Re: Schematic Diplomacy map -- here it is

From: wsbusr@eutrc3.UUCP (b.wayers)

Date: Wed, 24 May 1989 10:41:02 +0000

I'm sorry, but I managed to find a mistake, and some incomplete-
nesses. To start with, you didn't mark the Skagerrak as a "water"-
area:

*         |         |.......|
*         +-----+   |.......|
*         |     |   |.......|
* --------+ SKA |   |.......|
* ........|     | S |.......|
* ........+-----+=W=|..GOB..|
* ........|     | E |.......|

Secondly, I feel you should by some means have indicated the
special boundary between Sweden and Denmark (meaning that
fleets can pass through):

* -----+ SKA |   |.......|
* .....|     | S |.......|
* .....+-----+=W=|..GOB..|
* .....|     | E |.......|
* -----+     |   |.......|
* HEL..|=DEN=|   |.......|
* -----+     |   |.......|
*      |     |   |.......|
*      +-----+---+---+---+
* =    |.....BAL.....|

Don't ask me how you should have done it, it's simply a remark
that the exact form of the original map can't be deducted from
this map.

Thirdly, I think you should have indicated the special meaning
of Kiel and Constantinopel, as fleets can pass through them.
The way you presented them, they look just like STP, SPA and
BUL, only missing the nc/sc/ec-signs (in fact, you could say
that those missing coast-indicators are signs that both coasts
are connected, but then Denmark would also have a channel through
it):

* ..................|     |
* --+-------+-------+     |
*   | =HOL= |..HEL..|=DEN=|
*   | +-----+-------+     |
*   | |             |     |
*   | |             +-----+-
*   | |    =KIE=    |.....BA
*   | |             +-----+-
*   | |             |     |
*   +-+-+-----------+=BER=|
*   |   |           |     |

*    |     ec|.......|R|
* ---+ =BUL= +---+---+M|
*    |   sc  | C | A | |
*    +-------+=O=|=N=| |
* E= |.......| N | K | |
*    |.......+---+---+ |
*    |..AEG..|       | |
* ---+.......| =SMY= +-+

Lastly, you could have indicated the special status of Switserland:

*   | |   |           |
* +-+-+---+-+-+-------+
* |         | |       |
* |         | |       +
* |  BUR    | |  TYL  |
* |       +-+ |       +
* |       |SWZ|       |
* +-+-----+-+-+-+-----+
*   |       |   |     |

Remember, of offenses ment at all, I think you did a great job!

Good luck, and happy Diplomacy, from all of us here in Eindhoven...

Boudewijn.

References

Schematic Diplomacy map -- here it is
jha@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Jamie Andrews)
Thu, 18 May 1989 17:19:08 +0000

Referenced By

Schematic Diplomacy map -- here it is
jha@lfcs.ed.ac.uk (Jamie Andrews)
Thu, 18 May 1989 17:19:08 +0000