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Fractal War

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Created by Stormcloak Militia (all)
Went public on 4/12/2012
Number of ratings: 446
Average rating: 3.8452 / 5
301 territories, 50 bonuses, 7 distribution modes

Description

A basic fractical made from hexagonal connections.
The center links each section of the map. Holding it gives a huge strategic advantage, but you lose 20 armies each turn as payment.

IMPORTANT NOTE: make sure that booted and surrendered players turn to AIs for this map! Otherwise, the quitting player's neighbor will be almost guaranteed to win.

Recent updates:
-Changed the bonus of the center from +30 to -20 to make it more balanced.
-Rearranged the map so that less zooming is needed.
-Added several new distribution modes

Reviews

Review by Antares on 5/25/2012.
It looks nice and it's a good idea, but it's too easy once you've covered one corner, and winning then takes too long.
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by [REGL] Pooh on 4/20/2012.
Just another "race to the center map" with default bonuses. Some potential to make it playable by adjusting bonues values.

-EDIT-

-Thanks for the change! I upped my vote by 1!
Response by map creator Stormcloak Militia on 4/14/2012
I noticed that in my first 6-player game on it. I immediately changed the center bonus from 30 to -20, but it takes a little while for map changes to take place. It should be more balanced now.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Andalorium on 4/12/2012.
i love the map very creative and i like that not every section is interconnected
3 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Ranger_Al on 8/26/2012.
Must play with 6 players.
Response by map creator Stormcloak Militia on 11/21/2012
Also good with 3. I've tried 12, 18 and 24, and it's really hectic, but interesting.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Asdragan on 2/9/2013.
amazing map. requires a high level of strategy
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Smoker on 5/9/2012.
works well on multi attack
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Flesius9517 on 4/19/2012.
another map with one more layer? (this will have 2107)
Response by map creator Stormcloak Militia on 4/24/2012
Good idea, I'll have to think about that.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Goldheadshot 🤕🔫 🇲 on 4/12/2012.
Good map, i played it with automatic distribution and airlift,gift ans sanctions cards and it was fun!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Evil Overlord on 5/8/2012.
A fun and novel map. Pay attention to the bonuses though. Great job!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by JonasMills on 7/20/2012.
Really fun to play, repetitive but fun
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Theremon on 5/23/2012.
excellent map for longer games :)
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Flo on 1/15/2013.
NICE
1 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Angriest Angel on 3/17/2013.
very enjoyable, takes strategy. really liked map, easily 5 stars
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by thamind on 3/30/2013.
Great map to play 4v4!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Ryangamer on 9/23/2013.
good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Draconic Warrior on 12/4/2013.
A decent map, most of the game is spent trying to finish a bonus or building a large army so it will survive when surrounded
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Futt_Bucker on 8/13/2013.
i love how it looks and the feel of it
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Walter on 10/5/2013.
I enjoyed testing this map against AI. Now I need to play it with other people.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by barakobama on 10/4/2013.
this is my favorite
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Captain Trips on 1/13/2014.
pay attention to the settings and this map KICK'S ASS!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by NinjaNic on 1/4/2014.
Very fun, except the -20 armies in the center is really destructive!

This map is great for large groups and small groups.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Snr2saint on 4/1/2014.
Its like a big snowflake that can hold 3 players pretty cool I got eilmenated in this.But I had fun I hope you did to.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by DaserTheGamer on 3/10/2014.
Ma this map is lame
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by The_Dragon on 3/11/2014.
So F***ING AWESOME!!!!!!!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by ndcisiv on 4/12/2012.
Well done design, leaves for some nice setups. I'll be using this one.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Arolios McArolitos on 4/6/2013.
Very nice map, suitable for zombie RP
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by An Obese Chimp on 8/5/2013.
Best for 'Zombies' game types.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Zacharywilms on 4/15/2012.
its aight
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by DJ Gordinho on 4/17/2013.
Very good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by sekireialpha on 10/6/2014.
long game very strategic positions and hard to completely envelop map early due to center
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Nathan on 10/10/2014.
It's an attractive and well-laid out map, but its fatal flaw is the lack of connections between the fractals. Essentially, any game on this board boils down to defending a single chokepoint.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by G_GR on 12/19/2014.
nice
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Norian on 2/4/2015.
I like balanced maps. Make sure you also balance the settings for your game :)
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by blob on 5/3/2015.
Pretty fun. Takes forever to clean up in a won position though.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by warhawk on 7/16/2015.
Dull. All guess work all match long.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by INSIDE on 2/10/2016.
blah blah blah
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by NikeWade on 2/14/2016.
Its pretty good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Wulfgard Martel on 2/28/2016.
This is my favorite map!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by jecowa on 3/29/2016.
It's kind of a tedious map, but it was fun enough for me to play more than once. I don't particularly like having only one route (through the central territory) to access the other wings, but it fits well with the theme here.

I played this once as free for all with random spawns, and once as a 2v2v2 with everyone starting in their own wing. It makes team play a bit hard with the central territory thing. I think it's best if you and your partner are positioned so that you can both access an enemy in an adjacent wing without going through the center. That way you can both easily attack someone without getting in each other's way.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Jazz on 6/8/2016.
Very balanced.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Jared Freemasons on 6/13/2016.
i love the map!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by GuttenSomRopteI'mGay on 12/1/2016.
first person to go for mid dies. bad map
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Gunk on 1/14/2017.
Cool map! fun with the -20 in the center
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by MoneyMakingMitch on 3/8/2017.
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0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by A_B3 on 9/14/2017.
Yet another older map. If playing with random placement, winning the game is almost always based upon luck of the original placement.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by theperez on 11/1/2017.
tuff but feels great when you win.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Immortal Rover on 1/15/2018.
reinforcements don't work properly, waste of time
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by TerribleHerbst on 2/17/2018.
Love this map. Play it a ton! Good job!!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by neon_fuzz on 6/4/2018.
This map is pretty fun at the beginning, but it gets really tedious as the game goes on. I suppose that's to be expected with a fractal-based map. Great for the novelty of one playthrough, but not really my thing overall.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Martin Reinhard on 6/12/2018.
easy and tedious to the end
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Arachnocat14 on 7/23/2018.
This Mao would work better if there were more connections.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by RobotNerd277 on 11/16/2018.
I like the spread of the map, but it's a very tedious process to blossom out and in. It's fun though. The -20 block in the center leads to some interesting gameplay if you're locked out of one side or another.

I'd have enjoyed this map more if the fractal recursed one layer less deep, I think. The last layer of recursion was where most of the tedium lay.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by PJABBER on 11/17/2018.
Easy win if you can gain early control, otherwise it is a slugfest.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by B-man on 5/6/2019.
Cool map would be good in a multiplayer game
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by WarZoner on 11/5/2019.
Poor timing, no skills.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Viking1007 on 11/10/2019.
meh
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by JK_3 on 11/29/2019.
I love this map, it is awesome. It has plenty of choke points, and enough territories you can only acces by looping trough a territory you own, so also suitable for Multi attack
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Acho on 6/4/2020.
One of my favorite. Beautiful visually and interesting strategically. Love it, and I play it often.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Gen'ral Disaster on 2/24/2021.
Great map, challenging despite its simplicity of design. You have to be perceptive to discern the tactics required to win.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by B on 6/9/2021.
.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by daverainbowin on 8/11/2021.
good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by TheLaggyPro on 9/21/2021.
Endgame annoying since u basically win after getting just getting 3 sections(ai dumb)
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by TadT on 9/4/2022.
Fun map and scenario
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by L on 12/5/2022.
Ok, but I don't like symetric maps.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Asteriks on 11/23/2023.
good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Neo on 2/8/2024.
Very interesting map but far too long!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by skarabaios on 5/11/2024.
Interesting scenario
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Deej on 10/10/2024.
Loved it
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Rebel9857 on 4/20/2013.
Never us AI on this map, depending on how you use settings. In the end you will have no hope in winning, which isn't fun for anyone playing.
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by VaporWolf [FROG] on 3/23/2014.
stupid- just a luck game
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by chiiii on 5/8/2012.
:)
1 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by andrew on 1/6/2014.
k
0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Hawk on 9/6/2014.
Bad
0 out of 2 people found this review helpful.