I must say, I think we can do better. The existing Canada map looks nice, but it's got a lot of issues. As a Canadian, I can't bring myself to play it. There's just so much wrong with it. For example:
Ontario has 38% of Canada's population & 37% of Canada's GDP, while Quebec has 24% & 20% respectively; yet Quebec is worth 6 reinforcements while Ontario is only worth 5? The weights are all off. British Columbia is worth half the Territories, yet it has roughly 40 times the population & 25 times the GDP. It just doesn't seem right.
Secondly, there are vast regions of wilderness in Canada & mountains. N Saskatchewan should only connect south, there are no roads going anywhere else. Manitoba should not connect with the Territories, except by sea from Churchill. Even the two regions in N Ontario are virtually unpopulated. Likewise there should be very limited access to N Quebec & none to the Nunavik area except by sea. Labrador is not part of Quebec, it is part of Newfoundland, & there is a major mountain range splitting it from Quebec. Any connection between the territories should be via sea or air, other than N Alberta to Yellowknife & N BC to Yukon. I could go on.
Third is the naming. I'm from Alberta, & Manning is a little town in N Alberta on the road to Yellowknife. There are a number of bigger, more important centres it could have been called.
I think the Canada map looks great, but it could be so much better. I would like to see a new map that does a better job weighting regions, that has accurately marked impassibles, and better region divisions & names. It would have to have a significant increase in territories. I would be willing to work on this, but someone else would have to head up graphic design. Is there any interest?
