[wilphart]

I suck too much to even consider multi-player. I organize a few powerful armies, take provinces, fortify with province defense & temples, and move on. I raid near fortified borders when I can't afford the PD, and I'll get aggressive when I see an enemy pretender or capital. But I can't seem to survive against the machine unless I heavily guard my borders and stick temples everywhere. Maybe I like bless strategies with capital troops too much. If I didn't always do that, I could make more quick reaction forces all over the map. But my poor strategy is for another thread.

In any case, if all province types should be equally distributed for a fair game, I can do my next map like that. I suppose I should make starting provinces with an equal amount of neighbors, too. I no-started the islands and dead ends, but with a little planning, I can do better than that.

PS: what's the optimal water to land ratio for a MP game?

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