The rules and TEC state that there are 2 kinds of river (minor and major), but the rivers on the maps look all the same to me. Which rivers are minor or major? All the rivers in FFL are minor, although you can move riverines along them. The major rivers are in Sun Never Sets. In the scenario 2 set-up, was Oran already controlled by the French ? French do not control Oran. As you say that Abd al Qadr would have to take some fortresses, maybe a solution would be to require the French to control the countryside, while requiring Abd al Qadr to control fortresses ? Make towns worth 3 victory points. In fact, this shouldbe standard in all the games in the series (towns are worth 30% of fortresses).