Petition to remove East Africa-Middle east connection

If you wish the classic map was the way it is in the board game where East Africa cannot attack Middle East and vice-versa, then please vote "NO" in this poll to show your support.
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Marvaddin wrote:This poll should be restarted. The title is "to remove the connection", but so if you vote NO you are favorable to the removal. I think we have many confused votes here.
sully800 wrote:Perhaps they should have an option where the connection only exists every other turn
Zarg78 wrote:I'm an expert at the board game, which has no connection.
sully800 wrote:With the connection I think it makes Africa too weak. Without the connection I think it makes Africa too strong.
zarvinny wrote:sully800 wrote:With the connection I think it makes Africa too weak. Without the connection I think it makes Africa too strong.
Agree with the first statement, disagree with the second.
South America receives 2 armies, and has 2 borders, 4 countries, relatively easy to gain and hold.
Africa on the other hand, has 3 borders and 6 countries. bonus:3
Compare this to North America which also has 3 borders but 9 countries and yet has a bonus of 5. Three extra countries make a difference of 2 armies, however, border-wise they are equal.
I believe that if Africa has 2 borders and 6 countries it should keep its bonus of 3. This is shown by the tendency between Africa and N.A. that extra countries that are not extra borders give more troops as well.
This will strengthen africa, as it already has to compete with a powerful south america in most games. This will also make sense since South America and africa togehter will make 3 borders, 10 countries, bonus of 5 for the person holding them, just as north america has 3 borders, 9 countries, bonus of 5.
Therefore, decreasing Africa's borders makes it viable option for a starting continent and yet not unreasonably strong. In fact, South America and Australia will still remain as the classic map's most desired strongholds.
So using comparative analysis and logic, one can clearly see a much stronger argument in favor of eliminating the connection, (with "i don't wanna do it" arguments aside)