its the best map for strategy by far in my opinion-

I think the trick is that you have so many choices to make when setting out each turn that it always feels like you might have taken another approach. At first I wondered at all the "continent" bonuses, but then I realized that to take advantage ...

But I'm not asking him to change it. He's said Part 2 will be different and suggested gameplay might be affected by the differences.

Well, since I've been busted down to Private largely as a function of playing this game..might I ask, if you don't plan on fixing the imbalances, might you give us some insight into changes in Chapter 2 that might allow us to enjoy more of this lovely board ...and for more turns?

I didn't log out because I had timed out by the time I read this, but when I logged in the problem was gone. Thanks!

I get the message "game no longer exists" now when I try to create a passworded private game. I've tried different boards with the same result and was able to create public games. And I do have premium membership. It was working before.