In the Crowded variant the standard map is used with the exception of having a supply center in Ruhr. Each of the 35 supply centers starts out as a home center for one of the eleven players. The original seven players start out with their normal units and positions and are joined by the four new players:

1. Balkan: F Greece, F Rumania, A Serbia, A Bulgaria
2. Lowland: F Belgium, A Holland, A Ruhr
3. Norway: F Norway, F Denmark, A Sweden
4. Spain: F Portugal, A Spain, F Tunis