Side By Side(Free For All) (5) — SoD

This small 36x36 sand map is a free-for-all for four players on a single surface level, with no water and no computer-only seats. Every player is human-controllable and each starts with a random faction, so the matchup is open. The goal is to defeat all enemies, and the game is lost if time runs out, which the author sets at 168 days, or six months, after which a sudden death event takes over. Each side has a town, and the map includes 28 mines and four spellbooks, one for each of the four schools of magic. Heroes can grow to level 20, and the author describes resources as captured and protected, so the focus is on building armies and heroes to take the other towns before the clock runs out.