In reply to Graeme G:
> Definitely the easiest, and with the greatest temptation, to cheat at.
Oh, I haven't really been playing it all as you are supposed to. Even with a map you can still have fun, deciding from the outline whether it has a coast, is in Central America, West Africa, the Balkans, the Caucasus or the 'stans, then flitting about to see if you were right.
I confess I didn't know the rules until today, and doing it by them does seem fun so I will do that from now on. Promise!