Each year right around this time, Google adds some joke features to its products. Today, Google Maps just got a “Pac-Man” mode, where you can turn any street grid into a little pellet-eating, ghost-chasing game.

Pac-Man around downtown DC.

Depending where you pick, the game can be really hard or easy. Good luck winning a round around Dupont Circle.

Pac-Man around Dupont Circle.

The game ignores dead-end streets (since you can’t escape if a ghost traps you there), so if you pick a neighborhood that’s almost all cul-de-sacs, it’ll say you can’t play Pac-Man there. Another disadvantage of unwalkable street designs?

What are some of the best spots you can find for a fun Pac-Man game around the Washington area?

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.