ANCIENT GREECE (and surrounding areas)

[spoiler=Greece][img]http://i.imgur.com/Q07cMWv.png[/img][/spoiler] I'm sure there already Greek maps but this a rough draft I made. I"m gonna make the actual map on photoshop not paint haha. I used various maps to find good territories, regions city-states and tribes. I know there will be some nit pickers out there but remember this map represents roughly 500-350 BC and the territories are subjective! But I need help deciding their troop value. I've got (Orange) Crete 2, (Purple) Thrace 2, (Brown) North Aegean Islands 2,(Red)Peloponnese 3, (White) South Aegean Islands 3, (Yellow) Asia-Minor 3, (Blue) Central Greece 5, (Green) Northern Greece 5. What do you think? (aeronautic) Post was edited to make the image link work and was placed in a spoiler.

http://i.imgur.com/Q07cMWv.png

im not a mapmaker myself by far...but this looks like something that might get through, w tweaks and stuff from the mapmaking community

I made RISK: WEST INDIES map last year. I'ts on this forum somewhere. Unfortunately I was already finishing it to have it printed and it did not meet the requirements of this site. I Turned out awesome though, and I think this map moght be better once I make it on photoshop.

It's small, but I could see this become a good map.

44 territories with 8 regions. This isn't going to be the actual image size, it will be bigger.

What's your opinion on the troop value for the regions?

There's a formula from Vexer somewhere. I don't see why one of the aegians has +3 and the other +2, both should have +2 I think and a border less (remove a connection). Well, if you want ppl to go for the regions and keep them that is. The rest seems fair in a quick look.

[quote=Hoodlum - Mar 13, 02:04 PM]http://imgur.com/gallery/cUpEO looks like he turned it into a game board. D12 gets a mention in article http://www.reddit.com/r/DIY/comments/2ry4fc/diy_risk_west_indies_game_board/[/quote] Welcome back JS243. I had tried to find out what happened with the west indies project and found that you had turned it into a risk board, well done. looks cool, i'd like to try it myself in the future. I had a little play around with the west indies map a while ago trying to add a theme for it, as a theme is now a requirement for maps on D12 now, but got a bit stumped on it. So consider the theme you are going for in this new one. [spoiler=Hoods W.Indies dabble][img]http://oi59.tinypic.com/2ivgrj7.jpg[/img] other link to view http://s300.photobucket.com/user/darkhoodlum/media/xmarksthespot_zpsncjyxg7k.png.html [/spoiler] Your West Indies thread had some interest before you disappeared. http://www.dominating12.com/forum/?cmd=topic&id=1995&board=43 Good luck with this one, it looks like a fun geography to play with. aeronautic (head cartographer) will be active soon and will give you some more information to work with. gl

Good detective work Hoodlum, you found me! I was already in the final stages of making my board game when I discovered D12. Unfortunately the requirements were really strict on this site and it was asking too much work to make it fit the rules so I didn't bother. But the West Indies map plays great! It has a good flow for 3-4 players. I'm hoping my Ancient Greece map works out. I want it to work for 4-5 players or at least give weaker players a chance to stick around and not get eliminated so quickly. I like your East Indies map. I'm glad I could help you out.

Awesome version of the west indies too! I had considered the route from Jamaica to Honduras or Nicaragua. How does it play online?

Had an idea for a Trojan War map, never did get started on it. Here's some nice references though. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/17/Homeric_Greece-en.svg http://www.bc.edu/bc_org/avp/cas/ashp/NEWhp252/portnov/crazymap.gif http://winefolly.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/ancient-greek-wine-regions-map1.jpg (the wine region map basically takes care of everything you'd need for the achaean side of things. A wine map for cripes sake...)

I hadn't played it on the PC yet. btw, here is a Game Risk map editor program that you might be interested in to help with creating maps. I made a tutorial on how to use it. [quote=Hoodlum - Dec 14, 11:01 PM][b][size=18]Risk Map Editor[/size][/b] Not everyones map is going to make the cut on D12, but you can still turn your idea and efforts into a playable game against the computer or family. Cartographers can test their creations gameplay. There are options to create mission games, and standard risk. You can play with any map. Here's a video tutorial of me turning a map I made into a risk game. Excuse the repetitive music. [Spoiler=Risk Map Editor Video Tutorial] [youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZVlkOYBb2k[/youtube] [/Spoiler] [b]Get these steps ready.[/b] 1. Download the risk map editor. [url=http://domination.sourceforge.net/download.shtml]Free Map Editor program[/url] 2. Have a map ready, any map 3. Have Continent (Region) names ready / aswell as Country names 4. Follow the video tutorial. (Sorry it's long and the music is repetitive) YOUR READY TO PLAY![/quote]

Hmmm still trying to figure out the troop values. What if I do Crete (orange)1, Thrace (purple)1, South Aegean Islands (white)2, North Aegean Islands (brown)2, Peloponnese (red)3, Asia-Minor (yellow)3, Central Greece (blue) 4 and Northern Greece (green) 4. Your thoughts?

Are countries worth 1 troop too weak? http://i.imgur.com/Q07cMWv.png