Ultimate Battle of Western Europe

Omackeral

Hello and welcome to another Ultimate Tournament. This time we are going to find your favorite subdivisional flag of Western Europe. All the continental Euro big boys are here and they're are some cracking efforts. Many of these you will have seen before and plenty you won't have laid eyes on. There are 96 entrants here and we'll whittle them down until we crown the Ultimate Champion of Western Europe. Action starts very shortly so get ready to cast judgment.

KathleenGrant

Woohooooooooooooo

Omackeral

- All First Round bouts are Triple Threat matches.

- A quota of 5 votes will see a flag through to Round 2.

- Matches will have a 30 minute time limit, leading flag will advance if time expires. In the event of a draw, I will cast a deciding vote based on any reasons given by posters.

Omackeral

Veneto
Italian Region



VS

Extremadura
Spanish Autonomous Community



VS

Liguria
Italian Region

cdeb

This is going to be random!

I think the Veneto one is an early overall contender though. So I'll vote for it.

Omackeral

It's really out there! I haven't ever seen it before. I think people will love it or hate it, no in between.

quickbeam

Veneto, others are kinda boring.

Sawduck

Veneto - it's pure insanity i love it

KathleenGrant

The coat of arms of the Region is set in a square in the center of the flag: the Lion of Saint Mark with the opened gospel (reading the Latin motto Pax tibi Marce evangelista meus, "Peace to you Mark, my evangelist") rests its paws on the landscape of Veneto: sea (the Adriatic), land (the Venetian Plain) and mountains (the Alps).

Attached to the fly edge are seven tails. Each one bears in the middle the coat of arms of one of Veneto's seven province capitals, sorted in reverse alphabetical order:

St Mark
7 province capitals

The colours
The lion
Also the football club

Voting Venice

Omackeral

Veneto wins

Omackeral

Emilia-Romagna
Italian Region




VS

Liege
Belgian Province




VS

Thuringia
German State

Liege

Cos I love their green ravey lions

Kolido

Liege, I love yellow and red together, any flag with those colours will do well for me.

quickbeam

Liege.

First one is okay too thought.

Last one just steals from Poland though.

rainbowtrout

Liege for me

The Emilia Romagna ones looks like something invented for a county council initiative and the German one is just boring

Omackeral

Liege wins

Omackeral

Murcia
Spanish Autonomous Community



VS

Gelderland
Dutch Province



VS

South Holland
Dutch Province

Kolido

South holland , looks like the Lion from the wizard of oz at a rave. Just happens to be one of my favourite movies, but more importantly, its red and yellow

quickbeam

Murcia looks like a space invaders game! That's not my vote.

I'm going with the dragon of South Hollnad.

quickbeam

Kolido wrote: »

South holland , looks like the Lion from the wizard of oz at a rave. Just happens to be one of my favourite movies, but more importantly, its red and yellow

It was on TV this afternoon. First time I saw it from the beginning in decades.

Omackeral

15 mins to go

Sawduck

South Holland for the marching lion

Cosmo Kramer

I'll go with Gelderland. Never heard of it but the flag colour combination is interesting, looks like it should be a national flag.

South Holland too similar to the Scottish royal banner for me.

cdeb

Murcia is more subtly interesting; more refined without being dull. It gets my vote.

quickbeam

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

I'll go with Gelderland. Never heard of it but the flag colour combination is interesting, looks like it should be a national flag.

Wasn't it one of the countries at war in The Princess Bride?

Purgative

Murcia

Omackeral

South Holland wins

Omackeral

Friuli Venezia Giulia
Italian Autonomous Region



VS

Calabria
Italian Region



VS

Flemish Brabent
Belgian Province

Purgative

Flemish Brabent - cool chicken

quickbeam

Brabant is unlucky that we just had a dragon go through. And Calabria's is boring.

I vote for Friuli Venezia Giulia which looks kind of cool, and sounds like a cocktail.

Kolido

Flemish brabent, looks like a middle aged version of south holland, and man those colours.

Cosmo Kramer

Brabent

Omackeral

Flemish Brabent wins

Omackeral

Navarre
Spanish Autonomous Community


VS


Saxony
German State



VS

Umbria
Italian Region

quickbeam

Navarre looks cool.

Purgative

Navarre

Saxony looks like they couldn't be bothered to finish it.






BTW Boards is quite flaky tonight.

Cosmo Kramer

Umbria

I thought it was 5 votes for a win?

JohnGreenFan

Navarre

Sawduck

Umbria

quickbeam

bubblypop wrote: »

I thought it was 5 votes for a win?

First to 5 votes, or whoever is ahead after 30 minutes.

Zaph

Navarre - it's like the crest is almost camouflaged against the background

cdeb

Saxony looks silly on a white background.

I'll vote Umbria for the rolling pins

Omackeral

Navarre wins

Omackeral

Tuscany
Italian region



VS

Basiliclata
Italian region



VS

Walloon Brabent
Belgian province

Zaph

Basiliclata

cdeb

Tuscany for the pegasus. Not an animal we've seen before.

Though I'm intrigued by the indent on the bottom of the Basilicata design - it looks like an egg timer dripping its sand

Tuscany

Cos the blue one is crap
And the other has rubbish chickens

Boards is outrageous today.
Can't see last post........

Omackeral

Tuscany wins

Omackeral

Will pick this back up tomorrow and hopefully we'll get a few more on board