Hourglass(SOD) — SoD

Hourglass is a medium two-player map for Shadow of Death, sized 72 by 72 and playable with an underground level. It is rated Expert and has no teams, with both Red and Blue starting with random factions. Only two human players can take part, and no computer-only colors are present. Victory requires defeating all enemies, while a player loses once all of their towns and heroes are gone. Rock covers about a third of the map, with water, subterranean terrain, and grass making up the rest. The author notes that each side starts apart, giving players time to build up before they meet across a large area. The map holds six towns, two Mighty Gorgon stacks and two Gold Golem stacks wandering the land, 129 random monster stacks, 45 random artifacts, and several named artifacts such as the Pendant of Life and the Tome of Fire Magic.