The Grail Race — SoD

Overview

Written from the facts in this map's file

The Grail Race is an extra large, 144 by 144 map with an underground level, built for eight players, all of whom may be human, with no teams and every faction assigned at random. It is set on a wild landscape where water covers about a quarter of the ground and swamp, grass and rough terrain make up most of the rest. Players either build a Grail structure to win or eliminate every rival, while a player loses once all their towns and heroes are gone. The map is rated Impossible and is played on the Shadow of Death version. Across the land sit 17 towns, 12 starting heroes, 342 wandering monster stacks, 77 mines, 26 monoliths and portals, and 128 random artifacts, with the Grail itself hidden somewhere on the map.

Author's description

Find the Grail or defeat all your enemies before they find the Grail and gain power on this wild land...

Version:SoD
Size:XL (144×144 tiles)
Difficulty:Impossible
Players:8 human / 8 total
Alliances:No (Free for all)
Levels:Surface and underground
Water %:23.80%
Victory condition:Build a Grail structure (or the standard win also counts, AI can win this way too)
Loss condition:Lose all towns and heroes

Terrain (both levels)

Water23.8%
Swamp17.6%
Grass14.6%
Rough12.7%
Subterranean11.9%
Sand9.9%
Dirt4.2%
Snow4.0%
Lava1.3%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
SurfaceSurface minimap of The Grail Race
UndergroundUnderground minimap of The Grail Race

On the map

Towns & Settlements

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

Heroes

12 placed heroes on map

Random Monsters

  • Level 157 monsters
  • Level 288 monsters
  • Level 347 monsters
  • Level 454 monsters
  • Level 539 monsters
  • Level 632 monsters
  • Level 725 monsters

Artifacts

Scrolls & Random Relics

  • Random artifacts128

Map Objects & Structures

Flotsam1408Treasure Chest283Resource103Mine77Shipyard77Shipwreck Survivor37Favorable Winds34Shipwreck24Obelisk16Two-way Monolith14Garrison14Derelict Ship14Abandoned Mine13Sirens13Mermaid13Keymaster's Tent12Sea Chest11Hut of the Magi10Learning Stone10Witch Hut9Den of Thieves8Water Wheel8Eye of the Magi8Fountain of Youth8Border Gate8Magic Well7Stables7Seer Hut7Holy Grounds6Tree of Knowledge6