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Well, people may be stuck at home right now, but their imaginations are free to roam - and we ended up with quite a few maps of wandering! Check them out here, then vote for your favorite to win this round of Map of the Fortnight!

One of the things that I am doing now, in the early days of my quarantine, is playing an online game of Diplomacy with some old friends. Looking at the standard European map, an elaboration on the map of Europe and adjoining areas, makes me think of the way that this map might better represent...

MotF 213: Völkerwanderung The Challenge Make a map showing a group or people that has ended up in a very different place than OTL. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed. If you're not sure whether your...

A week's extension brought in quite a crop of maps! Check them out here, then vote for your favorite skein of twisted alliances to win this round of Map of the Fortnight!

MotF 212: Ententes Discordante The Challenge Make a map showing multiple competing alliance systems. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed. If you're not sure whether your idea meets the criteria of...

Four entries this week, featuring a variety of almost-forgotten religions! Check them out here, then vote for your favorite to win MotF 211!

MotF 211: Last Man Kneeling The Challenge Make a map showing a country whose main religion was once widespread, but is now no longer widely practiced outside its borders. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are...

Well, we had a great batch of maps this round! Check them out here, then vote for your favorite to win this round of Map of the Fortnight!

MotF 210: Split Down The Middle The Challenge Make a map showing two separate countries that had previously been united. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed. If you're not sure whether your idea meets...

Four entries this round - check them out here, then vote for your favorite topsy-turvy revolution!

MotF 209: Guns Of The North The Challenge Make a map showing a revolt, revolution, or civil war that is in some way reversed from a analogous event that occurred in OTL. (Such as Northern states seceding from the U.S., or monarchists rebelling against the Soviet Union.) The Restrictions...

Two entries in this round - check out the entries here, then vote for your favorite to win this Map of the Month contest!

Here is the new Map and Flag Request Thread II. The old thread, posted in 2012(!), has now reached 500 pages. This is the old thread And these are the revised rules and some helpful links:

Five entries this round, and I'm pleased to see a lot of variety in the regions featured! Check out the entries here, then vote for your favorite to win this round of Map of the Fortnight!

Map of the Month 7: The Way I See It The Challenge Make two maps - one showing a country, and the other showing how the inhabitants of that country perceive the world in which they live. The second map could be humorous, it could reflect cultural or political views, or it could be inaccurate or...

MotF 208: The Age Of Miracles Is Over The Challenge Make a map showing a country which survived longer than it did in OTL, but which now faces destruction. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed. If...

We ended up with three very interesting entries for this round - check them out here, then vote for your favorite to win MotF 207!

MotF 207: Come Hell For Hot Water The Challenge Make a map showing a country which has gained control of a valuable port. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed. If you're not sure whether your idea meets...

I'm very pleased once again to see a great crop of entries, and I'm looking forward to finding out which one emerges as the victor! Check out the entries here, then vote for your favorite to win this round of Map of the Fortnight!

MotF 206: Goodbye Lenin The Challenge Make a map depicting an alternate post-Soviet eastern bloc. The Restrictions For this round, the apparent POD for your map must fall between 1945 and 1992. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed within that framework. If you're not sure whether...