Franchises are a good alternative for some people since they give a road map to run that business.

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The trouble is that the map has already run into criticism from both parties who, though they have accepted it in general, want to make a dozen amendments.

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When it opened in 1981, the Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek became instantly famous locally for its Italian Renaissance design, for its blushing countenance--peach dominated the exterior and interior walls, flooring, and even the furniture--and for its put-Dallas-on-the-map restaurant then run by celebrity chef Dean Fearing.

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The problem is that the only map available is so small, that 70 players run into each other like bumper cars.

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But it struggles to run Civ V at over 25 fps, even when there's hardly anything on the map.

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At top levels, players used to know where anyone could be on a map, where they could hit them from, and where they were likely to run to, but give them a jetpack and suddenly all that knowledge goes out the window.

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