~*~Armageddon's Blade~*~ — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Armageddon's Blade is a small, one-level map on a 36 by 36 grid, rated Hard, for eight players, all of whom can be human. There are no teams, and every player is on their own, with factions ranging from Tower and Fortress to Conflux and Castle, with Rampart, Stronghold and others doubled up. Terrain is mostly subterranean, rock and grass, with some rough ground and no water. Each side starts with a town, and the sides must eliminate one another's towns and heroes before anyone can claim the prize, an artifact called Armageddon's Blade, which is placed on the map. Losing all towns and heroes ends a player's game. Scattered across the map are 32 mines, four seer huts, six creature banks, two monoliths or portals, and eleven random artifacts. Wandering monsters include sprites, archmages and pit fiends.

Author's description

Eight kings vie for control of the world, but they all want to set it on fire. Stomp out all of them, then find Armageddon's Blade. Once you do, you win. .....Sounds easy, huh?

Version:AB
Size:S (36×36 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:0.04%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #128 (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Subterranean34.2%
Grass29.5%
Rough16.5%
Lava9.9%
Swamp5.1%
Snow4.7%
Water0.1%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of ~*~Armageddon's Blade~*~
UndergroundUnderground minimap of ~*~Armageddon's Blade~*~

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Fortress(Blue) × 1
  • Stronghold(Green) × 1
  • Rampart(Orange) × 1
  • Castle(Pink) × 1
  • Conflux(Purple) × 1
  • Tower(Red) × 1
  • Rampart(Tan) × 1
  • Stronghold(Teal) × 1

Wandering Monsters

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts11
  • Spell scrolls1

Map Objects & Structures

Resource41Mine32Subterranean Gate12Pandoras Box7Random Resource6Creature Bank6Seer Hut4Obelisk4Two-way Monolith2Cartographer2Treasure Chest2Redwood Observatory1Shrine of Magic Thought1Temple1Corpse1Library of Enlightenment1Arena1Dragon Utopia1