I enjoy playing this map a lot and I am surprised by the mediocre reviews. Graphically this board is a winner, the map is both clean and interestingly shaped. The board structure gives a nice mix of large and small continents, and a pleasing contrast between open spaces and modest choke points. Abandon with escalating cards encourages dynamic play in the endgame.
Another nice board by Yertle, with awesome graphics again. :) it does look really good. gameplay was fun, i played a team game and it went well. nice, simple risk style with a new board. great!
I'm not going to lie - I haven't played a ton of games on this board, so I'm not sure what to think. Then again, nobody else has reviewed it, so...
The graphics are as fantastic as you would expect from a Yertle board. Past that, it's a conquer-and-hold map with enough mild choke points to keep the outcome from becoming completely random, while keeping them mild enough where it doesn't turn into a stalemate-filled slog.