Great map, the fog was a little annoying, but overall I thought that it had some really amazing interactions. The islands create an interesting and compelling stress on the game.
Love the fact that this board requires you to really choose your battles. Taking one of the satellite continents is very risky if you're not sure that you can hold the continent that it's attached to, but the reward is so huge that you almost can't afford not to try.
If a player starts off with a continent on turn one - they will dominate the game from turn one. Did not like the game I played - will try one more time to be fair.