World map question

[Delafayette]

What does the symbol next to your name on the world map mean? Mine is a Griffin.

 

[Delafayette]

I have seen neighbors with the same symbol but they are not listed in the fellowship.

 

[Kekune]

There are a limited number of symbols and colors, so there's inevitable overlap in the banners.

I have two neighbors - who aren't in the same group as each other - who have the same colors and symbol as my fellowship. The flag shape is the only difference.

 

[Ashrem]

I barely made it through Finite Math) that another Fellowship has a black, ragged edge banner with a white griffin on it. Slim but possible.

Statistically, 1 in 10,000. But a single difference drops that to 1 in 1000.

In any event, there is substantial overlap in the colour combinations, and symbols that are most attractive to human beings, especially who share a cultural background. Some colour combinations look dreadful to people of various backgrounds. Add to that visitors to your city might well decide your banner looks great and borrow it. Black and white is a stark contrast which is probably over-represented for the 100 theoretical options, especially if there are pirate fans about.

Aargh matey!

 

[Delafayette]

LOL. I was was just curious on the differences and why some looked the same as mine. Thanks for the info.

 

[hvariidh gwendrot]

are you guys counting black and white as colors? they are considered nuetrals thus 8 colors and 2 neutrals

 

[DeletedUser5371]

technically white is the presence of all colors and black the absence of all colors

 

[Ashrem]

Depends if you are talking additive colours or subtractive colours.

In any event, whether colours or not, they remain two of the options for designing your FS banner.

 

[hvariidh gwendrot]

subtractive the base is white and colors come from the white light, but it's still called a neutral the 2 are still part of the 10 choices so the math does stay the same

 

[hvariidh gwendrot]

at best you can get away with shade but neither is a color

 

[Iyapo1]

additive colours or subtractive colours

Simplification: crayola colors.

 

[Ashrem]

Simplification: crayola colors.

So additive, because there ain't no way you get white from mixing your crayolas.

at best you can get away with shade but neither is a color

And yet, still no effect on the number of possible combinations.

 

[hvariidh gwendrot]

your math is solid 10 items is 10 items