Let me illustrate how you are allowed to draw provinces. For simplicity, I use a gray background which will not be present on the map that is presented Tuesday. Neither will I note any terrain in this explanation.
The first map drawn will be by me, containing two provinces in total.
(I'm contemplating to draw three provinces initally so the first participant will have more of a choice when drawing his provice)
(ALSO, ALWAYS USE THE .png PICTURE FORMAT.)
Each turn, you will draw one province.
When drawing a province, your new province must border at least two other provinces.
You are not allowed to draw a province that only borders one other province.
You are allowed to have your new province border more than two provinces.
You are allowed to have your province touch the southern or western map border - but not the rest.
Biomes
You have earlier been given two different biomes to use for your drawn provinces. You may use either for your two provinces. This means that when drawing two provinces, if you have a Plains and a Mountain, you can choose two draw two Plains or two Mountains or one of each.
In order to denote what kind of biome you have chosen for your province, simply label the province with a text tool.
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Some players have enquired about the possibility to combine terrain, and for the sake of my own sanity, I have to decline on this.
It is perfectly possible to fix during the later stages where players are given 'softer' tools - when we design cultures and describe places. It will happen.
Remember that biomes are not monolithic. Two neighbouring Deserts might not look like each other at all. To make a crude example, look at the instances of 'forests' from Magic the Gathering
here. All of these (while admittedly magical) would be considered a forest in our optics, places as diverse as
this and
this and
this could belong to the same biome. Do not think of your biomes of more of a creative hindrance than it already is.
