wolfensoul9
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One last input about map type before I call it a night.
The reason I suggested Arch or Island and you can included Custom Continents or even Shuffle is that you can have Snake continents in the Arch, decide how many Islands on an Island, same with CC. So with 8 players there will be at Least 2 players on a snakey sometimes 3. If you only chose 4 islands then the odds are that 2 players will be on each island and that would create mini duels before the big clash. Remember I've played a lot of games with only 8 "players". Of course it can happen that you get put on an arch all by yourself to. But with Low Sea Level there will be lots on small island groups to Island hop with.
Shuffle is a random map every time and some are really intriguing, but are a gamble. It could be 1 continent or 2 or 3. Or it could be a mix of several snakey Conts and 1 big continent. It's the Joker Map in the deck.
On an Earth type map of 2 continent you're going to have everybody on top of each other on a large map. That would be alright with AI but with human players it can and will generate dogpile situations.
Another point about maps that have multiple land masses is that I feel Navies are just too important to relegate to the Ren Era when most players will be dead by then. Raft, canoe and Galley invasions would make for some strategy.
There is another Map that would be interesting for 8 Human players and that would Lakes with High Sea Level. The big lakes it creates would create natural choke points. But you would still have to defend from all sides. And it generates a considerable amount on land to use where 8 players would not be "on top" of each other. I really do not want to see any of you for the 1st 40,000 years till at least ancient era/sed life is achieved. Moreso with Start as Minors.
I just find earth maps troublesome because no matter how it's set up you end up with a neighbor only 4 or 5 tiles away almost every time. And in that situation the one with the Best placement with the Best resources is gonna take out the other one.
Now after all this, I'm not saying I'm "locked" into any of this but putting out alternatives to be considered.
JosEPh
Joseph, I have to say I like all of the map suggestions you've made in this post. They all sound wonderful. You should be aware that the perfect world trio typically does not make only two continents. Usually it's about three, but I've seen up to six on a gigantic sized map.
A high sea level lakes, low sea level archipelago, and shuffle all sound wonderful to me.