It'd be a hard map. Unless you have an entire face, you can be attacked from anywhere.

I would if I knew how to make maps and had the programs. It would be an interesting map. But, I want to see a Randland map from the Wheel of Time series.

EDIT: I checked Anne McCaffrey's website, and she does allow for fan work so long as it's not commercial, so this could be done, right?

I've never had an alliance other than a team game. All they ever do is complicate things if you take out any third parties and the last two players are you and you're ally.