I love this board, especially in large group and playing blind. The one problem I've found is if I get in a slaughter spree and eliminate a player if I don't transfer troops to the conquer territory it will not let me place the ten troops that I've earned as a murder bonus. So I can only rate this Superb, once fixed this board will be perfect!
I like the board. I prefer maps that color the whole country to just a box. It must be harder to build that way. It is a lot easier to comprehend the board when the whole country is colored.