I believe that part of the fun of the game was exploration, and the fun of
going where no-one has gone before, mapping and exploring it, and only
sharing this with the trusted few.
While there are no complete public maps, there is room for all sorts of
private development, empire building etc, which quickly vanishes once the
territories become overrun with other players and the place becomes public.
Kaspar [581]
Aka Rob McNeur
rob@ccc.govt.nz