I heard of this super cool variant. its the classic map, but with the transform function on it. maybe you should try that.

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fine. then If you won't do transform than I think you should try adding the transform function to the classic map.

I like that idea. +7

Bump.
How about a black hole version.

Sorry, all of you crazy people. I have already begun extensive work on the transform classic-I mean...Libertarians & Capitalists map. One, which I believe, will suit you people much better. (PLUS, it has a FREAKING ECONOMIC BOARD!) Yea!

I've heard of one where the sea level rises so that some territories are submerged each round. The winner is whoever controls I believe Switzerland and Tunis at the very end, at which point it becomes just a mad scramble to get one or the other as land goes away.

Hm, I think Mordor is overpowered in the Middle-Earth variant.
I know Mordor is overpowered, but there's no One Ring for the Fellowship to destroy there...and heed the words of Denethor: You may hide in your strongholds and endure siege after siege, or march out beyond the Anduin to be overwhelmed. Victory cannot be achieved by arms.

@G: It's called Deluge, and only Switzerland is left.

No, I made it that way so that Mordor's Northern lands would likely be lost very quickly, and their territories at Isengard would not last much longer if Rohan went unopposed. At that point, Mordor would only be as strong as the rest of nations.

That is, of course, if the people playing as not Mordor had half a brain...

Spelling errors everywhere too. Check the real Middle-Earth map...
Examples:

It's "Dol Guldur" not "Gol Duldur", "Rhun" not "Ruhn", "Pinnath Gelin" not "Rinnath Gelin", "Minhiriath" not "Miniriath".
I have no idea why the Witch-city of Angmar which was deserted about one thousand years before the War of the Ring is in the hands of the Hobbits. I'm also pretty sure Saruman never ruled the West Emnet or the Westfold. Also the borders of Rohan definitely end at the Gap of Rohan (the line between Isengard and the mountains) and beyond that is Dunlending which is Saruman-controlled. Talking about Saruman, shouldn't he be a separate power? Saruman had plans of his own.
I also do not know why Dol Guldur, a stronghold of Sauron, is a neutral Elven-influence centre. Nor do I see the logic behind the brown power: who do they represent?

Are the Haradrim supposed to be allied with Mordor? If so Gondor has no chance. "Rohan will not come."

KA- you have to remember though, One does not simply march armies into Mordor...

Uh, yeah...thanks for your input. I really appreciate it when people act like complete assholes to me.

I hope that was to Gobbles not me...

Brown seems to be Rhun, if so why does their power extend to Dwarven strongholds? Isengard shouldn't be a Mordor Influence zone as, Saruman had different intentions from Sauron.

Also the Goblins of Gundabad are not under direct influence of Mordor. The "hobbits" could pass as rangers, but the North didn't have any significant military in the third-age.

Why doesn't Mirkwood have any SC-s?

Dunland should be Isengard influence zone.



THE FACTIONS DON'T MAKE ANY SENSE!!!!

Yes, that was directed at Gobbles, Butterhead.
And, NO...Surokh, they don't make sense. Should they?
And in case you've never read the Hobbit, (or the first two chapters of The Lord of the Rings) you would know that there are many places of value in Mirkwood. (Why else would Sauron have set up camp there before he went down into Mordor?)

I just pointed out that Mirkwood doesn't have a Supply Center, even tough being the capital of the Wood-Elves and all that, and you retort by saying it is valuable? o.o

And I believe that the factions should make sense. :)

Sauron set up camp in Dol' Guldur (or as you may know it: Gul Dulgur) to hide not because it was rich in resources.

I REGRET NOTHING!

Also: I made that map when I was eleven. I haven't spent the time to fix anything, because I know that there are a lot better maps for Lord of the Rings out there already.

...Transform?

mongoose- I was going to do Transform for you... but Oli said it took some coding knowledge... which I have none of... so that's scrapped from me for awhile, and KA said no so... haha.

yea i have some coding knowledge but i dont think enough

Does anyone seriously want a classic transform variant? It would be an exercise in the more this change, the more they stay the same... also known as "non variants"

I think I will be taking another look at it. I would seriously like to get a variant up here. Put my AP Computer Science class to use finally...

I wouldn't mind giving it a try, I mean I've had many a-variants where I wished I had built one unit over the other and didn't, being able to transform it would be wonderful.

If it will make you all shut up....I will make a variant based off of the Classic map that includes the transform feature....Happy?

haha KA I wouldn't waste my time, make mongoose do it!