I think we lost the OP again... If I had to guess he probably feels like this has gotten completely away from him.

Haha, exactly. I wouldn't even know how to begin implementing some of the gameplay ideas people are suggesting, and honestly, I really don't understand most of them. I'd love to see ...

Beef Cuts, VERSION 2.1
(58 territories, 13 regions)

Here's a new version, I basically just took out the four-way borders in Flank, Thick Flank, and Sirloin:
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/GoldenWalrus/RiskBeef2-1.jpg?t=1273309051

And again, the basic layout:
http://i438.photobucket ...

As for the map, it still has 4-way borders, you need to get rid of all of those. They are confusing, because players will not know which territory attacks which.

Examples: the border between TL1 to TL4.
Borders in thick flank.
Borders between Center flank, Flank, Flank cut and that nameless ...

Beef Cuts, version 2:
(64 territories, 13 regions)

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/GoldenWalrus/RiskBeef2.jpg?t=1273284623

Also, here's a basic version that just shows the layout of the territories, so it's easier to look at the gameplay. (And I put it over a celery stalk for army of ...

Unfortunately, my computer is getting repairs right now, and I'm forced to use my old laptop that doesn't have photoshop or anything on it. So it might be a week or so before I can do any work on the map, sorry.

EDIT: Nevermind, I do have photoshop

Hey guys, I'm sorry for disappearing. For some reason whenever I checked my posts, it always said this one had no new replies, so I never bothered looking at it.
Anyway, at first I got the impression that no one was too interested in this, but I guess I was wrong. I'll definitely keep working on it ...

Alright, I think I have enough feedback to start working on a new version. It looks like the main things that people want are: Lose the stick/ball layout, drop the territory count, and somehow work the ships into the gameplay.
Let me know if there's anything else you think I should consider doing ...

Also, I'm in favor of losing the stick and ball arrangement.

What does stick and ball mean?

I would like to keep it small and simple, but it seemed like the general opinion was it needed more territories, and I agree. I might get rid of some of them, maybe bring it down to 30 or so.
But as far as gameplay ideas, I definitely want to hear them. Again, though, I do want to keep it simple and ...

And yeah, Natty, definitely post your map, I want to see it.

Here's version 2. It's basically the same layout, just with a smaller size (840 x 700), and twice the territories.
39 Territories
4 Continents

Thanks, army. I'll definitely try to get this map developed.
I have a new version. Should I post it in this thread, or am I supposed to start a new one?

Thanks, fixed it

Let me know what you guys think of this one, it's a map of the beef cuts on a cow. I'm still pretty new to map-making, so if you have any suggestions, or notice anything that needs to be changed, let me know.

http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/GoldenWalrus/RiskCow.jpg?t=1272085688

It has ...

Thanks for feedback, guys. You're right, it's definitely way too big right now and needs more territories. That shouldn't be too hard to fix.
Just to clarify, though... the size for large maps says "Width up to 840, Height 800" does that mean the height must be 800? Or can it be less?

First attempt at making a map, it's just a basic layout so far. Let me know what you think, I still need to work out which territories can attack which, and also how much each section is worth.

(Version 1:)
http://i438.photobucket.com/albums/qq106/GoldenWalrus/RiskPirate.jpg?t=1272124737 ...