Caesar wishes you to construct an offshore tax haven amongst the lands of the Greeks. This means that your treasury must be fulfilled with the valuable trade that can be found in and amongst the seas of the region. Take care to manage your food supplies as the islands that you have been deigned to settle are not great for the production of food. The waters around them will offset this with plentiful fish, but you may need to import much of what your citizens require.
Playability: 5
Played with Julius 1.5.1. and did not encounter a single problem. I cannot say anything about Augustus.
Balance: 4
Money is not as much of a strain as it could be, meaning there is some room for error. For a seasoned veteran the map is not particularly hard, but overall the hard difficulty given the map by Jon feels appropriate. The room for error also applies to the time constraint.
Creativity: 5
Pretty straightforward. The sea-setting and overall design is interesting. Quite a few restrictions with the lack of taxation combined with a high prosperity rating and a rugged elongated landscape.
Map Design: 5
This map is just ridiculously beautiful.
Story/Instructions: 4
I would have wished for slightly more fluff. But it does the job of explaining the map's idiosyncrasies just fine.
Additional Comments:
Ships seem bugged (looks like they are supposed to cross the map, but they go back to the entry point instead).
mathieu
Posted on 01/02/23 @ 05:06 AM
Rating
5.0
Breakdown
Playability
5.0
Balance
5.0
Creativity
5.0
Map Design
5.0
Story/Instructions
5.0
Playability: 5
There really is not that much space and I hate when I have to import and get the food by granaries for patricians :D
Balance: 5
With the limited space for export and industry the balance is fine.
Creativity: 5
Really different to other maps we have here.
Map Design: 5
Just beautiful.
Story/Instructions: 5
Loved the story line with the off shore tax heaven :D Very well reflected in the map!