It should be noted that half of those first ten maps - including Classic - have been redone since their release date and resemble the originals in gameplay only.

Cheers, Andy and Lack. You guys did good work here. Together you were always a class act.

But what if all of the current mapmakers & foundry staff left at once, so there would be no one to instruct the new mapmakers? Would the new crew be able to construct a new foundry, completely from scratch? I'm not sure... maybe with time they could.
Nature abhors a vacuum. It wouldn't be the ...

Let me tell you all a little story. A few years ago, a bunch of guys with names like Widowmakers and Coleman and RjBeals and DiM and cairnswk and qwert and Keyogi and mibi and gimil and edbeard and oaktown began working on our first maps. Some of these maps weren't very good (Chinese Checkers) . But ...

Already looks better than anything I ever did with this map!

Regarding the naming, maybe I missed it if somebody already posted this but some of the cities depicted here aren't even remotely Mayan, but all existed during what is called the Classic Era of Mesoamerican civilization. The Mayans never ...

Map Name: Saint Patrick's Day
Mapmaker(s): oaktown
Number of Territories: 33
Special Features: - Limited Edition Map - St. Patrick's Day Map
- Starting Neutrals
- Victory Conditions

Map Image:
http://maps.conquerclub.com/Saint_Patricks_Day.L.jpg
http://maps.conquerclub.com/Saint_Patricks ...

It's rare that I venture into a Conk map thread these days, and when I do so it's usually to witness a train wreck. I came into this thread fully expecting to find a steaming pile, and I don't mean the one in the bottom left corner.

Instead... I kinda dig it.

There's some fun stuff going on here ...

digging number 6 - nice to see that somebody had an original idea and did something unique.

I was going to enter, but don't have the time. This is not an entry. This is about 6 hours on and off.
A couple of weeks ago when Rj showed me his map, it got my competitive juices flowing and I put something together. But, like Rj, I decided not to enter for a variety of reasons. Anyway, DiM said ...

why do you get a bonus for holding three penguins?



This old hippo thinks that graphic needs a redo.

DiM wrote:sorry but you weren't listed as a map maker over at MC. just the 3 i mentioned.

No need for apologies, I was just being funny. Anyway, I don't go by oaktown over there... sometimes a guy wants a fresh start.

RjBeals wrote:... I'm sure there's a couple of old timers who may know the secret.

yeah, probably a couple.

DiM wrote:the map making is reserved for only a select few (mibi, rj, widowmakers).

Damn, first it was Brazil revamp, then Middle Earth, then the Egg contest, now DiM leaves me out of this list... I'll always play second fiddle to rj and wid!

DiM wrote:the foundry is hidden

Actually the foundry there hasn't launched yet, as the site is still in BETA.

Classic Art wasn't the greatest piece of art ever made here, but the process was fascinating and I'm proud of what we did. A group of us watched as mibi threw the basic elements together in a webcast before our eyes, while the rest of us error checked, wrote the XML, came up with names and the theme ...

wow, when this map hit the foundry I was still active. What a long, strange trip this map has been.

Congrats, lost.

You're a class act, MrBenn, and you will be missed.

ah well, I'm always the bridesmaid to rj's and wid's brides.

I would like to just say, wwod?
what would oaktown do?
Made my day, nobunaga. :D

What would I do? I probably wouldn't have attempted this map in the first place - I never liked the idea of using map subjects that have only regional interest.

That said, I agree with nobunaga that this map is ...

This thread makes me smile.

Bruceswar wrote:Hi Oaktown! Play a game?

This post is off-topic. Geez, somebody get a moderator in here.

I've not been keeping track for the past year or two, but my sense it that it's been a while since this discussion was had here in the Foundry. But know that it has been had - many times - and usually far less politely than you all are going about it. :D

The mission of CC's Foundry, as I see it ...

targetman377 wrote:your all wrong!!! its route 66 and then duck and cover!!!!

I couldn't agree more.

You guys aren't even trying... if it's under 100 rounds it shouldn't even appear on the list. These are the longest games I've personally been in, and all are complete. Some took over 18 months to complete.

854737 - Classic - 599 rounds
863022 - Pearl - 515 rounds
951865 - Portugal - 499 rounds ...