neutral

State gun law grade (Giffords)

Gun Control2A Freedom

Abortion Access

Neutral

State abortion access policy

Pro-ChoiceNeutralPro-Life

Community

None

Congregations per 100K residents

AvoidDon't careSeek

Sports & Entertainment

Don't care

Pro sports teams and major venues

Don't careMust have pro teams

Cannabis Laws

Neutral

State cannabis legality

Prefer LegalNeutralPrefer Prohibition

Retiree Community

Neutral

% population 65+ (Census)

Young areaRetirement-heavy

Dating Market

Neutral

% adults never-married (Census)

Singles sceneFamily community

Safety / Low Crime

Don't care

Violent crime rate per 100K (FBI)

Don't careVery safe

School Quality

Don't care

K-12 rank (Education Week)

Don't careTop-ranked

Healthcare Access

Don't care

Healthcare system rank (Commonwealth Fund)

Don't careTop-ranked

Childcare Affordability

Don't care

Cost of living proxy for childcare affordability

Don't careMust be affordable