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  • Weekly Round-up - 11th June, 2018

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  • Weekly Round-up - 11th June, 2018

    Published on 06-11-2018 03:15 AM
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    'Map of the Dragon Pass for RuneQuest'
    by Akae




    Welcome to the weekly round-up, a summary of what’s happened at the Guild over the past seven days.


    Challenge News

    May / June 2018 Lite Challenge: The Fast, Free and Crazy Challenge!

    By the time this post is published (assuming Bogie's on schedule), the current Lite Challenge will have finished and voting should be underway. Head for the challenge folder for updates. Remember, there are only two days of voting this time, so don't delay!


    June 2018 Challenge: Map a Frontier

    June's regular challenge is well underway, but there's still plenty of time to enter. There's more info in the intro thread here, and you can view the entries in the main folder.



    Five threads to check out


    The latest work-in-progress threads, interesting discussions, new tutorials etc etc. It's all here.


    • 'Ostrom', by Wingshaw
    • 'Hothachar', by DanielHasenbos
    • 'Imagycka WIP', by Sapiento
    • 'World map (WIP) and region map', by Laelonys
    • 'Town of Lark', by OldEarth




    Five finished maps


    Check out our latest completed maps from the last week.


    • 'Saranie', by Ilanthar
    • 'First map', by Pyttroll
    • 'Il Grande Continente di Snaeland', by Francesca Baerald
    • 'The Shady Dragon Inn: Patreon Battlemap #17', by Jared Blando
    • 'Sepia Fantasy Map Commission', by LizardInk




    Around the web


    Some links for your reading/viewing pleasure.


    • It was World Ocean Day last week, and we had a couple of maps to celebrate. From Harvard Map Collection, 'John Murray's proposed scheme for Antarctic exploration', and from NLS Scotland, 'A 1923 Diagram of Ocean Currents'
    • From Ordnance Survey, 'Making antique maps more accessible'
    • The illustrative maps of artist Helen Cann
    • 'Bilbao in 1764, the largest city in the Basque Country and the main port of northern Spain'
    • From Map of the Week, 'The Evolving Japanese World View'
    • Literal translations of cities around the world, infographic
    • From nature.com, 'Map-making on a budget'
    • Is Kansas flatter than a pancake? Atlas Obscura investigates.
    • Article on 'The world's oldest surviving globe'










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      ThomasR - 06-13-2018, 09:41 AM
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      Thanks for the Round-up CP

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