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Fewest choices: Name Starts with B × Was Part of the Roman Empire has 4 valid answers in this puzzle. Its answer list includes Belgium as a match for both clues. Jump to its answers.
Bosnia and Herzegovina fits 9 cells here, but you can use it only once on a playable board. Compare these choices before placing it: Flag with a Star/Sun × Was Part of the Roman Empire, Flag with a Star/Sun × Population under 5 Million, Flag with a Star/Sun × Has a Coastline, Flag Contains Yellow/Gold × Was Part of the Roman Empire, Flag Contains Yellow/Gold × Population under 5 Million, Flag Contains Yellow/Gold × Has a Coastline, Name Starts with B × Was Part of the Roman Empire, Name Starts with B × Population under 5 Million, Name Starts with B × Has a Coastline.
The lowest score from each cell is added above. These independent choices can repeat a country, so the total may be impossible under the no-repeat rule. For a nine-cell board, 45 points is the theoretical lower bound. See the scoring explanation.
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Col 1 🏛️Was Part of the Roman Empire | Col 2 🔢Population under 5 Million | Col 3 🏖️Has a Coastline | |
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Row 1 ⭐Flag with a Star/Sun | 12 answers  Turkey(5 pts reference) | 25 answers  Mauritania(5 pts reference) | 59 answers  China(5 pts reference) |
Row 2 🟡Flag Contains Yellow/Gold | 16 answers  Egypt(5 pts reference) | 45 answers Mauritania(5 pts reference) | 69 answers China(5 pts reference) |
Row 3 🔤Name Starts with B | 4 answers  Belgium(5 pts reference) | 8 answers  Bosnia and Herzegovina(5 pts reference) | 11 answers  Brazil(5 pts reference) |
Answers by Cell
Flag with a Star/Sun × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: Turkey (5 pts)
Turkey
Israel
Algeria
Morocco
Tunisia
Libya
Syria
AzerbaijanBosnia and Herzegovina
North Macedonia
Kosovo
JordanFlag with a Star/Sun × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)
Uruguay
NamibiaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaKosovo
Comoros
Djibouti
Equatorial Guinea
Cabo Verde
Guinea-BissauMauritania
Sao Tome and Principe
Maldives
Timor-Leste
Dominica
Grenada
St. Kitts and Nevis
Suriname
Micronesia
Nauru
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tuvalu
Marshall Islands
KiribatiFlag with a Star/Sun × Has a Coastline → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
TurkeyChina
Malaysia
Vietnam
Pakistan
Philippines
USABrazilIsrael
Chile
Venezuela
CubaAlgeria
Ghana
Australia
New ZealandMorocco
Singapore
DR Congo
CameroonUruguay
Honduras
Senegal
AngolaTunisiaLibyaNamibiaSyriaAzerbaijan
North Korea
TaiwanBosnia and HerzegovinaComorosDjiboutiEquatorial GuineaCabo VerdeGuinea-Bissau
LiberiaMauritaniaSao Tome and Principe
TogoMaldivesTimor-Leste
SomaliaDominicaGrenadaSt. Kitts and NevisSurinameMicronesiaNauruSamoaSolomon IslandsTuvaluMarshall Islands
ArgentinaJordan
Myanmar
Papua New GuineaKiribatiFlag Contains Yellow/Gold × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: Egypt (5 pts)
SpainBelgium
Portugal
Germany
RomaniaEgypt
ArmeniaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth Macedonia
Moldova
Cyprus
Andorra
Liechtenstein
Montenegro
Vatican CityKosovoFlag Contains Yellow/Gold × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Mauritania (5 pts)
BhutanUruguay
JamaicaNamibiaArmenia
Mongolia
LithuaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaNorth MacedoniaMoldovaCyprusAndorraLiechtensteinMontenegroVatican CityKosovoComoros
Eritrea
Eswatini
GabonCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauMauritania
MauritiusSao Tome and Principe
Seychelles
BruneiTimor-Leste
Bahamas
BarbadosDominicaGrenada
GuyanaSt. Kitts and Nevis
St. Lucia
St. Vincent and the GrenadinesSuriname
Antigua and BarbudaNauru
PalauSolomon IslandsTuvalu
VanuatuMarshall IslandsKiribatiFlag Contains Yellow/Gold × Has a Coastline → Lowest-scoring answer: China (5 pts)
SpainBelgium
SwedenPortugalGermanyRomania
UkraineChina
IndiaMalaysiaVietnamPhilippinesBrazilVenezuelaEgypt
South Africa
Colombia
Ireland
EcuadorDR CongoCameroonUruguay
Sri LankaJamaicaSenegal
Ivory CoastAngola
MozambiqueNamibiaLithuaniaBosnia and HerzegovinaCyprusMontenegro
BeninComoros
Republic of the CongoEritreaGabonCabo VerdeGuinea-BissauMauritaniaMauritiusSao Tome and PrincipeSeychelles
GuineaTogoBruneiTimor-LesteBahamasBarbadosDominicaGrenadaGuyanaSt. Kitts and NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent and the GrenadinesSurinameAntigua and BarbudaNauruPalauSolomon IslandsTuvaluVanuatuMarshall IslandsArgentina
TanzaniaMyanmarPapua New GuineaKiribatiName Starts with B × Was Part of the Roman Empire → Lowest-scoring answer: Belgium (5 pts)
BelgiumBosnia and Herzegovina
Bahrain
BulgariaName Starts with B × Population under 5 Million → Lowest-scoring answer: Bosnia and Herzegovina (5 pts)
Bhutan
BotswanaBosnia and Herzegovina
BelizeBahrainBruneiBahamasBarbadosName Starts with B × Has a Coastline → Lowest-scoring answer: Brazil (5 pts)
Belgium
BangladeshBrazilBosnia and HerzegovinaBelizeBeninBahrainBruneiBahamasBarbadosBulgaria