Balance of Power — RoE

Balance of Power is a large underground map of 108 by 108 tiles for five players, with no teams and every player a human-controllable seat. Its story, as the author frames it, centers on a dispute over the Golden Vale that breaks an old alliance into open war. The map is played on Normal difficulty, and the five starting factions are Castle, Tower, Inferno, Necropolis and Stronghold. Victory comes from defeating all enemies, and a player loses by losing every town and hero. Rock covers about 42 percent of the terrain and water about 24 percent, with grass and snow making up the rest. Notable features include twelve towns, three placed artifacts such as Dragon Scale Armor, and a number of wandering monster stacks guarding the paths between bases.