Guscle Swamps — RoE

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Guscle Swamps is a medium underground map measuring 72 by 72 tiles, played with three players, two of whom can be human, and two teams. The Blue player fields a Castle, the Green player a Rampart, and a computer-only Tan player plays a Fortress. Rock covers the largest share of the terrain, followed by grass, water and swamp. The victory condition is to defeat all enemies, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The author invites the player to take either the attacking Castle side or the defending Rampart side, noting that each has its own strengths and weaknesses. The map holds six towns, five placed heroes, 23 mines, 18 seer huts and 25 monoliths and portals. Artifacts such as the Golden Bow and the Ring of Infinite Gems are scattered about, along with the Grail, and two Dwarf stacks and a Vampire Lord roam the map.

Author's description

Chose to be either the attacker (Castle) or the defender (Rampart) of these wondrous swamps. Note that each side has distinctly unique advantages and disadvantages.

Version:RoE
Size:M (72×72 tiles)
Difficulty:Hard
Players:2 human / 3 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:13.68%
Victory condition:Defeat all enemies
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Grass44.8%
Water23.7%
Swamp14.3%
Sand7.9%
Dirt6.5%
Rough1.4%
Lava1.1%
Subterranean0.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Guscle Swamps
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Guscle Swamps

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 1
  • Rampart(Green) × 2
  • Fortress(Tan) × 1
  • Rampart(Neutral) × 2

Heroes

5 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 018 monsters
  • Level 12 monsters
  • Level 27 monsters
  • Level 34 monsters
  • Level 415 monsters
  • Level 513 monsters
  • Level 611 monsters
  • Level 72 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts33
  • Spell scrolls3

Map Objects & Structures

Random Resource136Treasure Chest48Resource36Mine23Seer Hut18Sign17Border Guard14One-way Monolith Entrance12Flotsam11Keymaster's Tent11One-way Monolith Exit11Campfire8Boat8Star Axis8Wagon7Shipwreck7Black Market6Creature Bank6Learning Stone6Garden of Revelation6Magic Plains4Corpse4Water Wheel4Cursed Ground4Sea Chest4Cartographer3Trading Post3Warrior's Tomb3School of Magic3Mercenary Camp3