I'd say draw up a modern Boston map and lets see what you guys have in mind then.
I'm not entirely opposed to a modern Boston map, it's just I'm kind of tired of the usual "choke points at the waterways and a metro across the map" approach to city maps. Surely there has got to be a better way ...
If we want to make a Revolutionary War map, then I think you are on the right track. However, if that's the case I don't think we should sell it as a "Boston" map, even if it takes place in Boston. Boston in the revolutionary war times was very different than it is now (for example, much of Boston ...
This is just a rough draft of territories. As for those purple white boxes? I was thinking there could be a bonus chain with "British Offices" if we do this pre-revolutionary war. If not we can simply remove them. But this is something along the lines I'd like to see.
I love the idea of a Boston map. I think I would rather something more similar to Vancouver than a Revolutionary War map. Boston/Revolutionary War is a huge cliché, and I think Boston has so much current culture and distinct regions that it would make for a really good map. There could still be ...
Okay I was thinking of doing something with the Boston MBTA train system (Called the "T" locally) I think there's plenty of stops for enough sections. Here's a map of the system : http://images.fanpop.com/images/image_uploads/Boston-MBTA-Map-2001-metro-maps-46863_1024_1022.gif