USApocalypse is one of my favorite maps. I think from both an artistic and gameplay standpoint it is one of the most interesting maps on CC.
I have a complaint about it though. While I find the radiation zone idea very interesting (-1 reinforcement for controlling 1 or 2, bonuses for controlling more) , I think it's too crippling for players at the beginning of the game. I think having only 2 reinforcements takes away from the game (the name of the game is "Risk", after all, and the emphasis has always been on attacking). Allowing any player to have less than 3 reinforcements on their turn seems really odd and inappropriate to me.
It can be really frustrating when you keep only having 2 reinforcements forever and can't make any effective attacks. Should this be fixed? Beyond that, I think it's a really cool idea, and I like the additional strategic option that controlling the radiation zones opens.
I don't think it should be fixed by CC (e.g., no map lets you have less than 3) but maybe it could be by the map author. I don't know how people would feel about changing the rules of a map after it's released, but I think it would be a good idea. 2 reinforcements really sucks.
