Island of Departure — RoE

Island of Departure is an extra large, above-ground map for six players, with five teams and no computer-only colors, so every seat can be filled by a human. The author is not named, and the description is a rough note about a newly risen island that four kingdoms have claimed, with the aim of tearing it apart and sending it away. Water covers about 44 percent of the 144 by 144 tiles, with lava, grassland and snow making up most of the rest. Each of the six players starts with one town, using Rampart, Tower, Stronghold, Castle, Necropolis or Inferno. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once all their towns and heroes are gone. The map is set to Impossible difficulty. Wandering monsters include numerous Fire Elementals, and the map holds 14 random artifacts, 40 mines and five creature banks.