Hi all,
S-S tells me you guys are considering Planet Rorschach for your map. If so, I hope you enjoy it, as this seems like a fun game.
The most up-to-date version is available in my signature, annoyingly named PlanetRorschach v4b.
S-S also asked for some placement advice...If I were setting up this game, I'd probably set the teams up as follows:
...where Blue is the Vet team, Red is Noobs. [I'd eliminate all the starts with a white slash through them, so no underwater nations.]
With these starts, the Vets have "circled the wagons" against the Noob assault (remember, it's wraparound), but they're split in half by the sea...so the water AND the center are both of vital strategic importantance. For added fun, I'd probably put the weakest Noob nation in the center, which the Vets will surely drive directly toward, making for some exciting Turn 5 action.
Let me know if you have any more questions. I'm traveling this weekend (as usual), but shouldn't be more than 12hrs from a computer.
Cheers,
cleveland