"A Song of Ice and Fire", veterans-only game, MA. In progress, midgame...

[Corwin]

Originally Posted by Ironhawk

One note about the start positions I made for your game: the map Cradle is somewhat unbalanced in terms of terrain and chokepoints. To that end, I tried to balance starting positions in a more general way, giving nations with poorer starts more area to expand and nations with great starts more competition.

So, if you feel like your starting position is not so hot, don't worry too much. And if you started next to a load of plains / farmlands, then expect your neighbors to come calling soon...

Great, thank you for letting us know IronHawk. I knew you would do a great job on balancing starting locations even on such difficult map.