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Antarctic_Moses
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a new idea- maybe

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How about a map of the whole US, each state could be a region. Each state could list five major cities that you would have to have control of in order to own that region. You could use current interstates( except Hawaii and Alaska) to travel from city to city. You cold devide the US into six sections, zone bonuses.
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250 territories?

(Nevermind the rest, I'm sure the joke only made sense to me.)
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FlyingSquirrel wrote:250 territories?

Here's one I've been working on. It's called "Black Hole Refrigerator."

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Should be pretty self-explanatory, but if not, just stare at it for a few minutes and it'll all make sense.



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Why Not, there is already maps that have over 100 regions, and the more regions the hard it is to play the game. So maybe five cities per region is a bit much than make it three. It is an idea, one to make the most challenging map to Conquer.
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Does this idea scare you? Are you affraid to face a challenge
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It is a great idea, and would make for a really kick-ass map, but there is one very big problem, that you would need to overcome. And that is the size restriction on CC maps. 840pxl.x800pxl. would leave some States too small to encompass both name, and army numbers, let alone cities and interstate highways. I ran smack dead into this very thing, when I tried to make a world map, with ALL of the Countries.

I tried various solutions such as distorting the size and shape of certain countries, I tried insets, and a couple of other tricks. But in the end it just ended up looking like a big bowl of spaghetti. So I Vacationed the project. You can probably still be able to find and read the thread, if you want to get some hints of what you might be up against.

I will go see if I can find the link, and I will come back and leave it.
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Thank You, I was thinking that i would have this problem of the northeastern coast line, and i am not sure if Rhode Island has an Interstate. I might modify it to just encompass west of the mississippi river.
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The I-95 does pass through Rhode Island, in fact.
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What I was trying to say is some of the states are not very big, and, you will not have room for the name of the state, let alone 5 cities. I think that a map that includes ALL 50 states, is the best aspect of your idea. I would recommend just keeping it to states, and leave the cities out.
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