My new 2 player map! Please d/l and help me test it!

[diamondspider]

http://www.techno-mage.com/~dominion/Talis.rar

I can put it into zip format if anyone needs that if Gandalf would be kind enough to repost it in that slightly more friendly (yet bigger) packing method.

Here is the blurb:

Talis is a two-player map with 39 provinces. It is made for land only races. The graphics are based on a fan created D&D map that was posted for public use by Wizards of the Coast.

I created this map with the following uses in mind:

1) Good for new players to practice on since there are no complexities of water and games are relatively short compared with the many larger maps,

2) A balanced game that feels a bit more "chess like" by removing most of the starting luck but still allowing the main *feel* of luck that is part of Dom2 by not overdoing the hard placement of creatures, sites, etc..

3) A game that is small enough to finish in a 3 hourish time-span so nice for a network play session. I wanted it to be just big enough to get some nice strong magic going but not so big as to take longer than one session usually allows time for.

4) For PBEM use, it might be a nice way for newer players to practice via email without worrying about spending weeks in a large game that has long turn cycles and/or getting worried about appearing to be a newbie.