Scramble for Africa

I was the Netherlands or purple when I played this game. Sameet, my partner, and I were trying to take control of important passes in Africa. For example we took control of The Strait of Gibraltar and the Bab-El-Maneb. Even with our small number of dice, we were not only able to take control of this but also a small part of the Congo Basin and a small part of lake Tanganyika. We also took a part of Madagascar which had a lot of precipitation and good planting areas. Altogether although we were aiming for much more we did still get some important parts.

The Winner- this really depends on how you think about it. If you were to choose the group with the most natural resources then France would win, but if you looked for the most strategical points then either The Netherlands or Great Britain could have won. So you see it all really depends on how you look at it and then decide.
The Loser- although this really depends on the way you look at it too, it seems like either of Portugal, Spain, or Belgium must be the losers. They all had ok land but not as good as expected.