Review by
Deadman
on 11/5/2017.
Great to see another map on this bonus system. You've taken this one step further and have bonuses with varying number of territories which adds another unique layer of complexity.
Love the color combinations and it is easy to tell the bonuses apart. Clicking on the type of bonus in the legend highlights all bonuses of that kind! This feature is so helpful on this bonus system.
I think this map is well suited for 2v2 and 3v3 templates. It seems to have the perfect size and complexity. Europe may finally have a worthy challenger ;)
22 out of 29 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Lionheart on 11/3/2017.
Congratulations on finalizing the map Qab. stunning !
14 out of 19 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Purple Lightning on 5/2/2018.
I think the bonus structure makes the difficult. If you are going to play this map - make sure you have time to really focus on the bonus structure every turn.
9 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Review by
GreyKnight on 7/16/2020.
I've no idea how the bonus system on this map is supposed to work.
10 out of 13 people found this review helpful.
Review by
ad3ross on 8/30/2020.
I think I finally figured it out. A Group is 2 or more Territories together, and the number inside the colored diamond is the best bonus I can get for that Group. Instead of just getting a bonus for having all the Territories in a Group, I gain or lose armies based on how many Territories I have in that Group and its Biome (terrain type). So, for each Group of two Island Territories, I get -1 army if I only have one Island and get +1 army if I have both Islands. For each Group of four Desert Territories, I get from -3 to +1 armies depending on how many of those four Territories I have. Having one Territory gets me -3, two gets me -1, three gets me +0, and having all four gets me +1. I have a suggestion: Instead of having the word "Biome" directly above the numbers 1~5, put the word "Biome" above the different Biomes (terrain types) and put "Territories Occupied" above the numbers. This will make it clearer for future players that there are not two Island Biomes and four Desert Biomes.
6 out of 7 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Clint Eastwood on 11/4/2017.
I really don't know what to say about this map that I didn't say about the other one. Lionheart is to thank for the amazing artwork, and Issander is to thank for the bonus system idea, but you're still a genius for coming up with the idea to do it in the first place. This is what happens when three great mapmakers collaborate.
Like I said on First Nations of the Americas, please do more maps in this style!
6/5
8 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Bonsai on 11/5/2017.
Looks lovely, once you get used to it. Definitely curious to see how it plays.
I hate to be that guy, but the "West Coast" bonus is the east coast.
Response by map creator
#Master [QB] on 11/16/2017
fixed in version 1.1 :)
7 out of 11 people found this review helpful.
Review by
SnorreX on 12/17/2018.
Great Map
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Po1onius on 10/28/2020.
Once you get used to the bonus pattern, it provides an interesting battle field.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
FiveStarGeneral on 1/16/2018.
Beautiful aesthetics and interesting bonus system 5/5
4 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Thrasybulus on 1/9/2019.
Absolutely incoherent.
7 out of 12 people found this review helpful.
Review by
JK_3 on 3/3/2020.
very nice map, love the bonus system
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Narnia on 9/3/2020.
love this map :)
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
stefano36000 on 11/25/2022.
One of the best map out there with a great implementation of INSS bonus system.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Jb on 3/3/2018.
Sorry but until this map gets a better explanation for how it works, I can’t give higher than one star. I understand the concept, but as it stands, the bonuses as they are explained just don’t seem to add up to what you end up getting for bonuses and income. And yes I understand there are negative bonuses, but they simply don’t make sense as they are with what they add up to, unless there are additional factors that are not mentioned or explained in the description.
12 out of 23 people found this review helpful.
Review by
t7soldier on 4/1/2018.
Awesome design...must be very strategic with some of the negative initial bonuses
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Devean on 4/26/2018.
As much as I wanted to like this map, I hate it. And I hate it more with each game I play on it. The bonus system that worked tremendously on the Africa map, here is utterly broken. The map is horrid, unbalanced, and utterly crap.
The visuals are great, but that's Lionheart's work. The gameplay experience is negative.
10 out of 19 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Den-Sel on 8/26/2018.
Few maps have this bonus system, but it is as good as any other. It takes time to get used to it: strategy is different about where you start, where you expand, where you attack/defend, and the timing of it all. It does take some practice, but it's a different kind of challenge.
Haven't played enough to figure out how balanced it is, but w/ auto pick, you may indeed be in a big hole if you start in rainforest or desert.
Also, my eyes don't like the orientation of the map from left to right (instead of top to bottom), but I suppose that's because it renders better on the screen that way?
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
My favorite map yet...really complex and interesting, more strategy and challenge in achieving a star yet doable...thank you and well done!
2 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Eben Bear on 4/12/2020.
Enjoyed the different bonus structure and use of diplomacy card. It was different and that made for a break from the more traditional maps and games I have played thus far. Not hard to beat but fun. Well done.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
captainlove on 8/3/2020.
I originally was going to give this map 3 stars, but after seeing the 16 turns for the gold star I'm dropping the rating to 2 stars. It would be hard enough winning this in 16 turns to begin with, but with the diplomacy cards being played against you by every AI within the first 8 turns, there is no way possible to get the gold. Getting the gold is the object in all of the maps, making it impossible to do it just plain sucks. The bonus system is kind of a cool idea, but it is way to complicated to play a nice relaxed game.
5 out of 9 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Falcon At on 9/17/2020.
I LOVE this map. However, the biome mechanics didn't really affect me after my empire was a certain size. I wonder if size limiters could be baked into the map. It's theorized that many empires do best when they remain within their original biome. This is due to their mode of living and disease immunities being based on their original territory. You could have some modelling in this that provides negatives for branching out to too-disparate biomes.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Kingofstaverton on 5/25/2021.
confusing
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by
yinchiao on 6/26/2021.
sorry, never did understand the biomes or bonus system -
3 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by
wazoheat on 10/12/2021.
Really great idea and execution
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Mjoth on 4/25/2022.
Really interesting map, was fun to play.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
King John Lackland on 10/1/2022.
Thoroughly enjoyed playing this map!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
wader on 10/30/2022.
Great Map!! But I'm confused. I don't know what happened to the AI?
Never gained any armies.
Never attacked me.
Never expanded.
It's like they weren't there.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
peace on 1/9/2023.
good
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
rrheberto on 1/13/2023.
fun easier than i thought
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
reelmatt on 1/19/2023.
Great
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Napkin on 4/3/2023.
Great!
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
physics2112 on 4/24/2023.
Why is this a Quickmatch map? It's impossible to learn the bonus scheme in two minutes.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Ragnar Lothbrok on 8/14/2023.
great
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Oriac on 11/15/2023.
Original map, allows various start ups and use of strategic thinking
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Bruno on 2/17/2024.
Great map
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Aimix on 3/5/2024.
4/5
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
MetalGear4.5 on 3/6/2024.
good map
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Natalia on 5/12/2024.
Good map. Loved the layout with the boats etc.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
7ate9 on 7/14/2024.
Magnificent design, template, idea, 5/5 everything
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Vongrim on 11/12/2024.
i like how detailed the map is.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Kaster Moopa on 11/4/2017.
Better than elitist africa! Marvellous!
7 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Lightning on 2/18/2019.
Why making it complicated when it can be simple! ;)
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Risky on 3/12/2019.
Too hard to understand bonuses.
5 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Review by
goodgame on 5/21/2019.
The shape of the map and mountains and such make it too hard to focus. That's just me.
2 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by
riskboy88 on 12/11/2019.
bad bonus system
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by
zioli on 4/11/2020.
It's s possible don't see this map in my multi-player game?
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
jjmich on 5/19/2020.
I loved it
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Patrick on 11/13/2021.
I don't like this game format.
3 out of 6 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Winz on 11/26/2021.
Negative bonus for some territories is awesome. Realistic map of the Americas. This is my favorite!
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
bob.dobalina on 3/2/2022.
The bonus system for this map is more needlessly complicated than it is interesting.
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Hroznatinsky on 8/22/2021.
Not suitable for single player - the AI does nothing because it cannot differ between positive and negative "bonuses".
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Chris Hartwell on 12/8/2021.
Using penalties against an opponent is bad sportsmanship. I morally object to this game type, which is an odd statement to be sure.
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Sass on 9/28/2022.
Better Instructions on how to play would be nice. Deleted this map
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Lister on 11/20/2022.
The worst map I've had the displeasure of playing. It's not until after you've taken territory you find out there is a minus army bonus
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
tex on 2/28/2023.
Never could understand how the bonus system worked.
1 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Hot_Feet on 12/26/2023.
mid
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Endi on 1/14/2024.
The way territories grant negative and positive troops sounds interesting but its actually annoying as it is impossible to check and recheck and understand what is going on. I just outright ignored it completely and gathered territory as normal. And I don't think AI can handle it. The horizontal orientation of the vertical Americas is really cool. Having interior land chunks be connected via bridges is nice because it creates mini-choke points and prevents endless circular brawls and shows the flow of combat. But other times the land chunks are too weirdly shaped and weird that its not easy to tell which chunks are connected.
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
APJ on 1/29/2024.
The bonus system is unintuitive, feels like having to consult a chart multiple times during one turn just to make sure it doesn't actually cause more harm than good. Otherwise a nice and well drawn map.
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Pinkbladder on 3/4/2024.
Eh
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Mark on 3/15/2024.
.
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
wdh97 on 6/5/2024.
bs
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by
Dictator SU on 4/14/2018.
something wrong with the army distribution
4 out of 10 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Eten on 3/31/2019.
Really hard to get armies
3 out of 8 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Jean Carlos on 2/12/2020.
This map not have República Dominicana
0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
EmperorDewey on 12/15/2020.
could not finish off one territory for victory also multiple other territories i could not add troop or attach from but could attack it but NO way to attackfinal artic slot
0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Cris on 4/23/2021.
Cris
2021/03/23 5:19:14
Doesn't seem to be working correctly not receiving bonus
Cris
2021/03/23 5:20:29
You can have the win, but I would report it to fizzer
Cris
2021/03/23 7:29:03
Game will not give me bonus for Great Basin
Cris
2021/03/23 7:31:51
Cannot play with zero income hope they fix the map
{101st} Grickface
2021/03/23 17:12:55
thats poor stuff didnt see that, sorry
0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Sinister Knight on 12/15/2021.
It threw me in here not knowing what it is. You should have to opt for maps with special rules
1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Alan on 2/9/2022.
This map sucks. you can't tell where the negative territories are
1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Commander on 2/11/2022.
too many territories
0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
hihi on 11/10/2022.
Bad
1 out of 5 people found this review helpful.
Review by
rollerblades on 10/26/2023.
Shitty and completely shitty. Fuck this
0 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Phillingrad on 4/12/2018.
Garbage.
8 out of 21 people found this review helpful.
Review by
Brent Sheldon on 10/27/2018.
Thus is the worst map ever. I received no troops after the 1st turn and could not take any countries attacking 2 on 1.
5 out of 17 people found this review helpful.
