A few years ago, I posted my first "one map to rule them all" as a play guide for people to print at home. Well, since then, my obsession with MECCG cartography hasn't exactly let up, and so it seemed high time to show some benevolence and start a new thread with a full repository of my subsequent creations for the CoE community.
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NOTE: These files are extremely high resolution, so don't be surprised if it takes a looong time to load them in your web browser on slower connections.
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First up: a master upgraded version of the original play guides that I created back in the day, except now using the full-color Hartwig map for the background, and styled to match the general MECCG aesthetic. These were designed to be printed at 10"x15" (i.e. to be legible at that size, though you can of course print whatever size you want); personally I recommend printing on heavy card stock such as what's available at a UPS printing center.
Hero version (52 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_hero_master_thumb.jpg)
Minion version (51 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_minion_master_thumb.jpg)
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For posterity's sake, here are links to the original play guides that I designed. Note that there may be a few errors in these; please let me know if you catch anything! They were designed to be printed at home on standard 8.5x11" paper.
Hero version - Color (3 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_hero_color_thumb.jpg)
Minion version - Color (3 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_minion_color_thumb.jpg)
There's also a grayscale version in case you prefer to save on color ink.
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Hero version - Grayscale (3 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_hero_grayscale_thumb.jpg)
Minion version - Grayscale (3 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_minion_grayscale_thumb.jpg)
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And finally, this is a "board" map that I designed for indicating the location of each player's companies with playing pieces such as the "hobbit" pieces that came with the MECCG gift set, pieces from the Conquest of Nerath board game (which is what I use personally -- gotta love the color-coding! and note that you can usually buy a set of "replacement" Nerath pieces on eBay so you don't have the buy the whole game), etc. It was designed to be printed on a 19"x29" quad-fold board such as what's available on Board Games Maker (for the record, I went with Standard Matte / Linen Finish).
Board map (36 MB, right-click link to download)
Preview:
![Image](https://thelifeofethan-bab59.firebaseapp.com/docs/meccg_map_board_thumb.jpg)
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I'm currently working on a DC-amended version of the main play guide, and happy to take other requests if people have them, but please note that I am exceedingly busy with real life these days so probably not doing much of anything in a timely fashion. Hope y'all enjoy!
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- DamienX