Custom Map #8935: Checkmate. By: WJHolly

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Author: WJHolly
Size: 256x256

Desc:
Basic large scale battle on a checkerboard.

[marvinitfox]

Lovely map.

Pity about the way it absolutely shreds my OCD and stomps on the bits.

The large squares are not a multiple of 3, or better yet a multiple of 9 in size.
Thus, it becomes impossible to build a nice, symmetrical army using large area drags & selects.

This greatly adds to the micromanagement required for what is, after all, a very straightforward slog.
It adds NO enjoyment, playability or even difficulty of its own, *all* it contributes is frustration.

It's not as if there is any shortage of area to build on, so this spacing is not a deliberate choice to increase difficulty or require planning.
It merely sux.