The WeeWar Times

WeeWar mapmaker Stirling (interview ) has recently released an update to his popular Europe World War II map.  This is a fun and complicated board and the recent updates play like an entirely new map.  Stirling answered a few questions I had about the map and also added some great information in his interview which I will include here as well.  If you haven't played on the new version then I highly suggest you start a game, and don't forget to ... Read More

Image via Wikipedia As promised in yesterday's Interview with WeeWar's most popular cartographer , here are Stirling's map balancing tips.  This is a must read if you want to make good playable maps that people will enjoy: Chess is pretty balanced. Same units, same starting positions, no income. The balance is broken when 1 player moves first and the other second. So given an even start the most unbalancing factor is player skill and a mapmaker can only do so much to balance ... Read More

Image via Wikipedia Most of you have probably played on one of Stirling's maps , he is one of WeeWar's most popular and prolific mapmakers,  and one of the best players.  Stirling's alter ego Dan Janowak, 36, from Madison, WI., (He is moving first to Scottsdale, AZ and then on to Pasadena, CA.) is a healthcare IT consultant.   When I asked him about his hobbies he listed: Volleyball, strategic analysis [yes as a hobby], read and keep up on the latest news in ... Read More