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This game was fun and made me wonder: have I ever seen a damn flag in my life? Seems like a simple thing, then you get in there and don't know most of them.

RajT88 4y ago
I was surprised at how much my random guesses were correct, based on the style of the flags. (Mostly getting it wrong, but maybe 20% success rate) There is definitely a clustering of design styles. British territories for example tend to have elements of the Union Jack incorporated. Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, that area tend to have more the simple 3 stripe designs. I found myself occasionally guessing a right answer for flags in regions I knew very little about. I guess that sort of knowledge about design trends seeped in somehow.
- nickybuzz 4y ago
  Love that you're having fun with it!
  - ryandrake 4y ago
    Giving so many choices makes it hard to guess your way through it. Very challenging and fun.
moffkalast 4y ago
Turns out so, so, many random tiny islands that nobody's ever heard of have quite interesting unique flags.
- daveslash 4y ago
  Re >> that nobody's ever heard I think you just hurt their feelings. It's okay São Tomé and Príncipe, I've heard of you. But jokes aside: yes, you are quite correct. There are a surprising amount of small island nations, republics, and dependencies that many of us have never heard of.
  - moffkalast 4y ago
    Ha I actually do live in a tiny country that nobody's ever heard of myself, it's fine we're used to it :P In fact in lots of cases it's can even be quite nice since there's practically no international drama. Security through obscurity as they say.
darekkay 4y ago
I recommend Anki. I've been learning flags (and capitals etc) ~1 year ago. After a few months break I have finished this game with a 97% accuracy (missed 5 countries). I would not get as good without multiple-choice, but it's still nice to see how many flags I did still recall.
- albert_e 4y ago
  Can you link a deck? My kid is on a learning spree specifically about world flags and would love this!
  - darekkay 4y ago
    Check out the Ultimate Geography deck [1]. It's open-source and highly customizable. Use the following filter to learn just flags: "deck:Ultimate Geography" "card:Flag - Country" [1] https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2109889812 https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2109889812

RajT88 4y ago

I was surprised at how much my random guesses were correct, based on the style of the flags. (Mostly getting it wrong, but maybe 20% success rate) There is definitely a clustering of design styles. British territories for example tend to have elements of the Union Jack incorporated. Germany, Luxembourg, Italy, that area tend to have more the simple 3 stripe designs. I found myself occasionally guessing a right answer for flags in regions I knew very little about. I guess that sort of knowledge about design trends seeped in somehow.

nickybuzz 4y ago
Love that you're having fun with it!
- ryandrake 4y ago
  Giving so many choices makes it hard to guess your way through it. Very challenging and fun.

moffkalast 4y ago

Turns out so, so, many random tiny islands that nobody's ever heard of have quite interesting unique flags.

daveslash 4y ago
Re >> that nobody's ever heard I think you just hurt their feelings. It's okay São Tomé and Príncipe, I've heard of you. But jokes aside: yes, you are quite correct. There are a surprising amount of small island nations, republics, and dependencies that many of us have never heard of.
- moffkalast 4y ago
  Ha I actually do live in a tiny country that nobody's ever heard of myself, it's fine we're used to it :P In fact in lots of cases it's can even be quite nice since there's practically no international drama. Security through obscurity as they say.

darekkay 4y ago

I recommend Anki. I've been learning flags (and capitals etc) ~1 year ago. After a few months break I have finished this game with a 97% accuracy (missed 5 countries). I would not get as good without multiple-choice, but it's still nice to see how many flags I did still recall.

albert_e 4y ago
Can you link a deck? My kid is on a learning spree specifically about world flags and would love this!
- darekkay 4y ago
  Check out the Ultimate Geography deck [1]. It's open-source and highly customizable. Use the following filter to learn just flags: "deck:Ultimate Geography" "card:Flag - Country" [1] https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2109889812 https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/2109889812