I'm not an official anyone... but if your were to be looking for some sort of theme or something to call it beside the hex map, i think it kind of looks like a honeycomb or bee hive...maybe you've already decided to keep it vague...
I realise the columns are a-s, but lowercase letters would make them much easier to read except for L. Maybe skip all the hard to disambiguate letters: b, i, L, o, q, and s; the letters will then go to y.
I didn't read all post; it's a Great map but without some special I think it's too much depending on the dices\luck.
Theme: how about a lawn with ant colonies and create the nodes as aerosol to kill the vermin in the surrounding area of 3 hexes max. so not all hexes are in the dangerzone (limit bombard to 1 each turn?).
Yes, great idea for a map. I don't see any problems with the borders, but the instructions on bonus aren't clear. I can't understand what constitutes a bonus - perhaps a rewording of the instructions would help?
If you still have niggling doubts about a theme, as you said the theme is huge so why not go intergalactic. Each hex as a solar system and nodes as worm holes or stargates.
I'd try it, but I'm skeptical, because it looks like it would take forever to play a game. That investment in time and effort (analysis, communication, waiting for slow players, etc.) may be disproportionate to the potential gains made in points and rank, relative to other games available.
Would I like to see it made yes. Would I play it myself, no. Too much looking up ters n dice rolling for me. But that's what's great about CC. Should cater for all styles n tastes.
I think the map is a really good idea but there should be a minimun of players preferably 8 of some way to distribute the territories so people won't get bonusses in the first round.
i voted no on the specific map even though i like ur idea. if u can tie in some theme, whether it be made up lands, or countries. the hexagons just look too plain and jumbled.i would still probably play on it as is, but u can create an amazing board if u can put that basic map and tie itinto some theme with better graphics
i do not like the max of 10 tert bonus as that means once you have a purple continint your at your biggest size your going to get. i think the max should be twice that.
i would however enjoy playing this map and would like to see it produced.
cairnswk wrote:... But i also ask the foundry to consider that in creation of this map perhaps we can no longer deny other creations such as the beehive, yes???
Like Pickalock said back on page 4, it reminds me of BattleTech, which is why I like it. In fact, I would probably only play on this map if the theme were giant mechs battling it out! Maybe call it something like Mech War and have mech drawings here and there?
i voted no simply because i would never play it. that being said, i think its a nice map and seems like it would play well for someone that was into that sort of thing. nice work