Around the Lake — RoE

Around the Lake is a medium 72x72 map for four players, with no underground level and no teams, and each of the four colors can be played by a human. All four players start with random factions, and there are no computer-only colors. The victory condition is to defeat all enemies, and a player loses when they have no towns and no heroes left. Roughly a quarter of the surface is water, with dirt, grass, and sand making up most of the rest. The map holds six towns, 25 mines, 48 random monster stacks, and nine randomly placed artifacts. Dwellings for the four elementals and a single creature bank add further targets along the way. The author describes it simply as a balanced four-player layout, played at Normal difficulty.