Sander's Folly — AB

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

Sander's Folly is an Armageddon's Blade scenario on an extra large 144 by 144 underground level, rated for expert play. The author's description portrays a dedicated history student whose drive for top marks is taken to an extreme. Eight colors take part, with one human seat and seven computer-controlled colors, split into two teams. Necropolis, Castle, Stronghold, Tower, Dungeon, Fortress and Inferno are in play. Victory requires acquiring a specific artifact, and a player is eliminated after losing all towns and heroes. Rock covers over half the terrain, with water and snow making up much of the rest. The map holds 25 towns, 22 placed heroes, five wandering Mage stacks and three Ghost Dragon stacks, plus an Inexhaustible Cart of Ore among 21 random artifacts.

Author's description

Sander Payne was always a good student. He liked to study, he often received high marks on his tests. His favorite subject was history and he studied it feverishly. Some thought he was obsessed. But nobody knew just how far he would go to make class honors.....

Version:AB
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Expert
Players:1 human / 8 total
Alliances:Yes (2 teams)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:14.42%
Victory condition:Acquire a specific artifact — artifact #66 (or the standard win also counts)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water31.2%
Snow19.2%
Grass9.8%
Swamp9.8%
Lava9.3%
Dirt7.6%
Subterranean6.1%
Sand3.7%
Rough3.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of Sander's Folly
UndergroundUnderground minimap of Sander's Folly

On the map

Towns & Settlements

  • Castle(Blue) × 2
  • Tower(Green) × 1
  • Dungeon(Orange) × 1
  • Stronghold(Orange) × 1
  • Necropolis(Pink) × 1
  • Fortress(Purple) × 2
  • Necropolis(Red) × 2
  • Stronghold(Tan) × 2
  • Inferno(Teal) × 2
  • Castle(Neutral) × 3
  • Dungeon(Neutral) × 1
  • Fortress(Neutral) × 1
  • Inferno(Neutral) × 1
  • Necropolis(Neutral) × 1
  • Stronghold(Neutral) × 1
  • Tower(Neutral) × 3

Heroes

22 placed heroes on map

Wandering Monsters

Random Monsters

  • Level 19 monsters
  • Level 28 monsters
  • Level 314 monsters
  • Level 49 monsters
  • Level 55 monsters
  • Level 71 monster

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts21

Map Objects & Structures

Resource140Treasure Chest63Mine45Sign44Pandoras Box28Border Guard24Subterranean Gate22Cursed Ground21Quest Guard20Magic Plains19Sea Chest18Flotsam16Magic Well15Shipwreck14Redwood Observatory13One-way Monolith Entrance12Shipyard9Campfire9Border Gate9Keymaster's Tent9Ocean Bottle7Water Wheel6Seer Hut6Random Resource6Star Axis6Buoy6Two-way Monolith6Garrison5Windmill5Learning Stone5