France Map by
Reverend Kyle Guide by
danryan Click image to enlarge. Introduction The France map is, as its name implies, a map covering the present day French Republic (excluding its overseas territories and islands). The name "France" comes from the Latin word “Francia” which literally means "land of the Franks" or "Frankland". The map covers the historical core territory of France where the French, during 2,000 years of French history, have fought countless battles and wars. 44 total regions, 7 bonus zones. A medium sized classic gameplay map. This is a very flexible map which works with any settings. An excellent map for doubles because both teams will start with a 3 troop drop. On the small side for quad games but workable.
show: Classification
Size: Medium.Features
How to play ****** show: Two Player
Each player begins with 14 regions. It will be difficult to reduce your opponent to 11 regions on Round 1, but this should be the long term goal. The other goal should be to immediately seize one region in order to have 15 and therefore drop 5 troops each round.
show: Escalating
Paris has a great deal of reach, as does Marne, Saone et Loire, and Haute Vienne.
show: Flat Rate And No Spoils
Brittany is the natural bonus zone most will gravitate toward, simply due to its single entry point. As a result quite a fight usually develops over control of it. Alsace looks easy to hold but is not due to having 3 regions which can access it. In multiplayer flat rate, nuclear, and no spoils games, because of the importance of building strong borders, all bonus zones can be attractive except the two center bonus zones, Centre and Burgundy. Picardy is an excellent long term bonus zone for these games because of its attractive ratio of bonus to territories needed to defend it.
show: Team Games
Paris and Creuse become extremely important choke points in team games. For larger team games on this map, especially quad games, the usual strategy is to target someone for elimination. Zone bonuses are probably only relevant for doubles and on some occasions triples. As with other game types, Brittany is an attractive bonus zone so long as it has only one neutral region or none. It is usually not worthwhile to have to whittle down two stacks of 3 neutral troops for a +2 zone bonus. Unlimited reinforcements are generally not recommended for team games on an open map like this as they give the first team to take a turn a big advantage. I'd recommend chained or adjacent reinforcements.
show: Additional Notes
As a general note on the map’s bonus zones, see the following:
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Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2010 3:28 pm
