Strange World
Creator: Red11 || First Published: 12/15/2007 || Players: 2 || Size: 17x23
Categories: None
Rating: 6.50 in 4 ratings
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Comments:
Red11 (12/15/2007 12:34pm | Edited: 12/15/2007 02:10pm):
I doubt there is much FTA and Black Hole is compensated by hiting a base 1st. Who knows
there might even be a STA, second turn advantage, since Plyr 2 can observe Plyr 1s moves
and respond. In Chess that is called 'compulsion to move'.

This battle takes place on an alien methane world where OS is indigenous and BH, the
invader, is wearing the gas masks. This is meant to be a complex game of 'Go', the
Japanese game where you surround your opponents stones.

I suggest 1500 income / turn. There are 52 properties, making 78 K income. Although this
might be a good one to test random incomes.

ditto COs, I suggest ban Hachi and Colin and make COs 'Random'.

I also banned Sonia, Olaf, Grit, Drake, Eagle and Javier. CO should now be random.

The purpose of Random COs is to get out of your comfort zone, possibly discover a new CO
and to create the atmosphere of a 'strange world'.

-Red11
Tyrael (12/15/2007 03:11pm):
Roads are very ugly, there are WAY too many bases, "compulsion to move" is in the game
Chess- this is the game Advance Wars. The broken 5 should always be banned- Grit, Colin,
Hachi, Sensei, and Kanbei.
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Red11 (12/15/2007 03:16pm):

Sounds like there is a well established dogma, for how many bases there should be.
Red11 (12/15/2007 03:23pm):

The same principles of wargames, apply to all wargames.
FunkyChunk (12/15/2007 03:33pm | Edited: 12/15/2007 03:35pm):
The difference is, in Advance Wars, you can choose to skip your turn.

If Orange Star REALLY wanted to copy Black Hole, they could choose to skip their first
turn. Black Hole doesn't have this option, they're always going to go second unless OS
skips a turn.
Red11 (12/15/2007 03:44pm):

If OS skips his turn, he looses FTA. lol

I see your point, but I doubt in this map both players would keep passing.
blanci1 (01/11/2009 05:25pm | Edited: 01/11/2009 05:33pm):
Very appropriate title. We should judge the map in light of its title and
explanation. This is declared as a non-standard map . .... it is not aspiring to be a serious
tourney or league map. Why judge a cat in a dog show.?
Those roads are not ugly, they give atmosphere. And yes theres a ton of bases .... this
might be a problem if there becomes too many units to move each day. Some high base
count maps work ok if units quickly get destroyed ... spam can encourage attacking. A few
games would be much more profitable than speculation .....
MAP PLAYERS---- please report below inf spam experiences of this map.
Dealing approximately with FTA is no big deal ... just try to give the 2nd player roughly half of
what the first player can achieves on the first day.
Red11 (01/19/2009 06:42am):

Strange world plays fine, I have played several games on it, you have to ban Kanbei and
Sensei and probably Hachi too.

I got roled by Shifting Shadow in game #1, he played Nell and I Adder (random COs). It was
a very strange game with many megatanks, neo-tanks, rockets, tanks, all sorts.



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