maps

MotF 187: At The Ballot Box The Challenge Make a map of an election, referendum, plebiscite, or other vote. 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...

Once again, we have two entries in this round's contest. Both put an Islamic spin on the topic, but who had the better map? Check out @Crazy Boris's "Moroccan Company of the Indies" and @SpazzReflex's "Omani Invasion of India" here, then vote for your favorite!

MotF 186: The Visible Hand The Challenge Make a map showing the territories controlled directly or indirectly by a trading company or corporation. 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...

Two different takes on a Red CSA - this week it's Dr.Kafka's Confederacy of Socialist Republics vs. SpazzReflex's New Dawn Insurgency! Check out the entries here and vote for your favorite!

Five entries this time, featuring unions across at least three continents! Check out the entries here and vote for the one you like best! Comments and discussion are welcome, either here or in the main thread.

MotF 185: The Bonnie Red Flag The Challenge Make a map depicting the outcome of a communist or socialist revolution in the Confederate States of America. The Restrictions For this round, the POD of your map must be between 1860 and 1865. Fantasy and science fiction maps are permitted as long...

MotF 184: In Varietate Concordia The Challenge Make a map showing a supranational union. 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 this challenge...

MotF 183: The Lotus Eaters The Challenge Make a map of a place whose inhabitants think of it as a utopia. 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...

A lot of fine entries this time around, including from some first-time contestants! Check out the entries here and vote for the one you like best! Comments and discussion are welcome, either here or in the main thread.

I decided it might help my motivation for doing stuff for this timeline by making a thread for it. All previous entries in the timeline are here. And the first entry here will be a transit map. The Skagit Transit is a public transportation system that covers most of Skagit and parts of...

MotF 182: Deuxième Belle Époque The Challenge Make a map depicting all or part of Europe in 1944, thirty years after the Black Hand failed to assassinate Archduke Franz Ferdinand. The Restrictions For this round, the POD of your map must be in 1914, and the year depicted in the map must be...

We ended up with a dozen entries this round, including several glimpses into alternate alternate history forums! Check out the entries here and vote for the one you like best! Comments and discussion are welcome, either here or in the main thread.

The old thread will soon be dead...long live the Map Thread! Link to the previous thread: Map Thread XVII

MotF 181: The Mapmaker Lies Heavy The Challenge Make a map from the perspective of someone in another timeline, showing what they think our timeline would look like. The Restrictions There are no restrictions on when the PoD of your map should be. Fantasy, sci-fi, and future maps are allowed...

Five entries this time around, each with their own spin on the topic! Check out the entries here and vote for the one you like best! Comments and discussion are welcome, either here or in the main thread.

MotF 180: About Face The Challenge Make a map showing a conflict or competition where one of the participants has unexpectedly switched sides. 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...

MotF 179: Third Place Ain't So Bad The Challenge Make a map depicting a "Third-World" or developing country which is better off than in our timeline. The Restrictions For this round, the POD of your map must be after 1945. Fantasy and science fiction maps are permitted as long as they meet...

MotF 178: Why They Changed It I Can't Say The Challenge Make a map featuring a city which has undergone a recent name change. 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...

Another fine set of maps this time! Check out the entries here and vote for the one you like best! Comments and discussion are welcome, either here or in the main thread.