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Ultimate Battle of Canada and the USA

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  • #802
    FoxyVixen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,158 ✭✭✭FoxyVixen


    Aww thought I'd FINALLY make it in time for a vote!!!

    Great games Omack. Have been following this since the last set. Some bit of craic.


  • #803
    Willow Sharp Gauche
    Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Willow Sharp Gauche


    Fine hurlin'.


  • #804
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    A very worthy winner. Another fun (and educational) game, thanks Omackeral.


  • #805
    Also Starring LeVar Burton
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,503 ✭✭✭✭Also Starring LeVar Burton


    Cheers Omack. Fun game - never thought I'd give such a sh*t about flags


  • #806
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Yep great job organizing the tournament. Good job Omack.


  • #807
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Must add my congrats too. Really enjoyed that. Great competition again. Thanks Omack.


  • #808
    ionadnapokot
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,859 ✭✭✭ionadnapokot


    Great work. Educational & Fun. Just what we need these days. Thanks


  • #809
    Pawwed Rig
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 22,407 CMod ✭✭✭✭Pawwed Rig


    Fun fact. Nunavut is bigger than France, Italy, Germany and UK combined. Not had for a place I never heard of.

    Thanks Mack


  • #810
    Baggly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Thanks Mack - i had my hopes with NM, but Nanavut is a good flag too!


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  • #811
    Willow Sharp Gauche
    Posts: 13,688 ✭✭✭✭ Willow Sharp Gauche


    Pawwed Rig wrote: »
    Fun fact. Nunavut is bigger than France, Italy, Germany and UK combined. Not had for a place I never heard of.

    Thanks Mack

    I think it's the fourth largest province/territory in the world after a couple of Russia ones and Western Australia.


  • #812
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Deleted User wrote: »
    I think it's the fourth largest province/territory in the world after a couple of Russia ones and Western Australia.

    Only slightly smaller than Mexico. Population of Mexico c. 130m. Population of Nunavut c. 36,000.


  • #813
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    If it was it’s own country it would be the 15th biggest in the world, according to Wiki.

    Anyway I’ve a couple more tournies in mind. There’s some really interesting German state ones, English counties and I’m sure plenty more. I’m also open to the idea of doing football crests in some capacity, perhaps on a nominations basis. Any thoughts are welcome.

    There’s also Cartoon Wars 3 to do as well.


  • #814
    Uncharted
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭Uncharted


    Omackeral wrote: »
    If it was it’s own country it would be the 15th biggest in the world, according to Wiki.

    Anyway I’ve a couple more tournies in mind. There’s some really interesting German state ones, English counties and I’m sure plenty more. I’m also open to the idea of doing football crests in some capacity, perhaps on a nominations basis. Any thoughts are welcome.

    There’s also Cartoon Wars 3 to do as well.

    You're some mackerel for one mackerel.

    * tip of the cap,sir.

    Another successful tourney


  • #815
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Omackeral wrote: »
    If it was it’s own country it would be the 15th biggest in the world, according to Wiki.

    Anyway I’ve a couple more tournies in mind. There’s some really interesting German state ones, English counties and I’m sure plenty more. I’m also open to the idea of doing football crests in some capacity, perhaps on a nominations basis. Any thoughts are welcome.

    There’s also Cartoon Wars 3 to do as well.

    It's a really interesting place and it has really spurred me to read about some of the states and territories. You have done a great job running these, thanks.


  • #816
    Baggly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Omackeral wrote: »
    If it was it’s own country it would be the 15th biggest in the world, according to Wiki.

    Anyway I’ve a couple more tournies in mind. There’s some really interesting German state ones, English counties and I’m sure plenty more. I’m also open to the idea of doing football crests in some capacity, perhaps on a nominations basis. Any thoughts are welcome.

    There’s also Cartoon Wars 3 to do as well.

    Football crests would be a good laugh. Tribal though. Maybe have to exclude EPL ones.


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  • #817
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Baggly wrote: »
    Football crests would be a good laugh. Tribal though. Maybe have to exclude EPL ones.

    That's grand, as long as it happens before the start of next season I'll be able to nominate Leeds so. :D


  • #818
    Baggly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 35,024 ✭✭✭✭Baggly


    Fulham too


  • #819
    quickbeam
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 16,287 Mod ✭✭✭✭quickbeam


    Sorta related, but Sean Moncrief has an interesting guy on now talking about why Washington DC isn't a state. Probably available on playback for anyone interested.


  • #820
    Cosmo Kramer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,037 ✭✭✭Cosmo Kramer


    I think I posted something similar at the end of the flags of the world thread but a tournament of non sovereign territories of the world would be great. Would bring up some unusual and forgotten locations and bound to be a few cracking flags in there too.

    The Travellers Century Club keep a list of 329 territories around the world that they consider to be independent or have some form of autonomy. If you subtract the 195 or so nations of the world that we have previously covered from that list that would leave 130ish non sovereign territories for a competition.

    https://travelerscenturyclub.org/countries-and-territories


  • #821
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    I’ve taken loads of these posts into consideration. I think there’s scope to do one at least one tournament a month for a year off the top of my head if enough folks want it.


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  • #822
    KathleenGrant
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,786 ✭✭✭KathleenGrant


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I’ve taken loads of these posts into consideration. I think there’s scope to do one at least one tournament a month for a year off the top of my head if enough folks want it.

    Would love it to be honest. These 2 flag competitions have been very enjoyable and as other posters already said it has been very educational too.


  • #823
    Uncharted
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭Uncharted


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I’ve taken loads of these posts into consideration. I think there’s scope to do one at least one tournament a month for a year off the top of my head if enough folks want it.

    Bring it !

    The people demand it !


  • #824
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Uncharted wrote: »
    Bring it !

    The people demand it !

    Already in the works, discussing with a moderator as of 10 minutes ago :)


  • #825
    Wuff Wuff
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,429 ✭✭✭Wuff Wuff


    Omackeral wrote: »
    If it was it’s own country it would be the 15th biggest in the world, according to Wiki.

    Anyway I’ve a couple more tournies in mind. There’s some really interesting German state ones, English counties and I’m sure plenty more. I’m also open to the idea of doing football crests in some capacity, perhaps on a nominations basis. Any thoughts are welcome.

    There’s also Cartoon Wars 3 to do as well.

    European football crests would be a good one (take out PL or even just all English teams to reduce tribal nonsense)


  • #826
    Purgative
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,511 ✭✭✭Purgative


    Omackeral wrote: »
    I’ve taken loads of these posts into consideration. I think there’s scope to do one at least one tournament a month for a year off the top of my head if enough folks want it.


    One of the side benefits is that it brings my posting average up from 0.1/0.2 per day. Now that third shiny blue star is in sight. :)


  • #827
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Wuff Wuff wrote: »
    European football crests would be a good one (take out PL or even just all English teams to reduce tribal nonsense)

    :cool:


  • #828
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Omackeral wrote: »
    If it was it’s own country it would be the 15th biggest in the world, according to Wiki.

    Anyway I’ve a couple more tournies in mind. There’s some really interesting German state ones, English counties and I’m sure plenty more. I’m also open to the idea of doing football crests in some capacity, perhaps on a nominations basis. Any thoughts are welcome.

    There’s also Cartoon Wars 3 to do as well.
    Would it work with videos?

    Thinking top World Cup goals or best Ireland goal - something like that.


  • #829
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    cdeb wrote: »
    Would it work with videos?

    Thinking top World Cup goals     or best Ireland goal - something like that.

    That's a great shout and yes, yes it could.


  • #830
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Good stuff!

    Definitely throw it open to nominations cos there'll be some random belters that people will have forgotten, except for that one pure nerd whose time is about to be at hand :)


  • #831
    Uncharted
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭Uncharted


    Omackeral wrote: »
    That's a great shout and yes, yes it could.

    Ray Houghton.

    Close thread.


    NEEXXXXXTT !!!!!


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  • #832
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Nah. Like the tricolour in the flags tournament, patriotism would only get it so far, and too far at that.

    Compare it to Dario Rodriguez, Lucio, Maradona (v Belgium and England), Rats, James Rodriguez - it doesn't compare.


  • #833
    Uncharted
    Registered Users Posts: 4,138 ✭✭✭Uncharted


    cdeb wrote: »
    Nah. Like the tricolour in the flags tournament, patriotism would only get it so far, and too far at that.

    Compare it to Maxi Pereira, Lucio, Maradona (v Belgium and England), Rats, James Rodriguez - it doesn't compare.

    Maybe we could do a misjudged sarcastic quote competition.

    ;)


    * agree 100% btw cdeb.


  • #834
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    You didn't type it in the sarcastic font though! :)

    (Now Whelan's goal at Euro 88 does get criminally overlooked because of van Basten - that'd be a different matter)


  • #835
    sullivlo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,994 ✭✭✭sullivlo


    What about "best mobile phone"?


  • #836
    Barna77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    cdeb wrote: »
    Would it work with videos?

    Thinking top World Cup goals or best Ireland goal - something like that.

    I'll be lost with any thing related to football :o


  • #837
    Montage of Feck
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,706 ✭✭✭Montage of Feck


    sullivlo wrote: »
    What about "best mobile phone"?

    Best games console, I hear ataris new jaguar is quite good. :rolleyes:

    🙈🙉🙊



  • #838
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Thanks for all the work Omackeral.

    Although you may have to re-run this competition in the not-too-distant future:

    Mississippi lawmakers drafting resolution to take Confederate emblem off state flag

    :pac:

    Official now:

    https://mississippitoday.org/2020/06/28/mississippi-furls-state-flag-with-confederate-emblem-after-126-years/

    Lawmakers voted on Sunday to remove the Mississippi state flag, the last in the nation featuring the Confederate battle emblem, more than 126 years after it was adopted.

    The House and Senate passed a bill on Sunday that will immediately remove the state flag, and Gov. Tate Reeves said he would sign the bill into law. A nine-person commission will be appointed to develop a single new design by September, and Mississippi voters will approve or reject that design on the November 2020 ballot. In the meantime, Mississippi will have no official state flag.

    Let's see if this new design commission can come up with something to knock Nunavut and New Mexico out of the park; if they're following the football crest thread, sticking loads of animals on it would appear to be a good strategy! :D


  • #839
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Let's see if this new design commission can come up with something to knock Nunavut and New Mexico out of the park; if they're following the football crest thread, sticking loads of animals on it would appear to be a good strategy! :D

    Thanks for the cheap plug! Follow that here folks. If you like the flag tournaments, you'll like this. Exact same concept. No need for sports knowledge, just need to like colours and shapes!


  • #840
    Barna77
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,272 ✭✭✭Barna77


    Deleted User wrote: »
    Official now:

    https://mississippitoday.org/2020/06/28/mississippi-furls-state-flag-with-confederate-emblem-after-126-years/
    Without the confederate flag it would look like Yugoslavia :D


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  • #841
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Little heads up, I have a new one of these in the works...


  • #842
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers, Registered Users 2 Posts: 47,336 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Omackeral wrote: »
    Little heads up, I have a new one of these in the works...

    giphy.gif


  • #843
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    New Ultimate Tournament kicks off on Monday.


  • #844
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Any hints?

    Is it flaggy or videoy?


  • #845
    Omackeral
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    It’s Europey


  • #846
    cdeb
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 7,265 Mod ✭✭✭✭cdeb


    Tantalisingly unhelpful

    Good answer! :)


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