How To Play Draw Flags From Memory
Each round gives you 5 countries. For each one you see the country name and a blank flag in the right shape. Your job is to paint that flag without looking it up.
- Pick a color from the paint pots.
- Use the Brush to draw lines, shapes and borders. Choose a small, medium or large brush.
- Use the Fill bucket to pour a color into any area in one tap. It stops at the edges of what you have already painted.
- Made a mistake? Press Undo, or Clear to start that flag again.
- Press Done to see the real flag next to yours, along with your score.
After 5 flags you get your average score and a little gallery that shows every drawing beside the real thing. It makes a great screenshot to send to a friend.
What Your Score Means
Your score is the share of the flag you got right, from 0 to 100%. The game compares your painting with the real flag one small square at a time. A square in the right color counts fully, a nearby color counts a little, and a square you left blank counts as zero. So paint the whole flag, even the white parts.
- Under 30%: the right country, maybe, but a whole new flag.
- 30% to 60%: you remembered some colors, but the layout drifted.
- 60% to 80%: clearly the right flag. A stripe or shape is a bit off.
- 80% to 95%: sharp memory and a steady hand.
- 95% and up: almost a perfect copy.
Your best round average is saved in your browser, so you can keep chasing it.
Tips To Improve
- Fill first, then add details. Pour the main background color, then paint stripes, circles or crosses on top.
- Use thin lines as fences. Draw a line across the flag with the small brush, then fill each side with a different color. Stripes come out neat and straight.
- Count the stripes. Many flags have 2 or 3 equal stripes. Greece has 9, so take your time.
- Mind the direction. Some flags have vertical stripes, like France and Italy. Others, like Germany, run sideways.
- Watch the order. Ukraine is blue on top and yellow below. Getting it upside down costs a lot of points.
- Look at your gallery. Your mistakes show you which flags to study before your next round.
Fun Facts About Flags
Flags are not all the same shape. Switzerland and Vatican City use square national flags, and Nepalβs flag is made of two stacked triangles, which makes it the only national flag that is not a rectangle (source: CIA World Factbook).
The red and white flag of Denmark is often called the oldest national flag still in use, and Guinness World Records lists it as the oldest continuously used national flag.
Japanβs flag is known as the Hinomaru, which means βcircle of the sun.β Its simple red disc on white makes it one of the easiest flags to draw, but getting the circle perfectly centered is harder than it looks.
