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How do I improve this gameboard node graph?

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I'm new to yEd and just made an adaptation of the classic board game Diplomacy as a node map by manually moving things around and connecting them. After fiddling around for a few hours, I think it looks pretty good, but I'm looking for some help to gently adjust the graph so that the nodes are all as equidistant as possible, keeping the circular format and the three grouped sections together. Is there a way to do this using the layout tools or the align nodes tools? I want all of my edges to be straight lines and there should be no line crossing. Here is a picture of my graph right now if you want to take a look: diplomacy board

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The organic layout algorithm is usually the best choice for these kind of structures. However, while running organic layout may improve the distances between nodes, the algorithm will not necessarily produce a circle like in your illustration unless you specify an elliptical output restriction (see tab "Area Restrictions" in the organic layout settings).

A good approach might be running the algorithm without an output restriction, note down the bounds of the resulting layout, and then run the algorithm again with an elliptical output restriction that is inside the previously noted bounds.

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