Country Madness - Round I

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Submitted by Capybarra on March 7, 2026

In honor of March Madness, I decided to make a similar bracket game, but with countries! I will post a form, and you must vote a country to win each round. (You don't have to vote for all the rounds!) The winner from each match-up will move onto the next round, where the overall winner will be JetPunk's Favorite Country 2026!

The matchups were randomly generated, so your country could be against a tough opponent!

There are some rules for voting, however.

- Only vote ONCE for each matchup

- Your email will not be recorded, so don't worry about that.

Good luck to everyone and their country, and here is the form!

25 Comments

Level 68

Mar 7, 2026

I can tell my favorite's getting out round one.

Level 68

Mar 9, 2026

Does he know?

Level 78

Mar 7, 2026

How fun! There were some very random pairings.

I'm curious what everyone's methodology for choosing is. Completely random or do you have some method?

I tended to choose countries that I have been to or know more about - if I know someone from there, or someone I know has traveled there, or I've studied it or read about it.

Level 71

Mar 7, 2026

Political views, rooting for your heritage or continent

Level 54

Mar 8, 2026

Vibes, i just pick the country with better vibes

Level 71

Mar 7, 2026

Suggestion: Add an optional 'why' question under all of them, and highlight a few funny ones like "Noway, because Magnus' or something :)

Level 45

Mar 7, 2026

The form took me like an hour to make.. and I stayed up until nearly midnight making it, so I don't think that's possible.