Beating a SMURF on the Road to #1 Geoguessr in the World!?

It's time for some more road to #1 in the world duels. Today we run into one of the best players in the world in disguise, a smurf. Let's see if we can take the win anyway, or if their psychological advantage will prove to be too much. Enjoy!
Volume warning at 21:16 btw, forgot to edit that out and now it's midnight xD
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[@MichaelDreksler]

I love seeing the difference in play styles between @zi8zag and @jakelyonsgeo ; Oscar doesn't read the massive cluses in front on him preferring to get the vibe of the place and Jake gets so stressed when there is nothing to read 🤣 Great video, I think the matchmaking on the duels at your level has transformed the game from one where you were terrified of losing to one where ups and downs are eveyday

[@zi8gzag]

best change ever, if we're honest

[@soundsokf]

26:44 language is Galician, which is super easy to confuse with both Spanish and Portuguese, but it's always going to be the far north west of Spain

[@micheleboscacci9151]

Among other roads types, in italy SX roads are: Blue Sign SS Strada Statale (State) SR Strada Regionale (Region) SP Strada Provinciale (Province) White Sign SC Strada Comunale (Municipality) A first approximation could be: SS moves between regions, SR moves across provinces of the same region, SP stays in a single province and SC are within a single municipality. Even if going from SS to SP the relevance/distance covered decreases, distinguish them only based on their size can be sometimes misleading (but could work still!) keep it up mr ZZ :)

[@lorenzomarsili8183]

how weird was that lake garda guess? very strange!

[@ffffffffff1087]

around 2:45 when you were looking at the russian border round, you were looking at a truck with LV on it :D

[@DoiInthanon1897]

13:49 Those are the old South Carolina plates, with a sunset covering most of the plate. I'm from SC and glad you worked out that round.

[@fops]

Also on the hood of the van you can see the "NC" University of North Carolina logo, but I would not expect him to notice that

[@DoiInthanon1897]

@@fops I didn’t notice either, lol

[@bobbyslickton4742]

the South Carolina round was cursed, that neighbourhood feels creepy af with those pastel coloured houses

[@DoiInthanon1897]

That’s Myrtle Beach for you

[@Bespo]

There was a university of north carolina decal on the hood of the car at 13:17 which couldve helped narrow it down more as well

[@AnthonyRochester]

I agree that the multipliers should be capped, it does get a bit silly and more luck dependent

[@ostharz4267]

I can understand that, but I actually like the incresed tension

[@DavidHWolf]

Let’s gooo Oscar, great win there at the end! I’d love to see more road to #1. My favorite series on youtube!

[@june4171]

5:08 this circular highway shield is not found in any of the states you listed. of the states with lots of cornfields and flat land Iowa is bassically the only one that uses the default highway shield. although its also possibly Delaware/Mississippi/Kentucky

[@wangflop]

That last game was a nailbiter. Well done mate. Love you.

[@DoiInthanon1897]

(no homo)

[@wangflop]

@@DoiInthanon1897 I didn't say it

[@hbowman108]

In the USA, area codes with a repeat in the second and third digits (877, for instance) are not geographical. 800/888/877/8xx were "toll free" but thus is now mostly meaningless, since few people are charged per minute anymore. Oh, and that "literally nothing" north of Quebec City- Jacques-Cartier National Park is a great place to visit. I saw it in April 2016 just as the ice was breaking up. There was still about 60 cm of snow on the ground, while it was almost all melted in the city. The trails were snowmobiled solid so you were fine as long as you didn't step off, but then you sank. They did have "raquettes à neige" (snowshoes) for rent at the visitor's center for exploring off trail, but we didn't get them.

[@marcomacks1964]

Your vibe guesses and regional guesses are on point! Practice even more and you could win the world cups! :D

[@thedenver2724]

That last game was a zi8gzag masterclass, wow.

[@bacontorque]

I finally subscribed after watching all your videos for the past year lol

[@Flopsaurus]

Man, after watching Geowizard, I had to check whether I had this on 2x speed. I need a couple cups of coffee next time! Great playing. Amazing how much knowledge you have.

[@hanswoast7]

Yep. I am also getting old.

[@davidmccosh8257]

877 is a toll free number for the US.

[@jkibzz620]

I’m from Minnesota and was so confident you guessed correctly on the Iowa round. The red road is very common in MN

[@zamboughnuts]

The Iowa one.... Round state road signs and corn is Iowa every time.

[@failandimprove2159]

I think the smurf is Stique cause his main has the same character and hes dutch so it lines up pretty well

[@Hinotori_joj]

ah that would make sense. must have let zigzag win on the second one then.

[@adamtm82]

I feel like Stique would on average have considerably closer guesses than this though?

[@jonathanhuge805]

Nah no chance was that stique!

[@Itza-Me]

Lol, it would be pathetic if it's actually him. Would instantly make me like him a lot less, smurfing is just a sad thing to do for people who feel insecure.

[@Itza-Me]

@@camden666 No, that's nonsense. You're just ruining other people's games and rank by doing that. Seems pretty selfish to me.

[@almostcailin]

omg a round i can comment on (: i spotted the SC because of the plates but I thought it would’ve been closer to Savannah because of all of the GA plates. Looks like you were in a new neighborhood development and people were visiting or just moving in. Kinda interesting!! Old SC plates are sunset colors with a palm tree in the middle but the new plates are just blue and white with a palm tree.

[@zi8gzag]

That's it, I was trying of think of the palm tree

[@Fubuki43]

I got the feeling that the smurf might actually be Stique, judging from the avatar and the fact that they’re from the Netherlands. Even though I’m pretty sure Stique’s main account has the country set to Papua New Guinea 🤔

[@runfastwalkslow]

That seems like a possibility. Insane quick guesses. Def played like a top pro.

[@cronnn]

for that minnesota round, they have their own unique county road shields while iowa has just a circle

[@David63MC]

You should do a country training video like you did with Cambodia for Argentina

[@palmtreegal3]

Great episode! Stressful as always

[@GeoIssac]

oscar is back with another road to number 1

[@kjeldwismans3906]

Thanks for the comment, I didn’t notice!

[@GeoIssac]

@kjeldwismans3906 No problem, I'm just out here help zigzag fans!

[@kjeldwismans3906]

@@GeoIssac ❤

[@marcmardu]

3x "something like that" COMBO

[@waltmeisterderherzen6191]

I think we should be able to use the multis as we like. if we are more confident we press x5, if we are not confident at all we use x1 and then both get added and divided by 2. ningguang marry me = ningguang is a character in Genshin Impact

[@saschap8461]

Thanks for the reminder, I did indeed forget to sub :)

[@arrowheaded]

This might make everyone look at me differently, but I have just come out bravely and say it... Smurfing is *cringe.*

[@DaVinciConcerto]

Smurfing is based because it shows you how much you've improved

[@lolscorch4686]

@@DaVinciConcerto 👎🏻

[@matta5749]

@@DaVinciConcerto smurfing is straight up cheating because it causes your opponents to doubt whether or not you're a legit player or a cheater and conceals your actual skill level, which gives you an unfair advantage because you get the peace of mind of knowing exactly who you're playing (obviously high level accounts are less likely to be random cheaters because they have proof they've invested a lot of time into geoguessr) and how good they are. Making an alt to do handicap duels (like Rainbolt doing his 0.1s blink duels) is excusable, but making an alt just to start over and beat up on lower rated players when you don't want to face players at your skill level is bullying behavior. Pick on someone your own size.

[@oguzhansarigol]

​@@DaVinciConcerto Cant u see with your main acc?

[@arrowheaded]

@@matta5749 Absolutely agreed, but I do think there should be a distinction between "Smurfing" vs straight up "Cheating". Smurfing is _at the least_ bad sport and is mad cringe to do with the intent of your example. Whilst cheating is always inexcusable. There's no exceptions like Rainbolt blink mode account or Phineas NMPZ account (with has username "NMPZ Phineas", letting others know it is him - would be cool if Rainbolt did this also :)

[@GeoGeeza]

Nice to see ur better internet speed It’s better than mine lol

[@anson1269]

30:23 What are the main reasons to choose rather Taiwan mainland, but the overseas island?

[@angelohasleft]

Gen 3, red and white stripes poles, and the dense spam of broadleaved trees all suggest Kinmen island

[@arrowheaded]

Just different vibes innit? Ha, it's likely from _not_ getting Kinmen/other Taiwanese territories until you eventually pick up on the coverage. Along with the very useful comment above, I would say non-mainland is more rural feeling :]

[@anson1269]

@@angelohasleft Thanks for the insights, hopefully I can use this knowledge in my next game

[@mlsanica7618]

Why u skipping bro

[@choss0]

What graphics card did you get?

[@skootle04]

Can’t wait for the Csgo content

[@Serpentiis]

When you see AB (mostly on some company sign) you are in Sweden (if it otherwise looks like that) or in Finland but then it should be OY AB.

[@albintr]

As preparation for the world cup, it'd be fun to see you practice Sweden or specifically Stockholm.

[@LMW87MMA]

877 isn't an area code, it's a general NA toll free number

[@dominikschmalstieg2912]

27:10 Asturias maybe? It would work with north and AS.

[@JoseMiguel-fl5oi]

why are you commenting this

[@dominikschmalstieg2912]

@@JoseMiguel-fl5oi Zi8tag is wondering if the AS on one of the signs stands for the state/region. Asturias was making sense to me given the area. But of course I can very well be wrong, and would be happy if someone would give the correct answer. (Check 26:46 for when he is reading the sign and wondering.)

[@loke9868]

Spaniard here, it was indeed Asturias right near the border with Galicia, that is why there was another language apart from spanish which is gallego, only found in that region

[@jackroen4021]

@21:20 why do you need to fix your second monitor in the middle of a duel

[@gwts1171]

Sorry my home state of Minnesota let ya down there, Zig. 😊

[@charliekruse5604]

beautiful

[@murfeyy9108]

Commenting to help the algorithm

[@annie420xx]

zigzag actually look for road numbers on the map challenge insane difficulty

[@Terji]

smurfing is cringe and should be frowned upon more. imagine paying money to be a coward and not play on your main

[@helenzhao2926]

I'm pretty sure in slovakia that the crossing sign man has a nice little hat while the Czech one doesn't😂. Correct me if I'm wrong

[@IDKLOL-vw9yy]

why do ppl smurf in geoguessr a literal geography game lmao

[@bluelobtar5776]

It's called autism

[@stenoskarson9462]

It's probably good to practice without saturation for the WC (you probably play on their pcs)

[@zi8gzag]

I'll probably just request it beforehand

[@HandsomeSquidward22]

czech chad crossing sign

[@MeegMaster]

FYI, area code 877 is a toll free number, same as 800, so it won't give you much info about the area.

[@dasvidanjatv]

how come ur gfx dont work?

[@marcmardu]

420 total season points. nice.

[@nicco2950]

SR > SP (strada regionale > strada provinciale)

[@JoseMiguel-fl5oi]

i clicked at the time in desc and i thought u were raging ay first lol

[@sayanama]

Oscar: Rarely cries. Takes losses like a champ! Jake: Cries even when he wins!

[@notarya]

you're looking handsome today

[@kirinc-s.7156]

How did you know it was a smurf even before they had guessed anything?

[@jroemling]

because their profile border was too low for their rating, meaning they started playing with this profile when they already had a good knowledge of the game and they advanced quickly without playing a lot of games / duels and without collecting a lot of experience-points that would increase their profile border.

[@Serpentiis]

Guess you saw (?) LV on the truck there, what would it do at Belarus-Russia border? :)

[@Serpentiis]

I lost to the same smurf just couple hours ago so kudos beating him/her :) So, who is that?

[@Speedster___]

I think Stique

[@amorexmachina5333]

your thumbnails always make me lol, they seem a bit intentionally ironic, correct me if i'm wrong

[@zi8gzag]

yeah at least somewhat hahahha

[@huntno]

14:22 really? I hace that same background and im low gold- high silver

[@motimeni]

thats why its surprising to see it in champion

[@huntno]

@@motimeni oh And it looks like auto correct didn't do me any favors lol, I was rushing

[@rey_pato]

Why do so few pros know absolutely nothing about Spain? 🤔

[@internetclips6568]

Pamato

[@messibeaucoup]

Great stuff, well played! Just wanna mention for once, you don’t necessarily have to talk like a waterfall on ecstasy, non stop with nearly no breaks in between! To be honest I stop watching your vids for a while sometimes because I find it quite exhausting… Apart of that, great content 😊

[@Rodney.Gardner]

undwaas was a repeat opponent.....you had lost 22 points to them in a 13-rounder previously. This episode brings your record to 9 wins and 8 losses since the ACW and better matchmaking. (There's a separate dashboard tab for only episodes since ACW.) docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1GhZ_mFOCOZWubvRpWmDH8zXzPOxjl5eah5TCtxL0y7o/edit?usp=sharing