Phrenology [Abandoned]

maga · Post by **maga** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:10 pm

Been (very idly) working on this for a few weeks, and Jota just prodded me to post it here. It's mostly based upon actual phrenology guides, but with plenty of changes.

THIS IS JUST A SCHEMATIC. There's no real point in prettying things up until the continent-balancing gets fixed, so until then you'll have to put up with the slapdash illustration.

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:13 pm

So this is the female brain?

maga · Post by **maga** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:18 pm

Phate wrote:So this is the female brain?

More like the Victorian Quack Brain. I think that around then women were thought to have only three brain areas: 'Obedience', 'Embroidery / Kittens', and 'Unnatural Lusts'.

Phate · Post by **Phate** » Wed May 10, 2006 4:19 pm

Jota · Post by **Jota** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:08 pm

I think this is a cool concept. Also, maga's the guy who did the cool little drawings on the Discworld map, so you know it'll probably look pretty nice when he's all done.

Marvaddin · Post by **Marvaddin** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:12 pm

Is this really a map or a joke? Because, if its a map, we need change some countries names... Acquisitiveness, argh!!

kingwaffles · Post by **kingwaffles** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:14 pm

I think it could definetly be a cool map, it would just require a fair amount of tinkering...

agarvin · Post by **agarvin** » Wed May 10, 2006 5:56 pm

Whimsical, preposterous, and utterly delightful. The perfect map!

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Wed May 10, 2006 8:36 pm

**looks back at the other brain thread**

Long ago I suggested a brain map, and this one has some potential. This map could become one of the "Misc" niche maps, similar to Crossword and a few others that are being developed. I am not sure how many of these maps can really coexist, but who knows. Perhaps I'll be back to comment later.

--Andy

onbekende · Post by **onbekende** » Thu May 11, 2006 11:49 am

Looks good, but 1 thing
more connections between countries

Banana Stomper · Post by **Banana Stomper** » Thu May 11, 2006 1:25 pm

Maybe you could put in some brain damage as uncrossable borders

Hyacinth · Post by **Hyacinth** » Sun May 14, 2006 2:04 pm

I think this map looks awesome, even with the current art. I like the idea of astract continents without them being as complex as the London Underground map or the Space map I've seen around here.

spiesr · Post by **spiesr** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:01 pm

The aspiring area needs a larger bounus as does perceptive.

dissolution · Post by **dissolution** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 10:54 pm

an awwesome map, different ideas are always welcome.

vtmarik · Post by **vtmarik** » Mon Jun 12, 2006 11:49 pm

This isn't a map of the brain persay...

The ancient "science" of phrenology said that you could tell what a person's traits are by mapping out the bumps on their head.

I really like the idea for this map. Taking over groups of cranial deformities reminds me of a series of dreams I once had.

Hope this gets fully made!

AndyDufresne · Post by **AndyDufresne** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:33 am

I have a feeling that this cartographer is no longer active.

--Andy

Jota · Post by **Jota** » Tue Jun 13, 2006 10:43 am

I believe that he's presently in the middle of an extended cross-continent migration which has left him without convenient Internet access for a little while.

wcaclimbing · Post by **wcaclimbing** » Sun Aug 06, 2006 1:07 pm

make it a map and leave it how it is!

its great

its simple

i like it

dont change a thing

Enigma · Post by **Enigma** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 6:45 pm

ooo funky! id luv to play this 1.

Maybe you could put in some brain damage as uncrossable borders

that would b really funny.

kwolff · Post by **kwolff** » Tue Aug 08, 2006 7:21 pm

this is sweet ........

1- bigger font where it could be used
2- more connections
3 - a bit bigger bonuses for continents ...

I really hope this person comes back to do this map its brilliant

Marvaddin · Post by **Marvaddin** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 4:56 pm

Some different names to the countries would be good, too. These names simply suck!

Nikolai · Post by **Nikolai** » Wed Aug 09, 2006 9:13 pm

I think "Perceptive" needs to drop to a value of three, as it only has three chokes, but other than that, the values are good - and simple. All continents are valued at the number of chokes they contain. You might break self-perfecting up a bit more. The two effective sides are slightly unbalanced in value, but that may make for better playability. Needs a bit better graphics, and you need a font style that will stand out in all colors, and maybe some name readjustment so there aren't so many names broken into two pieces. But other than that, I like it! It's clean, simple, and easy to play. Looking forward to playing the finished product!

MontyRamone · Post by **MontyRamone** » Fri Apr 13, 2007 7:21 am

Hey - what does everyone think of a revival of this idea? See here:
http://www.conquerclub.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=16851

-MontyRamone

Skittles! · Post by **Skittles!** » Sat Apr 14, 2007 12:32 am

Why.. Did you bump this thread just to do that?

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