Check Mate — RoE
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
Check Mate is an extra large surface map of 144 by 144 tiles, played at normal difficulty by four players, all of whom may be human, with no teams. Each player begins with a random faction. The land is mostly snow, lava, and rough ground, with grass covering a smaller share and no water at all. The author presents it as a final campaign against three cornered rivals, meant to prove a player's worth to their liege. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once every town and hero is gone. The map holds twelve towns and four starting heroes, along with eight placed artifacts such as the Spyglass and the Pendant of Holiness. Wandering stacks of Hobgoblins and Diamond Golems roam the terrain, and dwellings house creatures including Devils and Pit Fiends.
Author's description
| Version: | RoE |
|---|---|
| Size: | XL (144×144 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Normal |
| Players: | 4 human / 4 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface only |
| Victory condition: | Defeat all enemies |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Random(Blue) × 1
- Random(Green) × 1
- Random(Red) × 1
- Random(Tan) × 1
- Castle(Neutral) × 1
- Fortress(Neutral) × 1
- Inferno(Neutral) × 2
- Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
- Stronghold(Neutral) × 2
- Tower(Neutral) × 1
Heroes
4 placed heroes on map
Wandering Monsters
- Hobgoblin8 stacks
- Diamond Golem6 stacks
- Familiar5 stacks
- Arch Mage5 stacks
- Master Gremlin5 stacks
- Skeleton Warrior5 stacks
- Harpy Hag3 stacks
- Goblin3 stacks
- Imp3 stacks
- Stone Gargoyle3 stacks
- Evil Eye3 stacks
- Dendroid Guard3 stacks
- Water Elemental3 stacks
- Zealot3 stacks
- Harpy2 stacks
- Troglodyte2 stacks
- Walking Dead2 stacks
- Skeleton2 stacks
- Wolf Rider2 stacks
- Stone Golem2 stacks
- Ogre2 stacks
- Magog2 stacks
- Pegasus2 stacks
- Gog2 stacks
- Iron Golem2 stacks
- Centaur Captain2 stacks
- Vampire2 stacks
- Battle Dwarf1 stack
- Wood Elf1 stack
- Orc Chieftain1 stack
- Grand Elf1 stack
- Monk1 stack
- Crusader1 stack
- Gold Golem1 stack
- Zombie1 stack
- Demon1 stack
- Pit Fiend1 stack
- Orc1 stack
- Marksman1 stack
- Horned Demon1 stack
- Naga1 stack
- Cyclops1 stack
- Gremlin1 stack
- Minotaur King1 stack
- Unicorn1 stack
- Efreet1 stack
- War Unicorn1 stack
- Dwarf1 stack
- Infernal Troglodyte1 stack
- Archer1 stack
- Fire Elemental1 stack
- Giant1 stack
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Helm of the Alabaster Unicorn(1 placed)
- Quiet Eye of the Dragon(1 placed)
- Clover of Fortune(1 placed)
- Badge of Courage(1 placed)
- Glyph of Gallantry(1 placed)
- Spyglass(1 placed)
- Spirit of Oppression(1 placed)
- Pendant of Holiness(1 placed)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts45
- Spell scrolls18