The Silk Road — AB
Overview
Written from the facts in this map's file
The Silk Road is a Heroes of Might and Magic III map for Armageddon's Blade, sized medium at 72 by 72 tiles, and it includes an underground level. Rated Hard, it is built for two players, but only one can be human. The Red player is computer-controlled and plays Stronghold, while Blue is the human side and plays Castle. There are no teams. Victory requires transporting a specific artifact, and a player loses by losing all towns and heroes. The landscape is mostly rock and sand, with water covering about 14 percent. Seven towns, 29 mines, and seven creature banks are spread across the map, along with 80 random monster stacks, Harpy Hags, a Minotaur King, and 10 random artifacts.
| Version: | AB |
|---|---|
| Size: | M (72×72 tiles) |
| Difficulty: | Hard |
| Players: | 1 human / 2 total |
| Alliances: | No (Free for all) |
| Levels: | Surface and underground |
| Water %: | 14.03% |
| Victory condition: | Transport a specific artifact — artifact #47 to (68, 69, surface) (or the standard win also counts) |
| Loss condition: | Lose all towns and heroes |
Terrain (both levels)
Sand64.4%
Water27.1%
Subterranean3.5%
Rough2.6%
Dirt2.4%
Rock (the solid part of the underground) is not counted.
Surface
Underground
On the map
Towns & Settlements
- Castle(Blue) × 2
- Stronghold(Red) × 5
Heroes
1 placed hero on map
Wandering Monsters
- Harpy Hag2 stacks
- Infernal Troglodyte1 stack
- Minotaur King1 stack
Random Monsters
- Level 138 monsters
- Level 226 monsters
- Level 37 monsters
- Level 43 monsters
- Level 54 monsters
- Level 61 monster
- Level 71 monster
Creature Dwellings
Artifacts
- Spell Book(1 on heroes)
- Cards of Prophecy(1 on heroes)
Scrolls & Random Relics
- Random artifacts10