Middle Earth Variant (5/5) RESERVES NEEDED!

[bluestreaksoccer]

I made this map recently and wish for several players to test it out. Standard diplomacy rules apply. I will GM this (my first GMing) so please be ok if I have delays getting the new maps up. The sides may be unbalanced as this is a test run. Here is the map.

We can't start until the 10th because freddafred has stuff going on. I like that guy so we will wait for a few days!

Here are the POWERS!

Elves -- 24turner1234
Gondor --diploNEV
Isengard -- Ecliptor
Mordor -- Freddafred
Rohan -- drrnwrstlr


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Players:
1.Freddafred confirmed
2.diploNEV confirmed
3.drrnwrstlr confirmed
4.24turner1234 confirmed
5. Ecliptor confirmed

Reserves:
1. this could be you...
2. this could be you...

Purple = Rohan
Red = Isengard
Yellow = Gondor
Green = Elves
Brown = Mordor

Countries assigned through random assortment!
Deadlines 4/2/2
Spring/Fall/Winter format for turns
Builds in any center you possess because of the limited number of starting centers.
3 NMRs total or 2 NMRs in a row will result in being kicked from the game. Please PM if you can't submit orders!

NOTES:

1: what are river rules?

The river is a border in all cases EXCEPT:

1. Firien Wood DOES NOT BORDER Eastemnet
2. Snowbourne does not border Akiburg, Aldburg, Mouths of Entwash, and Edoras

Here are some clarifications on borderings:

1. Wold borders Limlight
2, Entwood borders derndingle
3. N.Gondor Borders Dunharrow and Aldburg
4. Mouths of Entwash borders Akiburg
5. Firien Wood DOES NOT BORDER Eastemnet
6. Flatlands borders both Snowbourne and Eastfold



Any suggestions will be appreciated!

[Willie900]

1: what are river rules?
2: Erech is an uncaptureable SC, the Gondor player could never be killed if they had any sense
3: Withered Heath/Rivindell border is uncrossable when both are occupied
4: Gondor is really weak (except for point 2)--they are split up, and is one of two nations that has only one guaranteed SC (the other is Isengard, but they have many more options)

[Malevolence]

i hear willie's points on this one but intriguing map to say nothing else.

[Willie900]

Yeah, sorry if I came off as a little a-holey, it looks good, it just needs a few tweaks

[Bluewolf]

1: what are river rules?
2: Erech is an uncaptureable SC, the Gondor player could never be killed if they had any sense
3: Withered Heath/Rivindell border is uncrossable when both are occupied
4: Gondor is really weak (except for point 2)--they are split up, and is one of two nations that has only one guaranteed SC (the other is Isengard, but they have many more options)

Secret pass?

[Willie900]

1: what are river rules?
2: Erech is an uncaptureable SC, the Gondor player could never be killed if they had any sense
3: Withered Heath/Rivindell border is uncrossable when both are occupied
4: Gondor is really weak (except for point 2)--they are split up, and is one of two nations that has only one guaranteed SC (the other is Isengard, but they have many more options)

Secret pass?

It looks like the secret pass only borders N. Gondor (which gives it the same problem as the Withered Heath/Rivindell border)

[bluestreaksoccer]

1: what are river rules?
2: Erech is an uncaptureable SC, the Gondor player could never be killed if they had any sense
3: Withered Heath/Rivindell border is uncrossable when both are occupied
4: Gondor is really weak (except for point 2)--they are split up, and is one of two nations that has only one guaranteed SC (the other is Isengard, but they have many more options)

Secret pass?

It looks like the secret pass only borders N. Gondor (which gives it the same problem as the Withered Heath/Rivindell border)

Thanks for the suggestions!

The secret pass is from the movie (paths of the dead)

I will make gondor start from N.Gondor and Erech border Brown Lands.

Rivers are crossable except for the delta in the bottom.

I still don't get why withered heath/Rivendell border is a problem.

[Willie900]

I still don't get why withered heath/Rivendell border is a problem.

Because it means a single unit can hold it against any force, which is usually bad.

[bluestreaksoccer]

Here is the map after the changes:



Brown Lands touches Erech btw (I forgot to delete the old line)

[Willie900]

looks better, though someone else might come and point something else out.