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does anyone know why some of the flags

does anyone know why some of the flags

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are missing? i've come across about 5 or 6 by now, take Sudan as an example? 🤔


At least Sudan is in the country list, poor South Sudan still isn't RHP recognized.

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I'm guessing it's because nobody asked for it after South Sudan got their independence.

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@brrr said
are missing? i've come across about 5 or 6 by now, take Sudan as an example? 🤔
they're the trump sht hole countries


According to google there are 195 sovereign states in the world.
If their flags were all on the RHP flag database it would take up a lot of potentially wasted space.
I'm sure if a player requested an additional flag it would be done

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The absence of an EU flag befits it's status imho, but there you go 😜

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@kewpie said
I'm guessing it's because nobody asked for it after South Sudan got their independence.
Almost certainly. There are a lot of flags on this site that don't have any players, or at least, no active ones. This is a point of admittedly very petty irritation to me, as I try to collect flags; that is, play a game against a player (somewhere in my range, no sandbagging) flying as many different flags as possible.

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@shallow-blue said
Almost certainly. There are a lot of flags on this site that don't have any players, or at least, no active ones. This is a point of admittedly very petty irritation to me, as I try to collect flags; that is, play a game against a player (somewhere in my range, no sandbagging) flying as many different flags as possible.
Not sure every player shows their countries flag.
There's at least one player on here (can't remember who)that changed the flag on a regular basis whilst we were playing.
There's also some players who don't even display a flag.

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@venda said
Not sure every player shows their countries flag.
There's at least one player on here (can't remember who)that changed the flag on a regular basis whilst we were playing.
There's also some players who don't even display a flag.
I think the one changing flags explained that they change flags according to the ones their beaten opponents fly.

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@venda said
Not sure every player shows their countries flag.
There's at least one player on here (can't remember who)that changed the flag on a regular basis whilst we were playing.
There's also some players who don't even display a flag.
I know, but a man needs a hobby. It was never meant to be serious. After all, even in the real world, top class chess players have played under different flags during their lives. World champions, even! But it's something to mildly amuse myself with, nevertheless.

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@ponderable said
I think the one changing flags explained that they change flags according to the ones their beaten opponents fly.
OK. Didn't know that

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@shallow-blue said
I know, but a man needs a hobby. It was never meant to be serious. After all, even in the real world, top class chess players have played under different flags during their lives. World champions, even! But it's something to mildly amuse myself with, nevertheless.
OK

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@Shallow-Blue
also no flag for tibet!

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@brrr said
@Shallow-Blue
also no flag for tibet!
Well, is Tibet a country? Debatable.