Printable maps and cards

[DiM]

i'm a huge fan of risk and some of the maps on this site are really great. i'm wondaring if the authors could make some printable large size versions of their maps and post them here so we could play them with really die and troops

also i don't know if it's possible but printable sets of cards for each map would make the game complete.

thanks in advance.

[Bad Speler]

well, id be glad to do that. Ill create a super-large version and edit this post here with a link to it once i finish. It shouldnt be to hard for me, because I used vector graphics (easy to scale), however many others used raster graphics (hard to scale).

Arctic Supersize Version
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89506 (51x42 cm)

Arctic Cards
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89510

I will also edit the first post of my arctic map thread with the links. Have fun!

NOTE: You may have to add the extension on to the file name, which is .png

[everywhere116]

What I would do is edit-paste a map in Paint (or something similar) and print it there. For cards you just draw (on some computer drawing tool, i.e. Paint) cards with a color/symbol for each territorry.

[Coleman]

I would be willing to work on this project extensively except that I don't know how the site figures out which colors belong to which territories.

I'd really rather not have to play each map to death to learn them all.

[Gilligan]

What? I don't get what you just said.

[Coleman]

What? I don't get what you just said.

Okay you know the red green and blue. Those are colors. Every map has one of those colors assigned to each territory. They never change.

I do not know how the site assigned these colors. I would like to know which territory goes with which color so I could make cards. Making cards is impossible without this knowledge.

The only way I could get this information is if someone on the forums knows how these colors were assigned, or I play each map over and over and over again until I see all the cards. I would rather someone who knows tells me.

[Gilligan]

The colors, of say, Arctic Alaska, change when they get returned to the pile.

Game 77681.
Round 8 and 11.

Arctic Alaska is blue in 8, and red in 11.

[everywhere116]

What? I don't get what you just said.

Okay you know the red green and blue. Those are colors. Every map has one of those colors assigned to each territory. They never change.

I do not know how the site assigned these colors. I would like to know which territory goes with which color so I could make cards. Making cards is impossible without this knowledge.

The only way I could get this information is if someone on the forums knows how these colors were assigned, or I play each map over and over and over again until I see all the cards. I would rather someone who knows tells me.

The color is random.

[Coleman]

Well that sucks I think, lol.

Okay thanks people. I guess it doesn't matter. I should probably get in contact with other people seriously considering trying this so I don't try to do the same ones and we can get some maps out faster.

[everywhere116]

What are you exactly trying to do? i just printed the space map, and it is playable strait from the printer. Why do we need people working on it?

[spinwizard]

i think he wants to mount it on A3 card and sell them

[DiM]

What I would do is edit-paste a map in Paint (or something similar) and print it there. For cards you just draw (on some computer drawing tool, i.e. Paint) cards with a color/symbol for each territorry.

the problem with copy paste in paint is that when you enlarge them you get a really ugly image. the current board game i have is A3 (i think) and it looks nice. i want all the maps to be like this.

as for cards i'm no good at drawing.

my version of risk has no cards so i made some myself with pen and paper. they look hideous

[DiM]

i think he wants to mount it on A3 card and sell them

riiiight

and with the billions i'll make i'll take over the world

[everywhere116]

Two things:

1. I didn't enlarge it. I am looking at the Space map now, and it looks fine.

2. What'a an A3 card?

[DiM]

A3 is a paper of a specific size.

A4 is the normal paper you put in a printer. A3 is 2 times bigger.

bigger map -> bigger paper -> better gameplay.

you say you printed the space map without enlarging it and it looks fine.
did you try to play on it??

it is so small i can't imagine it's playable.


PS: i was wrong, my original map is A2 size.

here is a pic that shows all the paper sizes:

[everywhere116]

Well it looks fine. Maybe the Space map in particular wasnt a good choice, as the spaces are too small, but I imagine it would work on a map with larger territorry spaces. Maybe the USA map or Alexander's Empire may have been better.

The reason I didnt put it on A3 paper is that do not hve any A3 papeer, nor do I have a printer that can accomodate A3 paper.

[Coleman]

Well I am going to try Australia and show you all what I come up with. Just putting that out right now, so if someone else is trying to do this with that one let me know so I stop.

[everywhere116]

Regular or A3?

[Bad Speler]

ok...i created a Super Large version of my Arctic map, I created it to be a bit smaller than my actual risk board, about 51x42 cm. Beats me how it would be easily printable. The best way I can think of is seperating the map into pieces for printing and glueing it back together. If anyone wants anything smaller, Id be happy to resize it. Ive put it into a PNG file. Ive also designed cards for them.

Arctic Supersize Version
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89506 (51x42 cm)

Arctic Cards
http://www.wikiupload.com/download_page.php?id=89510

I will also edit the first post of my arctic map thread with the links. Have fun!

NOTE: You may have to add the extension on to the file name, which is .png

[fisherman5]

what bout going to print it at kinkos or some place like that they usually have big printers

[DiM]

thanks Bad Speler for the map and the cards. absolutely great work.


as for printing here is what i'm gonna use

http://www.roportal.ro/upload/vendor-830/HPDesignjet130nr.jpg

my father has one at his workplace.

then i intend to laminate it to keep it from getting dirty and to give it more stiffness.
i won't be able to fold it but i don't care.

[everywhere116]

bad Speler, your pictures look like red x's to me.

[Bad Speler]

I dont see any red x's, but i did have trouble opening the file. You may have to add the extension to the end of the file name, which is .png

[Coleman]

I'm bumping this for two reasons.

1) I love what the Arctic guy did.

2) I plan on trying to do something similar with mibi's help using his seige map. Because my dorm friends love playing it.

EDIT: On a side note, I hate wiki upload, I will need to find something better then that. Because when I try to access the arctic improvement now it is corrupt.

[mibi]

Here is an enlarged seige map. its a straight raster enlarge from 72 to 300 dpi so i cant be sure of the quality when printed, but i'd be interested in finding out.

size 11x14.3 prinable on a 11x17 at kinkos or something.

http://img117.imageshack.us/img117/6268/seigebigzj9.jpg

warning! this map is not quenched! there may be serious and crippling flaws in the gameplay and horrible graphical eyesores. print at your own risk!