Sorry, no, just countries (see post #14 above).
Sorry, no, just countries (see post #14 above).
The last group of polls for Round 1 has been posted. Vote away!
The last of the first round polls have closed and the final two tiebreakers have been posted. Round 2 starts next Monday.
Here's the Round 2 schedule. Flags will be seeded according to their percentages earned in Round 1. With 15 groups, this means that the top fifteen flags will be seeded first in each poll. Then the next fifteen will all be seeded second, and so on. This will mean an even and fair distribution of flags in each poll.
September 15
September 17
September 22
September 24
September 29
So the final tiebreakers have just closed. Round 2 will begin on Monday.
Here's how the 200 flags ended up rating in Round 1 (those moving on to Round 2 are bolded):
Spoiler:
Finally back at the Palaver and ready to join in! (Thanks, pablo, for the invitation, and sorry I am so late.)
If you are going through hell - keep going
The last group of Round 2 has been posted! Please vote away
The last poll ended in a tie, and once this last tiebreaker closes (on Friday), we'll begin the third round. This is where it gets tough. There will be 12 groups of 5 flags with the top two moving on to the playoffs.
The schedule is as follows:
October 13
October 15
October 20
October 22
The first groups of Round 3 have been posted! Remember, only up to two votes each here.
So the last group of Round 3 polls just went up. After this, the playoffs start! Single votes only.
Thank you, pablo, for taking on this protect!
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
Bite me, "Ebola Grey."
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
So barring (hopefully) any tiebreakers, here's what the final stage of this tournament (the playoffs) will look like. It will be in four weekly stages, hence the need for the semi-real "octofinals" phase.
- The Octofinals will begin on November 3: eight groups of three flags posted, all at the same time, with the top one moving on.
- The Quarterfinals will begin on November 10: four groups of two, with the top one moving on.
- The Semifinals will begin on November 17: two groups of two, top one moving on.
- The Finals, with the last two flags left standing, will begin on November 24, the week of Thanksgiving Day, to thank all who participated!
Here are the 24 flags that made it to the Octofinals:
- United Kingdom 87.50%
- Macedonia 81.25%
- Angola 66.67%
- Bhutan 66.67%
- Guatemala 60.00%
- Kazakhstan 60.00%
- Papua New Guinea 60.00%
- Sri Lanka 60.00%
- Barbados 56.25%
- San Marino 56.25%
- Uganda 56.25%
- Albania 53.33%
- Brazil 53.33%
- Canada 53.33%
- Marshall Islands 53.33%
- Ecuador 50.00%
- Turkmenistan 50.00%
- Argentina 46.67%
- Montenegro 46.67%
- Saint Lucia 46.67%
- Hong Kong 43.75%
- Kenya 43.75%
- Mexico 40.00%
- Jamaica 31.25%
So here's the playoffs schedule:
November 3
- Octofinal 1 of 8
- Octofinal 2 of 8
- Octofinal 3 of 8
- Octofinal 4 of 8
- Octofinal 5 of 8
- Octofinal 6 of 8
- Octofinal 7 of 8
- Octofinal 8 of 8
November 10
November 17
November 24
The octofinals have just closed; the quarterfinals begin shortly.
Here are the flags moving on:
- United Kingdom 66.67%
- Marshall Islands 46.67%
- Bhutan 42.86%
- Kazakhstan 42.86%
- Angola 40.00%
- Guatemala 40.00%
- Macedonia 40.00%
- Ecuador 35.29%
Okay, so only four remain: United Kingdom, Bhutan, Guatemala, and Ecuador (a Western European county, an South Asian country, and two almost neighboring South American countries). The semifinal polls have gone up. Coming down to the wire now!
It's been a fun diversion but it's all down to this, the last poll. United Kingdom and Bhutan.
Thank you, pablo!
All that's left of what we were is what we have become.
Glad you enjoyed it.
This was a fun tournament - thank you, pablo, for coming up with the idea and making it work!
If you are going through hell - keep going
You're welcome. And we're done.
Thanks for putting together a fun tournament. It was extremely interesting to see all of the different designs and reading a little bit about each one.