Check Mate — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Check Mate is an extra large, surface-level map for four players, all of whom may be human, with no teams and random factions for each side. The land is mostly snow, lava, rough ground and grass, with no water. Victory requires defeating every enemy, and a player is eliminated once they lose all towns and heroes. The map contains twelve towns and four starting heroes, along with roaming stacks such as Hobgoblins, Diamond Golems and Arch Mages. Dwellings hold creatures ranging from Monks and Genies to Pit Fiends and Gorgons. Eight artifacts are placed on the map, including the Spyglass and the Helm of the Alabaster Unicorn, and there are forty-two mines, eight seer huts and fourteen monoliths and portals. The author describes it as a final push against three rivals to finish them off.

Author's description

You finally got your 3 enemies where you wanted them. Now you can finish them off to prove that you are worthy of being crowned by your lord.

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

Snow28.1%
Lava25.1%
Rough20.0%
Grass13.1%
Swamp8.2%
Dirt3.8%
Sand1.7%
Water0.0%
SurfaceSurface minimap of Check Mate
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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

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts45
  • Spell scrolls18

Map Objects & Structures

Resource240Random Resource152Treasure Chest60Creature Bank53Mine42Campfire42Obelisk20Shrine of Magic Thought11Pandoras Box10Mercenary Camp10Learning Stone10Seer Hut8Windmill7Two-way Monolith6Witch Hut6Shrine of Magic Incantation6Crypt6School of War5Redwood Observatory5Star Axis5Scholar5One-way Monolith Entrance4One-way Monolith Exit4Magic Well4Corpse4War Machine Factory4Warrior's Tomb4Shrine of Magic Gesture4Marletto Tower4Wagon2