Guess the map

[MuppyP]

I'm curious as to how many maps here were guessed with the use of a reverse image search engine.

I actually used that a few times when I was really curious. Didn't guess it anyway,that would be cheating.

 

[Tee Kay]

Which is why you always make your own maps.

 

[SS-18 ICBM]

But who has the time for that?

 

[Lillefix]

Well whoever you are, I can tell you I appreciate the devotion. It's a very entertaining thread although I haven't posted in it.

 

[GinandTonic]

Is it military connected in some way?

 

[Samez]

My first guess was: countries with their own airforce.
But then I realized that nations like Netherlands an Czechoslovakia definitely have airforce units.

 

[GinandTonic]

Im thinking more along the lines of being involved in a military treaty. But what of Sweden and India.

 

[Gelion]

Something to do with sports....

 

[KMRblue1027]

Countries that were once allies to the US or England?

 

[Arakhor]

Ireland is noticeable grey.

 

[Incodcito]

I wanna go next.

... countries that are Federations?

 

[Arakhor]

I don't think Jamaica is a federation. I doubt South Korea is either.

 

[W|M]

Germany, Brazil and Russia are definitely federations, though.

 

[emzie]

It's... something that happened in '90 or '91... but the countries seem pretty random, there's nothing that happened in either year that I can think to unify them. I don't think it's government or policy or something the countries all have that the countries in grey lack.

edit: Going to ask Gelion's question as well. Sports or games?

edit 2: Poland's separate, which puts it the date of the map at 1990, no?

 

[say1988]

Poland only dates the map to after 1945. It remained independent.

 

[choxorn]

Why wouldn't Poland be seperate in some other year?

 

[MuppyP]

Which is why you always make your own maps.

Or would if I had a good blank map. (hey, anyone?)



Not a clue about this map. Is it specific to something which happened in 1990/1991?

 

[ilduce349]

... countries that are Federations?

UAE is a federation.

The map is 1990 because:
Kazakstan and Ukraine are part of Russia
West Germany and East Germany are united. That means this map either pre-dates the creation of the UN or is the one year since then that was between the fall of the berlin wall, and the collapse of USSR.

 

[Say_my_name]

edit 2: Poland's separate, which puts it the date of the map at 1990, no?

Namibia's independent, while the Soviet Union still exists, so it's either 1990 or '91.

Is it specific to something which happened in 1990/1991?

It probably is, since the countries don't really make a lot of sense otherwise. Or maybe it's all just a big red herring.

 

[chegel]

Or would if I had a good blank map. (hey, anyone?)



Not a clue about this map. Is it specific to something which happened in 1990/1991?

In the first post of Altered maps VIII there are some blank maps.