Three player Maps

[JupitersKing]

I would like to know what are your thoughts on smaller (27-33 territory) maps designed for 3 players.

I have several that are table tested and would make for a good, quick game. The trick is in the balance of continents and values but all those could be worked out here.

JK

[neoni]

i love smaller maps and three player games. i think it's a minority opinion though

[RenegadePaddy]

I love three player - much quicker games

[sfhbballnut]

three player games are great on medium- large maps, lots of fun pileing up troops in one place

[unriggable]

I like small maps a lot, especially with 3 players.

[Wisse]

i get my points with 3 player games

[JupitersKing]

Hmmm...

Now if someone would just explain this whole map design thing to me....

[LewisJB3]

bump

[Wisse]

my china map is going to be a 3-4 player map and the ireland map is designed for it

[JupitersKing]

How do I show a pic from my home machine?

[s.xkitten]

save it to an online website like photobucket.com and then you use the link it gives you to load it to here

[JupitersKing]

kewl...
nose stuph ands perty.

[JupitersKing]

Where's a quick redraw I did using 'Paint.' I know it's not the right format...

Also, the map was done for table play by taping two 8.5x11 papers together and so doesn't quite look right for CC play.

--Arakis is too far South and should be farther from Ankel.

--Lizele should be farther East of Mentara.

--Vorlon should be more round and less sandwiched along the map edge.

--Welshra is too far North.

--Also there should be a line of communication from Cintak in Arakis to Iman in Vorlon. (Actually you can attack that way on the table version and it works well, keeping Telume/Iman from becoming black holes.)



** 27 Territories, 5 Continents, 15 Bonus Armies.

** The paint circles aren't territories and are only to help identify the continents.

** The black and brown lines are cliffs or mountains and impassable. Gamalon and Lapan are not connected in the North and Chilk only borders Emada in the South.

[JupitersKing]

Here's another, this one is for two players.

Cities (Red circles) are worth +2 armies each.
There are no continent bonuses.
2 territories = 1 army bonus
Rivers are not fordable and may only be crossed at cities.

Each city garrisons 5 neutral armies, each territory has 3.
Players start in random corners with 20 armies, marked 1/2.