Hmm. What would you think about making the greys worth +1 as a whole?
Did you want +3 instead of +2 on Red/Blue/Green/Orange for any specific reason, or ? I think the +2 really make the fight for the middle worth more than a +3.
Even though you want to make a map for less players, I think 29 is still not enough. Even if you just added 1 more it would mean in a 3 player game there would be no neutral territories.
Is the map based of anything? Or is it just something you've come up with. Generally people arent interested in ...
I wanted to create a map that forced players to constantly fight for a common area, and yet not have that be the sole purpose of the map (the GREY countries). I also wanted a small map for a smaller number of players not playing teams. I know my graphics aren't great, but I'm working on them ...