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Thufir said:
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Nagot Gick Fel said:
Inland seems popular for advanced/expert games - not too big, even playing field for everyone because of the wraparound and rather uniform layout. Although it's not really suited if both Atlantis and R'lyeh are in.
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Is there any reason Inland would be unsuitable for newbies?
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None that I can see.
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In the ingame description Inland says it'll handle 10-15 players - does it still provide a good game at 14/15 players?
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Yes. 15 players on Inland means you can expect the closest enemy capital to be ~3 provinces from yours, while still being guaranteed some room to expand because of the way provinces are laid out (~10 provinces, say). IMO that's the 'ideal' setting to teach a newbie the basics: possible early confrontation with another nation while magic is still underdevelopped, and so on.
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Also, with 5 water provinces it would seem advisable not to include either Atlantis or R'lyeh - do players actually go for either of those on Inland?
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Inland is OK for 0 or 1 underwater nation. Better pick another map if you have both R'lyeh and Atlantis.