Gates of Hell — SoD

Gates of Hell is a medium underground-enabled map of 72 by 72 tiles for five computer-controlled colors, with only one human player allowed, and no teams. Red, Blue, Tan, Green and Orange each field their own mix of factions, including Tower, Dungeon, Conflux, Castle, Rampart, Stronghold, Fortress and Inferno. Victory and defeat both hinge on a specific hero, and the author's note frames the quest as tracking down the source of a strange heat spreading across the land. Terrain is mostly dirt, subterranean ground and grass, with some rock and about eight percent water. The map holds nine towns, many wandering monsters such as Fire Elementals and Firebirds, twelve creature banks, thirty-eight mines and a set of Legion artifacts.