[Abandoned] Pirates and Merchants - V9 - Pg 1&13

[iAmCaffeine]

Same. I really enjoyed this map at first, but now I if I see it in random I'm just disappointed. I've had too many games where I only drop merchants and from there it's an automatic loss unless your opponent is brain dead.

[zimmah]

Same. I really enjoyed this map at first, but now I if I see it in random I'm just disappointed. I've had too many games where I only drop merchants and from there it's an automatic loss unless your opponent is brain dead.

Yeah if DiM comes back we may be able to balance it but idk if he will come back or not.

[IcePack]

He did just post recently.

[zimmah]

He did just post recently.

after which he disappeared again, let's hope it won't take another 7 years for him to return this time

[mark74]

Merchants are at a disadvantage on this map, as they are limited to attacking harbors, while Pirates can attack all coastal regions (including harbors). I recommend that Pirates ships may attack all coastal regions EXCEPT harbors, as they will always have the advantage.

[DarkDepths]

I have some serious game play concerns about this map.

I'm currently playing the map in two different games with (mostly) the same set of players. In one game (Game #20397631: 6 Players, Standard, Escalating, Sequential, Chained), we are up to round 129, and the next set of of spoils turned in are worth 94,670 troops.

That game became stalemated, so we started a second game with some different conditions (Game #21022325: 5 Players, Standard, Nuclear, Sequential, Chained, 50 Rounds). Currently 3 of the 5 players have been nuked off their ships. When that happens, all bonuses cease for that player except those related to number of regions held (in other words, province held as well as port/treasure bonuses all cease). In order for game play to be meaningful in this map, it seems that spoils should NOT include ships - this would mean no bonuses for ships held (since you can only hold your own ship, and cannot take others, this makes sense), no zombie-fying ships and no nuking ships.

The victory conditions for different players seem more challenging for some than others. Holding 14 regions in some combinations of settings is nearly impossible, for example.

[jonesthecurl]

Losing the bonus for provinces makes no sense. But ships must be vulnerable in some way, or stalemates are far too probable. If you could foe maps as well as players, this one would be on my foe list.

[sm8900]

Merchants are at a disadvantage on this map, as they are limited to attacking harbors, while Pirates can attack all coastal regions (including harbors). I recommend that Pirates ships may attack all coastal regions EXCEPT harbors, as they will always have the advantage.

yes, that is a good point.

[sm8900]

I have some serious game play concerns about this map.

I'm currently playing the map in two different games with (mostly) the same set of players. In one game (Game #20397631: 6 Players, Standard, Escalating, Sequential, Chained), we are up to round 129, and the next set of of spoils turned in are worth 94,670 troops.

That game became stalemated, so we started a second game with some different conditions (Game #21022325: 5 Players, Standard, Nuclear, Sequential, Chained, 50 Rounds). Currently 3 of the 5 players have been nuked off their ships. When that happens, all bonuses cease for that player except those related to number of regions held (in other words, province held as well as port/treasure bonuses all cease). In order for game play to be meaningful in this map, it seems that spoils should NOT include ships - this would mean no bonuses for ships held (since you can only hold your own ship, and cannot take others, this makes sense), no zombie-fying ships and no nuking ships.

The victory conditions for different players seem more challenging for some than others. Holding 14 regions in some combinations of settings is nearly impossible, for example.

I'm playing this map as well. those are good points.

[iancanton]

DiM and zimmah, as this map continues to generate some interest, do either of u object to the xml being tweaked slightly to amend the starting troops, without changing the graphics?

ian.

[sm8900]

yikes. I just realized, if the original spaces for each player can actually be played in a set, in a game that is zombie AND a team game, then that is the only way that a ship space could be eliminated; worse; it would mean a player could defeat their OWN team!!

can anyone please assist with this? we would greatly appreciate it. thanks!!

[sm8900]

for the "Fearsome Dill" player goal, what is considered an "island" on this map? is it any physcial island? or is it only an entire region that consists of islands? I'm truly not sure. thanks.

[Tin Trumpet]

quetsion, not played this before, but why does Telefomin, not linked to Amanab (top left). they appear to border, but its not an attack route....

[plurple]

quetsion, not played this before, but why does Telefomin, not linked to Amanab (top left). they appear to border, but its not an attack route....

I think it is blocked by a river but yeah is hard to tell as the river colour is fading by that border