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Caribbean

#Real World  
Created by Arc Light (all)
Went public on 3/28/2014
Number of ratings: 287
Average rating: 3.878 / 5
254 territories, 83 bonuses, 2 distribution modes

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Reviews

Review by Nathan on 3/28/2014.
Cool map, but I had to downrank it for a couple of reasons.
First, and most importantly, the connections between islands are incredibly difficult to see. The lines linking them are irregular and curvy, which can make it difficult to see which territories they actually connect. They are also white against a fairly bright background, which causes a lot of squinting.

This problem is worsened by the inconsistent connections between islands. Why, for instance, doesn't Tortola connect to St. John? Or Grand Bahama to Abaco? It looks like they should on the map, but they do not.

Finally re oversea connections, the calligraphic connecting lines don't go all the way to the territories they link. This can make for trouble, as it looks like Saint-Martin could connect to either Fort-de-France or Southern Martinique.

Fix these and you have a five-star map.

Also - I noted a broken connection between Glades and Martin in Florida.

Finally, leave some room on the margins. It makes the bottom easier to see.

Response by map creator Arc Light on 3/30/2014
I am working on fixing these problems, the fixed version should be up by 6/4/14
14 out of 14 people found this review helpful.
Review by Mudderducker on 3/28/2014.
The map is overall good, however it is brought down by something's! I like the idea of the flags and its also well balanced. However...

Including the flags limits the detail on the map itself. You should only really use flags for small maps or for a small amount of flags. Using a flag for every Country does enhance the look of the map, but it reduces the detail of the territory's, as you have to simplify them more. Also it limits the chances of having nice clean borders.

Edit: How did I forget the 'connections' please fix, this will be confusing, plus change the colour as well. You may want to try dots?
4 out of 4 people found this review helpful.
Review by Chessie2003 on 9/1/2014.
The Caribbean map has a glut of tiny bonuses that are connected in very unintuitive ways. Navigation alone is difficult and trying to plan out superbonuses just doesn't feel worth it.
3 out of 3 people found this review helpful.
Review by Saramaya on 3/28/2014.
There is a problem with Martin territory, in the noth of the map. Can't be attacked by the left ! Not connected.
Thanks for the map.
2 out of 2 people found this review helpful.
Review by Hurricane on 7/1/2014.
This is a fun easy map. Just takes awhile to move through all the islands.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by KlaussMarcellus on 8/16/2014.
Yes , a really good map .
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by jecowa on 3/24/2016.
It's a very well-labeled map of the Caribbean. It's good that the author made some of the smaller islands larger to make them easier to see and click, but the connections are a bit confusing. If two territories are touching, I think the player should be able to assume that they are connecting. This is not always the case with the tiny circle islands. It's not just the islands with confusing connections. The connections of Yucatan, Rio Jatate, and Port Au-Prince aren't completely clear from looking either. I think having clear territorial divisions is more important that displaying every province. It's an interesting map, though, and I might play it again sometime.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by captainlove on 8/10/2020.
I'll give it a 3 star rating. It could have been higher, but with some missing connections and connections that didn't make sense, along with it being hard to differenciate the different territories (different or darker colors would help) I couldn't go any higher with the rating. The map looks great at first, until you start playing it and see the flaws. If you clean up the islands a little (hard to know what islands connect to each other) and fix connection between the connections I found that were missing (1) glades and martin (2) Saint-Martin and Sint Maarten (3) Guatemala City and Escuintla and (4) Managua and Leon it would be much nicer to play.
1 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Robc01 on 4/18/2014.
loved the game. really had to watch your back. It is really good for tose with a good strategy.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by David Rader on 4/22/2014.
big
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Ƨillynamenace on 5/14/2014.
I agree with the reviews above and I'm looking forward to see the map after your modifications. The only additional thing I'll be critical about will be the stylish label you put at the very center of the map. I'd suggest it should be removed from there, because it is a huge distraction. What about making it smaller and putting it on the top left corner?
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by AlexB on 3/14/2015.
Don't like the water color, makes it too hard to see islands and bonuses.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by OTPM on 12/11/2015.
321
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by fenty on 1/2/2016.
super fun, big map, good for large team games
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Emma on 1/29/2016.
The special bonuses are a nice touch
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Dogberry on 5/5/2016.
This map is a lot of fun, but it is not without its faults. It is basically a giant circle. There are not enough distant connections to prevent it from feeling linear. In many games I have played (all of which were 4 player FFA's), the eventual winner was determined by their picks, with the player with the most room to expand in one of two possible directions inevitably rising to the top.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Brian on 6/20/2019.
Fun
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Juanda Restrepo Duran on 1/30/2020.
Generally excellent. Well balanced. I have a tooth to pick in regards to the continental boundaries but that's not relevant and is a product of different educational systems on countries with very different cultures. Good job!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Erzherzog on 6/16/2020.
nice drawn.
fun to play.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Bob on 2/8/2021.
Liked it. Not too difficult
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Walt on 3/27/2021.
What a map. Been to a bunch of those places and it was fun fighting through them. Nice work! Only issue is that the comp went down like a punk, no fight at all.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Keith on 7/17/2021.
an average map that takes a bit to play.
I play with 6 players and it takes awhile.
If you want a longer map (play time); then this may be for you.
The small islands are a tad bit annoying because you have to go one by one with no other connection to it.. Kind of a pain, but not a total deal breaker.
Plays well, but takes longer than most maps.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by yinchiao on 8/3/2021.
Lots of territories, takes a while. I liked the look of it; connections were sometimes surprising.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by GeneralK on 9/3/2021.
very large, complicated map but great concept
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Kanzler Justinian on 1/30/2022.
good
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Mjoth on 5/13/2022.
Really beautiful, artistic map, I liked the flags and the look of it. Fun to play on!
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by darkbullbvb on 8/6/2023.
Nice
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Ragnar Lothbrok on 8/19/2023.
fun one
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by ziprhead on 9/23/2023.
Nice looking map, just a bit tedious in how the territories are setup, specifically not being able to easily tell who can attack who. That combined with it being a larger map in terms of total territories it wasn't very enjoyable, especially after I had clearly won, and still had to navigate through so many attacks to finish. If it was maybe half as many territories, and clearer indicators of attack borders it would be a great map.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by Asteriks on 11/11/2023.
awesome and fun
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by jkl on 11/19/2023.
Easy and tedious.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by David on 11/28/2023.
The island connections are confusing on the Eastern side of the map. Otherwise really fun play. I imagine that random territory distribution would greatly impact survivability. If you choose a fairly isolated spot there is a good chance that you can build reserves whilst the AI fights amongst themselves. Will play again. Thanks.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by mclwhmr2 on 12/1/2023.
1
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by megabrain on 1/19/2024.
2 easy, 2 long
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by MaurySJ on 2/27/2024.
At first glance it seems good. but then you realize that: it has several connection errors, the connection lines are terrible and unclear, some territories are distorted, the boundaries have graphic errors.
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A primera vista parece bueno. pero luego te das cuenta que: tiene varios errores de conexión, las lineas de conexión son terribles y poco claras, algunos territorios están desformados, los limites tienen errores gráficos.
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by skarabaios on 4/18/2024.
Nice fight
0 out of 0 people found this review helpful.
Review by James on 7/24/2014.
its fine i enjoy the colors but the map is too detailed and it is weird how it goes to the very edges
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by G_GR on 12/11/2014.
nice
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by MoneyMakingMitch on 2/14/2017.
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0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Krys on 6/15/2019.
Beautiful
0 out of 1 person found this review helpful.
Review by Finny923 on 3/28/2014.
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2 out of 8 people found this review helpful.