Algorithm Page (Columbus: First Contact Map Game)

LocationEdit

 * Capital City - +9
 * Major City - +7
 * Inside the Country - +5
 * In a country near yours - +3
 * In a country bordering the same sea as yours - +2
 * In a country on the other side of a continent - -2

MotiveEdit

 * Sake of the Country - +10
 * Moral Reasoning (e.g. Stopping a genocide) - +8
 * Irredentist/Ethnic Agenda - + 7
 * Religion ("Crusade" or "Jihad") - +6
 * Political Reason - +5
 * Economic Reason - +4

Alien Tech

 * + 2 for each piece

Location Edit
Based on shortest possible sea route, taking into account blockades, etc.

One of: Any of:
 * Next to homeland: 5
 * Next to captured area or close to homeland: 4
 * Close to captured area or far from homeland: 3
 * Far from captured area or halfway around the world from homeland: 2
 * No where close to any territory: 1
 * -3: For every blockade needing to be crossed

Tactical Edit
One of: Any of:
 * Defender: 2
 * Surprise attack: 2
 * Every sea battle won this turn: -1
 * Every sea battle lost this turn: -2

Strength Edit
One of: One of:
 * Large Navy: 3
 * Medium Navy: 2
 * Small Navy: 1
 * Fully Modern: 2
 * Partially Modern: 1

Motive Edit
One of:
 * Religious: 5
 * Social or Moral: 4
 * Political: 2
 * Economic: 1

Alien Tech

 * + 2 for each piece