Better Homes and Dungeons — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Better Homes and Dungeons is a large underground map of 108 by 108 tiles, built for the Shadow of Death expansion at Expert difficulty. Four players start in play, with two human seats and two computer-only seats for Tan and Green. Each player controls a different faction: Dungeon for Red, Necropolis for Blue, Castle for Tan, and Rampart for Green, with no teams. Water covers about 59 percent of the surface, with rock and subterranean ground making up most of the rest. The first player to accumulate 100,000 gold wins, and a player is eliminated after losing every town and hero. The map holds five towns, twenty heroes, and many guarded mines, creature banks, and artifacts, along with wandering stacks of goblins, skeletons, basilisks, and trolls.

Author's description

Keep your dungeon tidy as you accumulate treasure, but look out for your jealous, conniving neighbor! Also, be careful for the good heroes who occasionally invade the underworld. The first player to collect 100,000 gold wins.

Version:SoD
Size:L (108×108 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:2 human / 4 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:59.35%
Victory condition:Accumulate resources — 100,000 Gold
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water74.2%
Subterranean22.9%
Grass2.3%
Dirt0.6%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Better Homes and Dungeons
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Better Homes and Dungeons

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Necropolis(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 1
  • Dungeon(Red) × 1
  • Castle(Tan) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1

Heroes

20 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 24 monsters
  • Level 38 monsters
  • Level 416 monsters
  • Level 519 monsters
  • Level 66 monsters
  • Level 74 monsters

Creature Dwellings

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts18
  • Spell scrolls2

Map Objects & Structures

Resource78Treasure Chest75Flotsam22Pandoras Box14Mine14Holy Grounds13Quest Guard12Random Resource12Corpse12Campfire8Magic Well7Rally Flag6Eye of the Magi6Creature Bank6Sanctuary5Boat5Shipyard4School of Magic4Sea Chest4Warrior's Tomb4Cover of Darkness3Mercenary Camp3Marletto Tower3Learning Stone3Cursed Ground (2)3Arena3One-way Monolith Entrance2One-way Monolith Exit2Cartographer2Hut of the Magi2