A very defensive map, Orinoco is much like Amazonia in that each player has one half of the map with a river along the middle. However, there is a stretch of swamp on eaither the north or southern side of the river that lets land troops cross. Also, you can not build ships along the river because it has cliff edges. There is no Trade Route.
The Rockies are, as described by their name, rocky. Because of the cliffs acting as walls, defending players, there are normally only around four entrances that a player must protect. Taking the center of the map will provide you with an excellent attack point with plenty of resources, but letting the enemy take it will put you in a difficult position. The map has two Trade Routes going into the base of each team, and each have an easy-to-defend Native settlement.
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