3 quick questions - noobie

[moodgiesanta]

1. You need to download maps from the Illwinter website, here. . Then you need to unzip the files into your Maps directory, if you are using Windows. Else, I'm not sure. You should be able to select them at game creation.
2. At the very top of the list of game options when creating a game should be an option to change the number of starting provinces.
3. It depends.