A Pinwheel — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

A Pinwheel is a large 108 by 108 map for three players, each playing alone with no teams, and it is set on an underground level. The author has no name listed. The author's note, paraphrased here, suggests a circular course where ground is claimed quickly but is hard to hold, so players should build up their kingdom before the inevitable attack. Players take the Inferno, Tower, and Rampart factions. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The terrain is roughly a quarter water, a quarter rock, a fifth subterranean, and a small share of snow. Notable features include 23 towns, many monster dwellings, and several placed artifacts such as the Boots of Speed and the Sea Captain's Hat, alongside numerous mines and creature banks.

Author's description

Around and around you go with as many feats as possible. He that is firstest gets the mostest. Being 1st to flag it doesn't mean it's yours for long, because you can't waste time getting back to it. Build your Kingdom strong for the day of invasion, as it will come, ready or not.

Version:RoE
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:3 human / 3 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:27.24%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water35.5%
Subterranean25.5%
Snow9.1%
Lava8.6%
Grass8.0%
Rough7.1%
Swamp5.7%
Sand0.5%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of A Pinwheel
UndergroundUnderground minimap of A Pinwheel

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Tower(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Red) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 11
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 2
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 2
  • Tower(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

3 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 075 monsters
  • Level 12 monsters
  • Level 21 monster
  • Level 42 monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts126
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest341Resource194Random Resource139Mine113Flotsam101Campfire97One-way Monolith Entrance57Scholar57One-way Monolith Exit53Boat52Magic Well34Learning Stone32Garrison28Windmill28Shrine of Magic Incantation26Sea Chest26Tree of Knowledge26Redwood Observatory18Marletto Tower18Shrine of Magic Thought17Shrine of Magic Gesture17Star Axis17Creature Bank17Subterranean Gate16Shipwreck12Two-way Monolith12Hill Fort12Garden of Revelation11Mercenary Camp9Den of Thieves9