Classic map

by **James Julius** on Sun May 01, 2011 10:49 am

Is it possible to play on the old classic shapes map, or is the current Classic map the only one available?

EDIT: Classic Art is what I meant to say. Classic shapes was terrible. This thread is about the Classic Art map. I have put a suggestion in to bring it back. Please go to suggestions and post your endorsement of this idea. Thank you.

by **iamkoolerthanu** on Sun May 01, 2011 10:50 am

No, current one is all that is available.

by **SirSebstar** on Sun May 01, 2011 10:55 am

James Julius wrote:Is it possible to play on the old classic shapes map, or is the current Classic map the only one available?

yup only the current one

by **James Julius** on Mon May 02, 2011 3:34 pm

Oh.

The current map is too ugly to play Risk on.

by **jrh_cardinal** on Mon May 02, 2011 3:47 pm

Are you kidding, classic shapes was the ugliest thing since... unsliced bread?? :-k

by **James Julius** on Mon May 02, 2011 6:52 pm

True, classic shapes isn't going to win any beauty contests...but my point is that the current classic map is a graphic design failure, and difficult to look at. The dots and lines are unbearable, and they render the lovely map underneath irrelevant. The map image might as well be a picture of fishes or junk cars...or nothing at all, as in the other previous edition of the classic map, with dots and lines...and nothing else. As much as I disliked that version, at least it was free of useless elements. Sticking a world map under it has not helped.

It is a pity that the only map that suffers from this fundamental short coming is the one to which the site owes its existence.

Classic shapes was a resourceful response to the problem. The beautiful thing about it is that it was a game board. The pieces were sitting on the map and moving from space to space, territory to territory, like chess pieces.

Since this site can comfortably house so many maps, would it be too much to ask to bring back the classic shapes?

by **donkeylove** on Mon May 02, 2011 7:16 pm

Yeah and I miss kamchatka

EDIT: Just to clarify my statement I started playing back in '08 when there was a classic board hence the kamchatka merchandise on the shop website which seems to have no relevance now, I just came back earlier this year and was somewhat confused and disappointed by the new 'version' of maps, but hey I can still conquer (some people

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by **James Julius** on Tue May 03, 2011 6:49 am

Yes, Donkey, I get it. I admire your perspective on the classic map as much as your taste in avatars. Perhaps we are the beginning of a grass roots movement to bring back an alternate classic game board.

You're right, we can still conquer, but I would much rather conquer a bunch of rectangles than a single doily dropped on a world map.

The old classic shapes map might be somewhat improved by using the place names used on the current map, rather than the names of artists.

by **Timminz** on Wed May 04, 2011 10:49 am

Classic Shapes was a travesty of a map. Classic Art was vastly superior.

by **James Julius** on Wed May 04, 2011 1:30 pm

Yes CLASSIC ART that was the good board! I forgot its name. So I meant Classic Art every time I said classic shapes, sorry.

Bring back Classic Art! I bet that would be easy to do.

EDIT: I have posted a suggestion to bring back the Classic Art map. Please go to suggestions and post your endorsement of this idea. Thank you.

by **shieldgenerator7** on Wed May 04, 2011 4:22 pm

James Julius wrote:Yes CLASSIC ART that was the good board! I forgot its name. So I meant Classic Art every time I said classic shapes, sorry.

Bring back Classic Art! I bet that would be easy to do.

EDIT: I have posted a suggestion to bring back the Classic Art map. Please go to suggestions and post your endorsement of this idea. Thank you.

post a link to the thread and I'll go