*Bump*

This map has been gathering dust in the bowels of the Foundry basement. I hate to let the work go for nothing, so I'm asking for one more round of comments or suggestions. This is my last attempt before abandoning this map.

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military...oh lets see....entire family is in military...so don't really get a choice, now do i...so stop judging me

Heck, who am I to judge? I certainly didn't mean any offense. Besides, the military can use all the intelligent, independent thinkers it can get. Convincing them to stay past ...

not a group person...i mean, i like hanging with friends, and i like flirting, so groups are fun for that...but when it comes to thinking as a group, i hate it...

Umm, how does this square with your profile?

Occupation: School... military ...mostly school

There's no bigger organization ...

Whenever I have to crap in the woods. There's something very primal about a breeze on your backside and a wad of dried leaves for toilet paper.

The Great Indian Desert doesnt look like an unpassable because its in the sind and mhow territories, put it in the centre and it should look more like an uncrossable. Same thing with mountains on bombay Disa border.

Hmm. I think it's pretty clear. But that's just me.


Edit: and also I thought ...

happysadfun wrote:Having the names of outside countries (ceylon, nepal, etc) in the same font face is confusing.

Yes. This has been fixed. I've updated the links in this thread so the latest map revision should show up without having to refresh your browser.

I preferred the map when u had 3 massive continents (even though u never did, it just looked that way)

I made the changes per the suggestions posted in this thread; the intent is to improve the gameplay.

Dont put the map on the first slide, it makes it annoying to comment on, because it doesnt ...

See the first post for the latest revisions:

Bonuses have been increased across the board.

Marvaddin wrote:Africa (classic map) has 6 countries, 3 borders, and with a bonus of 3 is considered for some the most undervalued continent of all maps here in CC. Really, take 6 and defend 3 for a bonus of 2... isnt it a bit... low?

Ah, I get it. I'm certainly willing to adjust bonuses as people see fit.

See the first post for the revisions.

Some minor updates have been made to the map:

Background jazzed up a bit.
Text moved around a bit to accomodate proposed location of army text.

For those that think Africa is bad, look at Burma and Madras...

I don't get your point. Can you expand on this thought for me?

And, is a desert really like a barrier to an army? I think rivers and mountains are better options.

Well, yes, a desert can be a very effective border. I guess it ...

See the first post for the revised map.

Lets see...

⋅  Bengal -- 8 Countries, 6 Borders, Bonus of 4 (+1 Capital)
⋅  Bombay -- 9 Countries, 7 Borders, Bonus of 5 (+1 Capital)
⋅  Burma -- 6 Countries, 3 Borders, Bonus of 3 (+1 Capital)
⋅  Lahore -- 7 ...

See the first post for the latest revisions.

be careful of 'angle border connections' , a la Sind, Mhow, and Disa . It is hard to tell if Disa can attack Sind or not. Perhaps make that a little clearer when we get the next revision and update.

Lastly, do I count 35 countries? 36 makes a much ...

As for gameplay: ⋅  Bengal - 8 Countries, 6 Borders
⋅  Bombay - 8 Countries, 6 Borders
⋅  Burma - 6 Countries, 3 Borders
⋅  Lahore - 7 Countries, 6 Borders
⋅  Madras - 6 Countries, 3 Borders

Is it just me, or does everything look very similar ...

I don't believe a map with so few territories and continents has any playability (except for possibly three man games)

As you possibly know already, geographical / historical accuracy is usually not so friendly to playability... In this idea, we should have some more territories, but mainly some ...

Hoff wrote:oh i see now. Thats cool, i would find a way to make them stand out more or make it more obvious as to what you mean.

The Presidiency districts are now simply called Capitals, and called out with an asterix as well as the hatching.

But a real issue is with borders

```Bengal...9 borders!
```Bombay (didn't India rename it mumbai?)...5 borders
```Madras...5 borders.

Yes, there are lots of borders. My only defense is that these districts, as shown, are accurate. And the 1 army bonus for holding these territories must be ...

Hoff wrote:What makes up a presidency district that you get a plus one for holding? Is every territory a district?

No, not every territory - just the hatched ones: Bengal, Bombay, and Madras. These territories were the seat of power for the respective Presidencies.

Last date of revision: 11/27/06

This map proposal is a rough depiction of the Indian Presidency armies, ca 1893.
This map is being updated as revisions are made through the discussion thread here in the Map Foundry.

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