Rise of the Open Phoenix — SoD

Rise of the Open Phoenix is a large underground map of 108 by 108 tiles, played at Normal difficulty for four players, all of whom may be human, with no teams and no computer-only colors. Each player's faction is random, and the Shadow of Death expansion is required. The story centers on the First Phoenix returning to a region where two long-standing rival alliances are already at war. Victory comes from defeating a specific monster, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. Rock, dirt, snow, and lava make up most of the terrain, with very little water. The map holds twelve towns, a large number of mines, random artifacts, and creature banks, along with wandering Phoenixes, Crystal Dragons, and Wood Elves.