Saipan 1944

[Hugmenot]

There lies the issue, the open hexes and the villages and towns look good as well as the overall graphics style. The problem was with production, the jungles are dark and the choice of color for the grid lines and hex numbers is bad. It is funny that in pictures and scans they look a little better. Possibly the bright lights from flash or scan is just what you need to see them. Playing at night or low light will be problematic. So no more playing by flashlight after bedtime.

The problem is also noticeable on some of the Elsenborn maps.

It's a hard balancing act. On the one hand, the realism of the maps helps with immersion; on the other hand, they do make it more difficult to play. I once saw an image on BGG of a realistic using white lines and numbering and I felt it would seriously annoy me.