The Showdown(SOD) — SoD

The Showdown is a medium-sized Shadow of Death map of 72 by 72 tiles with an underground level, built for two players who each control a side in a long-running feud between two kingdoms on opposite ends of the map. Its expert difficulty is set for a pair of human players, and no teams or computer-only colors are used. Red and Blue both start with random factions. Victory requires defeating all enemies, and a player loses once they have no towns and no heroes left. Terrain is mostly grass and subterranean ground, with rock and a smaller share of water. Six towns, a single placed hero, and many guarded dwellings, mines and creature banks fill the map. Among the placed artifacts are the Blackshard of the Dead Knight, the Breastplate of Brimstone, the Ogre's Club of Havoc and the Shield of the Yawning Dead.