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You do the maps!
🕑 Added 2024-08-20 14:11:18 +0000 UTCBuckle up because in the first of this two part special, Tom Bell looks at great games that have maps as a board.
https://norollsbarred.com/articles/you-do-the-maps/
Comments
phyphor
The fixed map and improved rules in Kingmaker are a great enhancement, even though I am biased (I'm one of the named play-testers for the new version, and am a friend of Alan Paull who worked on it.)
Sam
Whatever those games have against going to Scotland, the balance will soon be righted by Rebirth. Its beautifully illustrated, double-sided board gives players the choice of strategically placing tiles in either Ireland or Scotland. I'm also hoping that Fury Of Dracula gets a mention in part 2, as it's probably the only map board which includes Swansea!
Jo Wood
Love to see 'real' maps in boardgames. I have the original Kingmaker, and the map was certainly part of the appeal to me back in the day. And a shout out to Pax Pamir's map: It's doesn't have the complexity of the others featured here, but its stylised regional boundaries and border design are thematically relevant. And it's printed on cloth, so what's not to like?
