Lure of the Rings

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Using the map at http://www.ititches.com/middleearth/, I'm trying to make a Warfish game involving the rings of power.

We're currently in /AlphaTesting.

The Encyclopedia of Arda has been helpful for keeping the game tied to the text when possible.

• TwentySeventeen? Rings total:

  • Three Rings for the Elven-kings under the sky, [but the Elven rings were safe from Sauron's power...And yet their power faded with the One Ring's destruction.]

  • Seven for the Dwarf-lords in their halls of stone,

  • Nine for Mortal Men doomed to die,

  • One for the Dark Lord on his dark throne

  • In the Land of Mordor where the Shadows lie....

• Each ring should
  • convey power:
    • Knowledge is power in RISK; Fog of War restricts knowledge; Ergo, a ring should clear fog of war.
    • give an army bonus?
  • be potentially detrimental
    • the servant rings can be controlled by the One Ring (somewhat easily) and other rings (with more difficulty)

    • each set of rings might provide a Wraith negative overbonus? (Except the three!)

  • Be geographically consistent:

    • 9 distributed among territories of men (Rohan, Eriador, Gondor, Southrens?)

    • 7 among dwarves (blue/misty mtns, Iron Hills, Rhun)

    • 3 among elves (Lorien, Fangorn?, Rivendell/Mirkwood, Lindon)

    • 1 in Mordor, in the obvious place (no other rings can reveal it)
  • have a one-way border to attack for control of it--making a thing of power requires pouring one's power into that thing
• The One Ring should have power over the other rings (i.e., a decent chance of capturing via one-way border)
• Citadels should have higher defenses: Minas Tirith, Minas Morgul, Barad-dur, Helm's Deep, Isengard, Dol Amroth, Lothlorien
• Overall, two games in play:
  • the country game (encouraged by continent/size bonuses)
  • the visibility game (encouraged by army bonuses on rings)
  • Need to make sure there are multiple victory strategies

The background map so far (a work in progress):