• This is probably one of the most gorgeous maps I’ve seen yet.  I can only imagine the amount of hours you had to put into it.  It looks like it has much potential to be monetized as well, as long as there’s no copyright infringement.  I wonder if WotC would buy it or distrubute it once it’s finished…  Regardless, I’d love to play this!

    As for the pieces, I’m guessing you avoided acquiring A&A 1914 because of the lack of variety and quality.  I would too if I was working with a game like this.  HBG has a very limited selection for WW1; it’s mostly WW2 stuff there.  It looks like you’ve checked out their site already.   The only options I can think of are the ones you already mentioned.

    Awesome work man.

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    I’m assuming that this game is not available in English… right?


  • Just awesome !


  • I agree. A beautiful work of art: well done.
    I hope you finish the Barbarossa one too and feel you can show us, when you have done.


  • Thanks guys.

    Yes it took a really long time to make this. But i really had a lot of fun researching, reading history and thinking about new rules and units to make it unique.

    Right now its only in german. But i think on translating it for you. but this might take some time.
    My friends too said that i should sell it somewhere, but the problemes are copyright infringement and i think the final game would be too expensive.


  • The map and the cards are beautiful.  Congratulations on a superb custom game!  I have a question about one of the map features: if national capitals are identified by a large roundel with the name of the capital printed in red inside it, why is Bordeaux shown to be the capital of France rather than Paris?

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    Someone is eventually going to ask you this so I might as well be the first… Do you have an editable Adobe file for that map?.. perhaps with just basic land masses without the borders and graphics so it can be converted for a WW2 game?


  • Map is beautiful, although if I had the adobe file, I would change the colours for Austria-Hungary to Green, Italy to Orange, Ottoman Empire to Teal, and Portugal to Purple, to be consistent with the official WWI game. I believe you can sell this, just different box art, since the map is original (HBG made maps too without issues), also don’t sell pieces unless you have original sculpts.

    The WWI pieces could be used for some stuff, with WW2 filling missing pieces, for your personal one at home, just paint for the other 6 powers.

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    Beautiful map, blacky. It is nice to see someone as gifted and talented as you, put your art on here for all of us to enjoy. Your truly talented. :-)

    Cheers,

    John


  • My first version had Paris as capital of France. But the Goverment left Paris at the beginning of the war and fled to Bordeaux, as they did in 1870 and again in 1940.

    Right now im not thinking on selling it because of copyright issues. And i still have no WW1 Figures. I allready made 3D models of most of the figures needed for 3D printing. But this is too expensive right now.


  • @blacky:

    My first version had Paris as capital of France. But the Goverment left Paris at the beginning of the war and fled to Bordeaux, as they did in 1870 and again in 1940.

    During WWI, Bordeaux was the capital of France for only one month, in September 1914, at the time of the First Battle of the Marne.  The rest of the time, the capital was Paris.

    Bordeaux’s status as the capital of France during WWII was also quite short.  The French government left Paris on June 10, 1940, just 12 days before the French surrender of June 22.  It initially operated out of Tours (June 10-13), then out of Bordeaux (June 14-July 1).  The new French regime which replaced the Third Republic established itself in Vichy on July 1st.

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    This map is gorgeous… I would concur with RetroFuhrer that you might consider changing the colors of counties on the map around to match the 1914 A&A colors, since you (and anyone else) could use the A&A 1914 units with the map, and that would solve the lack of units issue.

    Regardless, that is top-notch professional work on that map!

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    The map is gorgeous, I can’t wait to see your Barbarossa map!


  • @Wolfshanze:

    This map is gorgeous… I would concur with RetroFuhrer that you might consider changing the colors of counties on the map around to match the 1914 A&A colors, since you (and anyone else) could use the A&A 1914 units with the map, and that would solve the lack of units issue.

    Regardless, that is top-notch professional work on that map!

    Also, I forgot to mention, but the Control Markers for Russia, Britain, France, and America need to be changed to resemble the official insignias, and yeah, maybe France and perhaps others could have multiple capitals, like Bordeaux and Paris. Surprised Moscow doesn’t function as a secondary capital. These are just suggestions to broaden the use for others if you release the map file.

    The map could legally be sold, there is nothing that should stop you, it’s your creation. Just the box art can’t since it resembles the official WWI release, and obviously not with the pieces you have now, with the exception of those cards you have.


  • Amazing map!  Very well done!

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    What computer program did you use to make that gorgeous map?


  • Dude this is awesome, when will it be done? Can I buy this, and if so how much is it?


  • awesome map!! Can anybody tell me how I can get this map please!!!

    Thanks!


  • It’s still in production, but it will be in HBG in while.


  • Any idea when it will be available? just to know how long I have to wait  :-D

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