Erm... IO is already volcanic. :P Good luck getting rid of that.

Anyways, the map is sweet. I do see a tiny problem, normally there is a divider in the territory bonus list to seperate land from "water". Not particularly important really, just a minor nag.

EDIT: Sulayman needs redone too. Splitting a "continent" is a nogo. Make it smaller so you can connect the territories around it. OH and add a "Sun Tzu" to the water group while you're at it, every map needs a Sun Tzu.

Well done, sir! It's easy to see you've put a fair bit of work into getting this far.


Yeah I don't see a need to say that it was terraformed once and failed, just treat it as the prison moon and call it a day.



Yeah, maybe. Splitting a set like that isn't standard fare, but I don't think it's unplayable. However, if you do keep Mashirq as two separate territories, it should be worth 3.

Interesting notion: what if Sulayman were a territory in both sets? THAT might be unplayable, but interesting none-the-less.

I like that prison moon idea. Its like Space Australia.



Maybe but with my photoshop skills I would have to redo the whole map and I am way too lazy for that.



I was thinking about that and you've pushed it over the edge. I'll change that in the final version that I'll upload into the files section.



^_^ I have some plans for a Venus map which will include a huge Tzu colony with Sun Tzu, Lao Tzu, Chuang Tzu, Mo Tzu, and Confu Tzu.
Edit: Okay, I am warming up to the idea of a Sun Tzu since their really has always been one. I just need to figure out were to put it.



I tried to put in a line but none of the ones I tried looked good. Instead I made different borders for the Land and Lava key labels. I don't think it is as clear, but it gets the distinction across. Ideally I will learn photoshop well enough to make graphics that match the other maps with the steel backgrounds, but I am photoshoped out for the moment.

I'd halve the size of Sulayman and add Sun Tzu in the now empty space. but yeah that'd take a bit of work.

That's a great looking map, Omer! I quite like your descision to split up that water continent; it should make for some interesting situations. I can't wait to print out the final version and play it alongside my Europa map!

Although, I do agree that you need a Sung Tzu.

Thanks! And I would like to note that the inspiration for this project came from your Europa map. When I was printing it, something was set off in my little obsessive compulsive brain and I had to make a brother map.

Wow, I'm rather pleased to hear that I provided the inspiration for this. Heheh, the only real problem with it is I don't think I'll have room on my gaming table to play this alongside my other Risk 2210 maps!

I look forward to seeing the completed version with territory cards (and maybe even a Sung Tzu)!

Oh, I just noticed the Ikea territory. That's amazing!

Yeah, I think Risk 2210 with all the maps would be a game of Twilight Imperium proportions! My group is most likely going to have to play on the floor.

And I have added a Sung Tzu, just removed Kazaak. There was an inside pun involving KaZaA and Kazakhstan but I didn't think it worked out that well. And I am glad you noticed the IKEA reference. When I upload the finished product, there will be explanations of most of the other territory names. These include "Mordhaus" from Metalocalypse or "Colbeor Naisiun" as a reference to The Colbert Report and the confusion over Steven Colbert's ethnicity.

Agreed.I don't like it.

Anyways, I don't really want to nitpick, but after looking over the map again, I dislike Nuevo Andalusia. Control of it virtually gives you a monopoly on land routes through spain "Granada" and beyond. I'd make the eastern 1/5 or so a part of Portus Cale just to reduce it's usage as a highway.

Im actually curious how it is you guys print these boards. Do you simply do it 1 "page" at a time and then assemble it? Or do you take it somewhere like kinkos and have them print it on a board and if so how much does that cost? -Leon
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Nice board, its nice to see something other than water once in awhile good stuff :)

Leon,

I've printed out several boards in the past (Mars, Antarctica, Europa, and asteroids), and each time I've printed them myself on my deskjet printer, page by page. It's a little annoying, beause the printer physically is not capable of printing directly to the edge, so I have to trim about 5mm off each edge. Once I've trimmed the pages, I glue them to a spare gameboard, if I have one available. If not, I'll glue them to a rigid piece of cardboard. You have to be careful about the combination of carboard and glue, however. I don't know exactly why, but when I made my Mars map, the cardboard started to curl significantly after a few weeks. I ended up stapling it to a piece of 3/8" plywood (though it is impossible to fold the board for storage!).

I don't know what's available in your area, but print shops around me would probably charge roughly $20 to $30 for a regularly sized gameboard. I don't know what they print it on though; it might be just paper. Either way, 10 or so pages of colour ink and a large piece of cardboard is very cost effective, at least for me.

$25 for the print out and $30 for a piece of plexiglass that flattens out the print effectively making a board. That is how I do it without spending too much. The print can be stored rolled up and the plexiglass can be reused for many different boards, just not all to be used once.

Any progress updates on the finished product? I'm rather excited to see the map all finished and such, with the cards and all that.

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/373984?size=original

I have the small modifications to the map done but I haven't even started on the cards. School and life interfering.