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Old October 2nd, 2018, 08:50 AM
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An idle question for y'all. If you had to choose one single BoV map -- on which to play every HeroScape game for the rest of your life -- which one would it be?
Well, I thought it would be interesting to approach this question from a little more statistical standpoint than just a gut feeling. I've been involved in helping to choose the maps in our local tourney for the past several years, and (being the technogeek I am), I have a spreadsheet for that. So, using 6 years of data (including this year's), giving my first choice for a year 15 points, second choice 14 pts, and so on down to however many choices there were for a given year, then adding 'em all up, here's the top 5:
  1. Sirocco
  2. Ticalla Sunrise
  3. Quasatch Playground
  4. Burial Marsh
  5. Dance of the Dryads

To answer from the "gut feeling" angle as well, I think I might go with Dance of the Dryads—I suspect its position at the bottom of the top 5 is only because I didn't notice it for a couple years (look upthread if you need to know why). But honestly my gut feelings change every year. I'll get sick of one map after a few years, start thinking another one isn't so bad after all, etc.

And of course let us not forget that there are now ARV maps to consider as well ...

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And I've seen some people on the Internet seem to have a problem with mixing this with the rest of the game, which makes no sense to me, because, I mean, you already are having knights fight robots, how is throwing Spider-Man into the mix that big of a deal?
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Nice. Only four posts so far, and yet already lots of variety in what's been named.
Now we need your answer! I'm sure there are a couple that you have a keen interest in.
Hah hah, nice of you BiggaBullfrog. So hard to say... Perhaps Draugur? Although the terrain requirements (double tundra!) are so steep.....
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To answer from the "gut feeling" angle as well, I think I might go with Dance of the Dryads.
Well, THAT was unexpected.
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To answer from the "gut feeling" angle as well, I think I might go with Dance of the Dryads.
Well, THAT was unexpected.
It's a good map. It's got about as much variety as a tourney map can have: shadow, lava, trees, stalagmites, road, water, dungeon. It's fairly visually interesting; the road makes it easy to get around on while the highest tiles are all lava field, making it dangerous to camp there. I mean, who knows? Ask me again in two years and I might be bored of it by then. But right now I'm still diggin' it.

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And I've seen some people on the Internet seem to have a problem with mixing this with the rest of the game, which makes no sense to me, because, I mean, you already are having knights fight robots, how is throwing Spider-Man into the mix that big of a deal?
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Re: Battlefields of Valhalla Discussion Thread

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Elswin Plateau all the way. I know it's not the most popular and a little stale for some people, but it's been my favorite since I first built it.

A close second would be Ticalla Sunrise, and it is admittedly more tactically interesting. Honorable mention goes to Road Rampage, which just holds a bunch of nostalgia value for me as the first competitive map I played on.

I hear you on Elswin Plateau, Bigga. So flat and asymmetric. Feels like an actual battleground. And I have fond memories mobilizing a Brave Arrow + Dwarves build across the plateau to smash into a waiting opponent.


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Elswin Plateau all the way. I know it's not the most popular and a little stale for some people, but it's been my favorite since I first built it.

A close second would be Ticalla Sunrise, and it is admittedly more tactically interesting. Honorable mention goes to Road Rampage, which just holds a bunch of nostalgia value for me as the first competitive map I played on.

I hear you on Elswin Plateau, Bigga. So flat and asymmetric. Feels like an actual battleground. And I have fond memories mobilizing a Brave Arrow + Dwarves build across the plateau to smash into a waiting opponent.


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An idle question for y'all. If you had to choose one single BoV map -- on which to play every HeroScape game for the rest of your life -- which one would it be?
Fire Isles, love the way lava and molten lava works. It’s an interesting press your luck type of mechanic, and the tightness of that map creates for HEATED conflicts.

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Re: Battlefields of Valhalla Discussion Thread

Probably Ticalla Sunrise for me.

Although if I were to pick one from all maps ever it might be Common Ground. Not sure, I’ll have to narrow it down to like a top 10 or something and then really think about it. There’s a lot of maps I love.

That would be an interesting thread actually...
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By-laws for the Battlefields of Valhalla:
SECTION 3: Self-governance
1. The Council will contain six judges. The current judges are: 1Mmirg, Bengi, Dignan, fomox, mad_wookiee, RoninValentina
2. Judges will maintain their position unless:
a) They are not heard from by fellow judges on the official non-official Heroscape web site for a period of 31 days, or
b) They abstain for a total of three months or for three consecutive maps under review, whichever comes later.
3. If a vacancy on the council occurs, judges will be replaced by those who:
a) show interest in serving, and
b) after consideration of the sitting judges receive 75 % vote of approval. Voting and discussion of a replacement judge may occur in private.
I'd like to initiate a vote of no confidence in every sitting judge. By their own by-laws, none of them should be judges anymore.

Yes, this is a bit facetious. However, it's sad that I have to say to newer (and older) players "Hey, you should use these BoV maps, but not these; these maps by this person, but not his other maps; these previous GenCon/ScapeCon maps, but not these." IMO, there needs to be a one-stop-shop for the best competitive maps.

I can put together a group of excellent map judges to carry the mantle forward (Dok, Superfrog, KevinDola, to name a few), but it can't happen without permission (and/or community support). We have other plans if we can't carry BoV forward into the new era, but the BoV name still carries the most weight in the community.

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I think it would be awesome to have the BoV be brought back and bringing in new maps. I'm sure y'all would be great at it.

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And here's another admin that would be happy to help bring back the BoV.

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