Area 51 — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Area 51 is a small underground map measuring 36 by 36 tiles, built for eight players with no teams and no computer-only colors, so every seat can be filled by a human. Its setting comes from the author's idea that a dungeon has taken over a castle once ruled by King Zepplin, who hid the Holy Grail. Each player controls one of the eight factions: Castle, Rampart, Tower, Stronghold, Inferno, Necropolis, Dungeon, and Fortress. Most of the ground is subterranean, with large areas of rock and lava. Victory requires building a Grail structure, while a player is eliminated after losing all towns and heroes. The map holds nine towns, 35 mines, and a Grail, along with a Sea Captain's Hat, 26 random artifacts, and two monoliths or portals. It is set at Normal difficulty.

Author's description

This land is rumoured that long ago the ruler of this land, King Zepplin, buried the holy grail to hide it from the Dungeon Overlords. In retaliation, they seiged his castle and developed it into an underground dungeon. Your quest is to find the Holy Grail and restore it at Zepplin.

Version:RoE
Size:S (36×36 tiles)
Difficulty:Normal
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:3.94%
Victory condition:Build a Grail structure — at (17, 6, underground) (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean40.1%
Lava13.3%
Dirt10.5%
Snow10.5%
Rough10.5%
Grass10.3%
Water4.8%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Area 51
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Area 51

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Rampart(Blue) × 1
  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Inferno(Orange) × 1
  • Fortress(Pink) × 1
  • Necropolis(Purple) × 1
  • Castle(Red) × 1
  • Tower(Tan) × 1
  • Dungeon(Teal) × 1
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

8 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 22 monsters
  • Level 35 monsters
  • Level 46 monsters
  • Level 51 monster
  • Level 71 monster

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts26

Map Objects & Structures

Treasure Chest56Resource44Mine35Random Resource28Sign17Campfire16Windmill9Obelisk9Scholar9Garrison8Magic Well8Keymaster's Tent8Witch Hut8Eye of the Magi8Border Guard8Flotsam6Rally Flag4Fountain of Fortune3Fountain of Youth2Subterranean Gate2Boat2Cartographer2Mystical Garden1Water Wheel1Multi-creature Dwelling1Magic Spring1Idol of Fortune1Cover of Darkness1One-way Monolith Exit1One-way Monolith Entrance1