FALSE FLAG

FALSE FLAG is a small matching puzzle about flags and the capital cities that go with them. Each day the page shows five flags with no names under them and ten capitals below. Five of the capitals belong to those flags. The other five are the false flags of the title, cities from countries that are not on the board, put there to trip you up.

You play by tapping a flag and then a capital, or the other way round. A right pair turns green and the capital's name appears under the flag. A wrong pair counts as a mistake and the tiles shake. Finishing with no mistakes earns gold, exactly one earns silver, and any more still earns bronze once all five pairs are found. A flag button at the top lets you give up and see the answer, with no medal and the streak reset.

Each capital has a small question mark beside it. Pressing it shows the country that city belongs to, and it costs nothing. That turns the puzzle into a pure flag test when you need it, since you only have to know which flag is which country.

On 9 November 2026, Daily #313 showed the flags of Slovenia, Papua New Guinea, Ireland, Eswatini and Taiwan. Its decoys included Brazzaville, San Salvador, Apia, Cairo and Vilnius. When the puzzle ends, a world map marks each of the five capitals and the page lists the five false flags with their countries.

The game is made by J Krishnamurthi and sits on Take5Games beside about twenty other short dailies, including Das Capital, another flags and capitals game. There is no sign-up. Medals, games played, streaks and a share line are kept in your browser. It suits players who know their flags and want a quick round with a catch.