Guides & Help
Plain rules for each mode. Pick a guide to see the goal, how to play, and a few tips.
Mode guides
Goal, how to play, and tips for each challenge type.
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Daily Flag
How Daily Flag works on flags.games: one shared five-flag board per UTC day, streaks, guesses, and where to check today's leaderboard after you finish.
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Similarities
Guide to Similarities on flags.games: compare two lookalike flags, notice shade and emblem differences, and learn how scoring works when you pick the real country.
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Blur
How Blur works on flags.games: the flag starts soft and sharpens over time. Learn when to guess, what the timer means, and tips for reading color blocks early.
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Holes
Holes help for flags.games: poke holes in a hidden flag, use partial shapes and colors, and decide when you have enough to name the country.
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Puzzle
Puzzle mode guide on flags.games: four scrambled quarters of a flag. Learn how to swap and slide tiles, spot stripe and seal clues, and finish before you stall out.
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Connections
Connections help on flags.games: sort sixteen flags into four groups of four by color, region, history, or design, and see how mistakes and category locks work.
Common questions
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