This game uses the 2025 World Press Freedom Index table as shown on Wikipedia, based on RSF rankings and scores.

• Gameplay is based on rank position: a country ranked No. 1 sits above No. 20.
• Each reveal also keeps the underlying 2025 index score for later reference and article work.
• RSF combines questionnaire results with an abuse-against-journalists measure across political, legal, economic, sociocultural, and safety contexts.

A single rank can make censorship, ownership pressure, legal intimidation, and physical danger look like one tidy ladder.