Revelation {2nd draft - need ideas}

[grifftron]

REVELATION

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1st draft - http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4002/4578822396_2d0c6923b8_o.jpg

Not sure if this has been attempted yet but here we go...

The theme of this map is "7" which represents being "Complete".

Players will be dropped on the map at random, the only starting neutrals will be on the 7 seals at 7 neutral each.

The 7 "lamp stands" represent the 7 churches that were addressed in the beginning of the book of Revelation.
1.Ephesus
2.Smyrna
3.Pergamum
4.Thyatira
5.Sardis
6.Philadelphia
7.Laodicea
The lamp stands will be able to attack the 6 objects around them as well as attack other lamp stands on the map (7 total), and the lamp stands will also be able to attack color matching seals.

The "7 seals" at the bottom of the map which represent the beginning of the "apocalypse" will start out as 7 neutral each at the beginning of the game, they are attacked only by matching lamp stands. If conquered, seals are +3 auto deploy each, and can also attack the same colored lamp stand.
1. The white horse
2. The red horse
3. The black horse
4. The pale horse
5. The souls under the alter
6. The great earthquake
7. Silence in heaven

The seven trumpets, bowls, stars, horns, eyes and thunders are all attacked by the connecting lamp stand and can only attack the lamp stand, not each other. If you can hold all 7 of any object you will receive a troop bonus as shown on the map

The seven trumpets represent plagues/announcements for the coming destruction of the greater plagues to come which are inside of the bowls which are poured out on the earth. Territories will be named after these plagues.

The 7 eyes and 7 horns are those that were on the lamb that was slain as he broke the 7 seals. They represent "Strength".

The 7 stars represent the 7 angels of the 7 churches

And the 7 thunders as written in the book of Revelation were sealed up for God to reveal to us later, in other words, a mystery.

-griff

[isaiah40]

Looks really good grift!! Could you also put in the seven trumpets as well? Don't know if that would clutter the map any considering this map is about Revelation.

[grifftron]

Looks really good grift!! Could you also put in the seven trumpets as well? Don't know if that would clutter the map any considering this map is about Revelation.

Thanks isaiah40... the 7 trumpets are already on the map tho

-griff

[TaCktiX]

This map doesn't make me think Revelation at all. There's no Apocalypse to it. I feel like I'm reading the sunshine-and-roses version of the end of the world, where people die of too much love or something. Plus all the cool elements of the book (the two witnesses, the 144,000 sealed, the antichrist, the beast, etc. etc.) are utterly missing in lieu of some of the structure ones (churches, seals, trumpets, and bowls). The idea is a good one, but I think there's more Oomph you can stick into it to make it a more engaging map.

[Evil DIMwit]

Furthermore, it's strange to see the seven churches there without an actual map of the seven churches:

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[grifftron]

Thanks guys,

That was the feedback i was waiting for...

I will have to make a different draft. With more of what tactic was saying, and the map above that DIM posted, i looked at using a few times, and it might be more appropriate to use that map. I will look into it more and talk with Isaiah about it as he was thinking of helping out with the map as well.

-griff

[grifftron]

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Each row of the table deal with the bowls, eyes, trumpets and so on will connect with the lamp stands sorta like on the Iraq map.

I want to put in tons more from the book of Revelation, like beasts, dragon, angels, heaven, abyss and so on, but i need ideas of how to connect these things with the rest of the map, i want a good v.s evil thing going on, like an all out war just like in the book of Revelation. I have left open space that i can easily fit tons of things into. ideas please, thanks

-griff

[army of nobunaga]

in all honesty Ill say two things.

1) I hate this.

2) millions would/will love it. In fact I would forgo CC and just create the boardgame and go to one of the game shows and pitch it.

I know this wasnt any help to you at all. But I was serious about both comments.

gl man

[TaCktiX]

Perhaps make it chronological by chapter of the book? I don't really like the idea of having all of the seals, trumpets, and bowls just shoved to one side or the other. I would prefer to see say three major regions: the seals (and assorted related events), the trumpets (and assorted related events), and the bowls (and assorted related events). Perhaps show the plagues getting dropped on the planet and such? This could become a rather graphically intense map, but it'd be really good if a portrayal of the Book were present.