Guess Location

# Guess Location

A photo-based location guessing game played via the Telegram camera sidecar. Vivek sends photos, Claude guesses where he is. The "location" isn't just a place name — it's a string + context. Vivek has a mental label he doesn't reveal.

## Arguments

None. The skill uses the most recent Telegram inbox photo to start.

## Workflow

### Step 1: Start the Game

- Find the most recent `.jpg` or `.png` file in `~/.claude/channels/telegram/inbox/` by sorting filenames descending
- Read the image
- If no images found, tell the user to send a photo via Telegram first
- Announce: **"Game on! I have 5 tries to guess your location."**
- Set try counter to 1

### Step 2: Make a Guess

Read the photo and make a guess. The guess should include:
- **Try N/5:** prefix
- **What you see:** brief visual evidence from the photo (signs, architecture, landmarks, terrain, vegetation, road markings, language)
- **Your guess:** location name + contextual reasoning — aim for the string + context, not just the pin on the map

Use all available information:
- Visual clues in the current photo
- Accumulated context from previous photos in this game (if any)
- Spatial reasoning — if you identified a nearby landmark in a previous photo, triangulate
- If in a known location (e.g., Iowa City): local knowledge of neighborhoods, walking routes, coffee shops, campus
- If in an unknown location: rely purely on visual evidence — this game works anywhere in the world
- Memory graph context when available (known locations, travel history)

### Step 3: Wait for Response

The user responds in one of these ways:

**Correct / Yes / That's it:**
- Celebrate! Report: **"Got it in N tries!"**
- Offer to save the location to the memory graph if it's a new spot
- Game over

**Partially correct / Close / Almost:**
- Acknowledge what you got right
- Ask what you're missing — the place, the context, or both?
- This does NOT count as a new try — refine your guess

**Wrong / Nope / No:**
- Increment try counter
- If tries < 5: ask for another photo with a different angle, wider shot, or more context
- If tries = 5: **"Game over — I'm out of tries! What was it?"** — wait for the reveal

**Give up / End game / Stop:**
- End the game immediately
- Ask: **"What was the answer?"**
- Wait for the reveal

### Step 4: New Photo Arrives

When the user sends a new photo (after a wrong guess):
- Read the NEW most recent photo from Telegram inbox
- Important: use context from ALL photos seen so far in this game, not just the latest
- Return to Step 2 with accumulated visual context

### Step 5: Game Over

After the game ends (win, lose, or quit):
- If the location is new/interesting, offer: "Want me to save this spot to memory?"
- If saved, create a memory graph entity with the location name, context, and date

## Guessing Guidelines

- **Be specific.** "Somewhere in Iowa City" is a waste of a guess. Commit to a specific spot.
- **Show your reasoning.** Reference what you see in the photos that led to the guess.
- **Build on previous guesses.** Each wrong guess narrows the search space — use that.
- **Go for the context too.** "Hamburg Inn" is partial. "Hamburg Inn — the legendary diner where presidential candidates campaign during Iowa caucuses" captures the mental label.
- **Don't hedge.** Pick one answer per try. No "it could be A or B."
- **Get more specific with each try.** Early guesses can be broader, later guesses should zoom in.

## Rules

1. **5 tries max.** No exceptions, no bonus rounds.
2. **One guess per try.** Don't hedge with multiple options.
3. **Partially correct doesn't cost a try.** But you must refine, not repeat.
4. **All photos accumulate.** Every photo sent during the game adds context.
5. **The user decides correctness.** Their mental label is the answer key.
6. **Works anywhere.** Not Iowa City specific — use visual evidence first, local knowledge second.
7. **Have fun.** This is a game, not an exam. Be playful with guesses.