Review by
Nathan on 9/12/2014.
First of all, it has been my pleasure to play and review your maps. Without fail, they are always well made, visually appealing and pretty darn fun. All I ask is that you keep it up. (And maybe try a ginormous 1,000 territory map, as well)
As for this map, it is back with a vengeance. This has all kinds of character and each land has its own feel. I love the territory names. Also, the emphasis on "city"-style bonuses makes it really, really, really hard to win. Even the AI can't help but doing pretty decently here, because its "stack all my armies on one spot" strategy is actually somewhat effective when you only need to control a few territories.
Once again, this is a real 5 effort. Keep up the fantastic work!
Response by map creator
NinjaNic on 9/13/2014
Thanks again for rating and reviewing! Have you tried local deployments yet??
6 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by
okasan on 9/13/2014.
Wow, this is a tough map. A first play-through against 3 AI took 46 moves: that's a good ten moves more than it takes for all of Africa... Really clever design, low bonuses that have to be hard fought for and chokepoints galore: this should keep most players here on their toes. Amusing place name's too ("Bill Gates' Home"). Five stars from me definitely.
Response by map creator
NinjaNic on 9/13/2014
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Urfang on 9/13/2014.
Nice colorful map and good bonus concept its your best map NinjaNic
Response by map creator
NinjaNic on 9/13/2014
Thanks!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
John Smith on 9/16/2014.
This is a fun map for a good game. (I have to relate to Okasan, I took almost 46 turns, it took me 45, including some very stupid/useless moves.) However, this was a fun map that gave me a good challenge when playing AIs, and I am sure that the same result will occur when playing multiplayer - a fun, hard battle. To Ninjanic, maybe you could add a couple of other distribution modes? I am thinking maybe one for 2 players where each player starts on an island opposite eachother, or maybe they have two each. Also, what about teams? It would be good to try playing this game 2v2 or something, but I don't think that the distribution mode accomodates for it. However, you have done an excellent job overall, and not only does it go on my favourites list, it is also listed on my profile. Good Job!
Response by map creator
NinjaNic on 9/16/2014
I'll do that as soon as possible! Thanks for the idea, and thanks for playing!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
24(freaking)oceans on 9/20/2014.
nice theme.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Daryle on 2/4/2015.
Cool map not used to the scoring on it but managed ok.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Sergeant Joshua on 12/30/2016.
Simple, fun balanced map.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Captain Ercoupe on 12/30/2016.
Awesome!!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Andalorium on 1/31/2017.
I like Ninja Nic's Humble Abode, it is things like that that make maps fun.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Gingar77 on 6/24/2017.
Great map, generally balanced, and fun to play 1v1. Definitely one of my favorites on here.
Response by map creator
NinjaNic on 12/20/2017
Thank you!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
thismapsucks on 5/12/2020.
Excellent map, lots going on, strategic but not gimmicky
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
captainlove on 8/6/2020.
2 stars. The map looks nice but the gameplay is pretty boring on this one, no strategy involved, all you have to do is go full speed ahead and the gold star is there for the taking. (I got it on the 1st attempt) Plus I hate team games. If I want to play a team game I will go onto the multiplayer platform. The AI's you get for teammates rarely help you anyway, most of the time they hinder you.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Walt on 3/13/2021.
Very inventive and quite fun. Liked the concept.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
yinchiao on 7/30/2021.
very enjoyable; islands & chokepoints keep it interesting
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Bob on 3/1/2022.
Well drawn
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Mjoth on 5/11/2022.
Interesting, artistic map. I enjoyed playing on it.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Sasa on 5/6/2023.
Great
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
jkl on 11/18/2023.
Easy but entertaining.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Bruno on 3/10/2024.
Good fun to play
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.