Boards Ultimate Flags of the World Tournament

Fr Tod Umptious

Kiribati

cdeb

This is an older Kiribati flag btw. They know how to design interesting ones anyway!

Omackeral

That’s a record. FYI, it’s pronounced Kiribass. Strange. Hold tight for the next one.

alchemist33

I know what I want to win, but don't know if its still in. Fingers crossed!

Fr Tod Umptious

As a side note there is a thins called Pan-Arab colours

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pan-Arab_colors

Most, if not all, Arab countries have flags that contain the colours black, red, white and green

Wuff Wuff

alchemist33 wrote: »

I know what I want to win, but don't know if its still in. Fingers crossed!

just say it so we can all tactically vote against it for our amusement

Omackeral

Will you have green-tinted glasses on for this match?

Ireland



VS

Russia



VS

Kenya

Kenya - it's not a plain Jane.

alchemist33

Wuff Wuff wrote: »

just say it so we can all tactically vote against it for our amusement

Hell no! But its also a good quiz question.


Have to go for Kenya from the above, I'm afraid.

EmmetSpiceland

Ireland, it’s far better than those two.

Tauriel

Kenya for me

Cosmo Kramer

Tight between Ireland and Kenya.

Ireland by a nose since it's a weak enough group.

cdeb

Ireland won't go far, but I think it deserves to beat those two.

One of only 9 national flags without red or blue in it. So it does stand out, albeit there's not a huge amount more you can do with a plain tricolour.

bmorrissey

Not just being biased but the ireland flag is a nice one in general

Fr Tod Umptious

Kenya

Wuff Wuff

Ireland,

best flag fans in the world - just waiting on the balls.ie articles about this tournament now

Arghus

Kenya has got a big badass shield on it: therefore Kenya.

Zaph

Kenya, I don't really like the colour orange.

troyzer

cdeb wrote: »

Ireland won't go far, but I think it deserves to beat those two.

One of only 9 national flags without red or blue in it. So it does stand out, albeit there's not a huge amount more you can do with a plain tricolour.

Niger, Ivory Coast, Ireland, India.

Trying to think of the rest.

Zaph

cdeb wrote: »

Ireland won't go far, but I think it deserves to beat those two.

One of only 9 national flags without red or blue in it. So it does stand out, albeit there's not a huge amount more you can do with a plain tricolour.

Was thinking about this when someone mentioned it yesterday. I've got:

Ireland
Ivory Coast
India
Pakistan
Niger
Nigeria
Qatar

I know I'll kick myself when I see them, but what are the other two?

cdeb

Jamaica
Ireland
Mauritania
Ivory Coast
Niger
Nigeria
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan

India has blue on the dial in the middle. Qatar apparently counts as maroon (= red). Argue that one how you want.

Zaph

Good quiz question

troyzer

cdeb wrote: »

Jamaica
Ireland
Mauritania
Ivory Coast
Niger
Nigeria
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan

India has blue on the dial in the middle. Qatar apparently counts as maroon (= red). Argue that one how you want.

If Qatar counts, why doesn't Latvia?

cdeb

Just updated the answer there btw - you had two wrong apparently.

Omackeral

Ireland wins! It’s Italia 90 all over again

cdeb

troyzer wrote: »

If Qatar counts, why doesn't Latvia?

Qatar doesn't count - its maroon is red.

But Latvia is treated the same - neither make the list.

(Zaph had it on his list, so I was pointing out why it counted as having red. Might have read a bit confusingly though)

Zaph

cdeb wrote: »

Jamaica
Ireland
Mauritania
Ivory Coast
Niger
Nigeria
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Pakistan

India has blue on the dial in the middle. Qatar apparently counts as maroon (= red). Argue that one how you want.

Mauritania now has a red band on the top and bottom of their flag

cdeb

Good spot; changed three years ago.

Omackeral

Omackeral wrote: »

Ireland wins! It’s Italia 90 all over again

Bring on Schillaci.

Omackeral

Two college kids against a two-headed bird. Can see a whitewash here.

Jordan



VS

Chad



VS

Albania

Wuff Wuff

Albania

Strong solid flag

bmorrissey

Albania defiantly

Also, props on the college kids note

troyzer

Albania, I lived there for a summer a few years ago. Amazing place.

The communist symbols are still EVERYWHERE.

cdeb

Yeah, the eagle beats Jordan and Romania for me. The other two are way too generic.

Arghus

You can't argue with Albania. That flag is really cool.

Cosmo Kramer

Albania all day.

Romania and Chad really need to bang their heads together and sort this thing out.

A big R like Rwanda should do it.

Omackeral

Whitewash, as predicted. Next match coming in a moment.

Albania

Ooops, too late anyway!

Omackeral

A couple of heavyweights here.

Qatar



VS

Montenegro



Australia

Albania, definite shady vibe off that flag. Clearly the work of an evil genius.

Montenegro, very regal.

quickbeam

Qatar because we already have a two-headed bird flag in the next round, and Australia has a Union Flag on theirs, and who doesn't like a bit of zig-zaggy design.

Cosmo Kramer

Montenegro. A bit too similar to Albania but still very nice.

Flag within a flag is a no no for me so that's Australia out. And I always confuse the Qatar one with Bahrain.

Zaph

Qatar, nice colours and design is a bit different

cdeb

I like that Montenegro shade of red, so it just pips Qatar for me here.

Montenegro - Smashing bit of flag.

Arghus

Tough one.

Australia's flag is a generic enough "we invaded this place" flag.

Montenegro's could be viewed as an improvement on Albania, but Albania's has an evil starkness to it that Montenegro's bling can't match for impact.

I'd have to give it to Qatar - because it zigs and it zags.

Fr Tod Umptious

Montenegro

It's got a two headed bird, a lion, a crown and other s**t

You can't go wrong

EmmetSpiceland

Qatar, looks threatening.

Montenegro

love the country