pentagram diplomacy

[Zooko]

Well, Gandalf hasn't (yet) recommended a map to use for this kind of game. I'm partial to the Cradle map. It is good looking, has interesting barriers -- rivers and mountains -- and I appreciate that the map image lets me know the actual contents of the provinces (e.g. farmlands, extra-magical-provinces, etc.).

If I were to organize a 5-player pentagram game on the Cradle map, I would want to do it were each player reveals the location of their capitol and then gets assigned enemies so that all enemies are as close to each other as possible.