Talk:Map Game

I'm not entirely sure if AltHist.com allows map games, the site would become more cluttered than a site like Alternate History.com, which in fact might be more appropriate on said site. Mr.Xeight 01:07, February 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * That's definitely an AH.Com map, anyway. I don't know if anything like this has been tried here. AFAIC it's all right, but there should be some kind of category structure to support it, so it doesn't just faid into online oblivion. Benkarnell 03:06, February 26, 2010 (UTC)

My only problem is that we're going to be flooded with maps that have only a one-time use and will be forgotten after a day. Do you as any administrator want to have to babysit a page and delete dozens of images every week? We have more important things, like vandalism, our own TLs or ones we help with, or finding me my own-successful AH to call my own, Ben ;) Mr.Xeight 03:23, February 26, 2010 (UTC)
 * I think we should at least try it and see what happens before we completely dismiss the idea. We can establish policy as we go along. Mitro 04:25, February 26, 2010 (UTC)


 * How about creating a Category:Role Playing to contain stuff like this? It can be a subset of Category:Main. Benkarnell 20:20, March 1, 2010 (UTC)

I have to say, I was weary at first, but this is quite fun! Mr.Xeight 20:59, March 1, 2010 (UTC)


 * Have "fun," you guys. I take it this is what the online gamers (my son is one of them) do all the time.  As for me, I'd rather work on something with a little less conflict!SouthWriter 21:42, March 1, 2010 (UTC)

Walloon Union?
What exactly is the justification for the coming into being of the Walloon Union. Sounds quite far-fetched to me, especially the name. --Karsten vK (talk) 14:20, March 1, 2010 (UTC)
 * Perhaps something along the lines of this would provide a slightly more likely alternative? --Karsten vK (talk) 14:32, March 1, 2010 (UTC)

1985
I'm wondering if Britain and California will enter the Great War (it seems that this is the start of the First World War) on the side of the Austro-Italo-Greek Alliance. The United States has created a pact with Russia and Japan, and Russia is already on the side of Germany: and with the Kingdom of Oregon and California already starting to gobble up parts of the US, Britain might be inclined to fight the United States. Or Russia and Japan might simply turn on America to forsake them and take American-controlled China. Mr.Xeight 19:27, March 1, 2010 (UTC)

Realism
Something leads me to believe there are no points awarded for plausibility here, are there? I mean... really, China is gone, the US is going, several other "interesting" events are underway... --Loughery111 14:15, March 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * I noticed that myself, looking over this. Well, this is the first one, and as the players get more experience maybe the games will improve. Benkarnell 14:37, March 2, 2010 (UTC)


 * Definitely a point, we'll just have to see what happens. I'm almost tempted to take a year, have the states that used to be the USA reunify and China rise up in revolt.. :D --Loughery111 15:05, March 2, 2010 (UTC)

Hey.... Wait a minute! Isn't this supposed to be a place where "pretty much anything can happen"? The fact the timeline itself is borderline bizzare is because of the fact that there is no concrete POD event. Its strange nature is the reason why I find the Map Game so very interesting. The fact that you are complaining about a "timeline" in which there are extremely relaxed standards for plausibility (which I find so refreshing) despite the fact you yourself may play the game makes you a hypocrite.

Yankovic270 17:46, March 2, 2010 (UTC)

Come on, if you want realism, go watch the history channel, I just discovered this site yesterday, and i have to say this is the best site ever, i hope my contribution of 1905 didn't break any rules or anything. Spkg 18.21, March 2, 20120 (UTC)