Panama Map

[lanyards]

Version 3:



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I am starting a Panama Map. Here is my first draft:

I just guessed at what the bonuses should be and I don't have territory names yet. And yes, the map is 630 pixels wide. Feedback is appreciated.

--lanyards

[gimil]

For a start you may have to tweek some colors there a few im stuggling to identify with the legends

But im intrested . Ill be keeping am eye on you buddy.

[Riazor]

Another straightforward map, nice!

I agree with gimil on the colors and the legend, but thats easily solved by arranging the legend so the left continent is first in the legend, and so onwards to the right one (bottom of the legend)

Im not sure about the gameplay.. But there is one thing, I dont really like 1-border countries alot, but thats a matter of personal preference.

[lanyards]

For a start you may have to tweek some colors there a few im stuggling to identify with the legends

But im intrested . Ill be keeping am eye on you buddy.

Thanks, I think it might be a fun map for Assassin games, because it is like a straight line almost with some sea route short cuts. Like if your target was on the other side of the map, you could try to slip past everyone else by taking sea routes. And the other people could stop you by blocking the sea routes and forcing you to travel though lands. This map would be a new type of play I think. But which colors are you having trouble with? I'll fix them right away.

--lanyards

[lanyards]

Im not sure about the gameplay.. But there is one thing, I dont really like 1-border countries alot, but thats a matter of personal preference.

Are you talking about the island with one border? Should it connect to somewhere else?

--lanyards

[Riazor]

Im not sure about the gameplay.. But there is one thing, I dont really like 1-border countries alot, but thats a matter of personal preference.

Are you talking about the islandwith one border? Should it connect to somewhere else?

--lanyards

Yes thats the one i was talking about. It's just a matter of preference though, but I like the way classic is built up, no 1-border territories. I dont particularly dislike it, but Its too easy to block in escalating games

Adding another connection is not very simple of course, the most obvious solution is to connect it to the SW part of the purple continent, but that adds another border to the yellow continent to defend...

Are the countries/borders based on real geography, or are they your own creation? If you go for the no-1-border-territories, you could just redraw some borders if the latter was the case.

What is your opinion on it anyway, you're the map maker

[DiM]

i don't like the shape. too straight and too many bottle necks.

[Riazor]

i don't like the shape. too straight and too many bottle necks.

I was thinking the same, too many bottlenecks.
On the other hand, that makes for another strategy, and I believe that was kinda the intention as well.

Flat rate and no cards games will be difficult though, because you have to cross each continent to get to another one (one exception)

[lanyards]

Yes thats the one i was talking about. It's just a matter of preference though, but I like the way classic is built up, no 1-border territories. I dont particularly dislike it, but Its too easy to block in escalating games

Adding another connection is not very simple of course, the most obvious solution is to connect it to the SW part of the purple continent, but that adds another border to the yellow continent to defend...

Are the countries/borders based on real geography, or are they your own creation? If you go for the no-1-border-territories, you could just redraw some borders if the latter was the case.

What is your opinion on it anyway, you're the map maker

The borders are all made up. But the territory names will all be real places in Panama. But about the island, I really don't mind it too much. Its only one territory, and lots of other maps are like that. But if everyone thinks it would be best to attach it to somewhere else so it has 2 borders, then I think that the southwestern part of the purple place would be best.

--lanyards

[MrBenn]

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[lanyards]

i don't like the shape. too straight and too many bottle necks.

That is the thing about it. It would require players to overcome it and play in a different way. Also, I added sea routes so you could get to the other side of the map easier.

--lanyards

[DiM]

people don't like bottle necks and they avoid them like the plague.

look at indochina. it has great graphics but nobody plays it becouse of the middle bottle neck. it's just bad.

[lanyards]

people don't like bottle necks and they avoid them like the plague.

look at indochina. it has great graphics but nobody plays it becouse of the middle bottle neck. it's just bad.

I like Indochina. But it isn't really bottle necks, because of the sea routes. There are three ways to the other side. Two sea routes and through the land.

--lanyards

[Hotdoggie]

I'd play this map as it is now, an impressive first draft and I don't think it is too bottle necked...definately not as bad as Indonesia.

EDIT: maybe move the sea route at the top of the page which goes furthest to the left to the purple continent instead?

EDIT 2: maybe some ports?

[DiM]

people don't like bottle necks and they avoid them like the plague.

look at indochina. it has great graphics but nobody plays it becouse of the middle bottle neck. it's just bad.

I like Indochina. But it isn't really bottle necks, because of the sea routes. There are three ways to the other side. Two sea routes and through the land.

--lanyards

yes but those ways are shaped like a bottle neck.

let's look at the classic map. from any continent you can move to the farthes continent by going through just one other.
NA to australia through asia
SA to asia through NA or Africa
NA to africa through SA or Europe.

on this map if you want to go from costa rica to colombia you have to pass through 3 out of 4 other continents