Great list!
6. With none or later map trading, denying scouting itself becomes an element of strategy.
7. Also, reasoning about what a neighbor knows, what they know I know, etc. becomes another element of increased strategic depth. E.g. someone can get an advantage anticipating better long term borders and military defense zones by knowing the geography better. Even on the level of, say, knowing something is a peninsula when you think it's an island.
8. Less demanding C&D. When you have the whole map you can get some information from observing all pop growths / whips / chops / tile yield changes every turn. Since nobody can do this you're on equal footing if you don't want to.
9. Lurkers are more likely to be interested in your thread when your view of the world is more unique and has geographic information not available to anyone else. (And it will be fun to read other reports starting from a completely different view of the world, which may or may not eventually come together with your own.)
(February 27th, 2014, 15:09)Fintourist Wrote: 1. More decisions need to be based on imperfect information
2. Mystery of the new map remains longer as there are no map trading chains
3. There is no need to spend time sending diplo request to your contacts if you want to keep your global map updated
4. I get pissed off later, because I get to see my neighbours obviously greener land later
and maybe most importantly
5. When you can't get full map knowledge with little effort you need to more carefully evaluate the value of better scouting and if you want to invest into it.
6. With none or later map trading, denying scouting itself becomes an element of strategy.
7. Also, reasoning about what a neighbor knows, what they know I know, etc. becomes another element of increased strategic depth. E.g. someone can get an advantage anticipating better long term borders and military defense zones by knowing the geography better. Even on the level of, say, knowing something is a peninsula when you think it's an island.
8. Less demanding C&D. When you have the whole map you can get some information from observing all pop growths / whips / chops / tile yield changes every turn. Since nobody can do this you're on equal footing if you don't want to.
9. Lurkers are more likely to be interested in your thread when your view of the world is more unique and has geographic information not available to anyone else. (And it will be fun to read other reports starting from a completely different view of the world, which may or may not eventually come together with your own.)