I think it'll make for a really nice map, I've always found the shape of it really interesting, and you can make a lot of "land-grab" scenarios, or even concept History, where human tribes tried to colonise it before the Ice age :)
It should work well for 1v1 as well! Glad you liked the idea!
No problem, Fleecemaster! I thought it would provide for something different than a typical real-world map. It feels totally like its on this earth, but it feels wholly different as well. That is why I liked your idea so much.
Yeah, inkscape makes no sense :P. Personally, I think it is a cool map. I was actually expecting it to just be Antarctica. So many people would never realize that most of Antartica would be submerged if it melted.
I used straight beizers for this map. It is a stylistic choice. The rectangular-ish look of the borders was intended for this map. Although, they could match up better.
Bonuses Done! Only thing left is the territory names. This will be challenging, especially since I wont be taking the NinjaNic Approach of labeling everything as "snow"
They are of course subject to change if they are found to be too strong or weak in areas after it is tested.