AUTHOR:		R. L. Smith
EMAIL:		goat_of_mendez@msn.com

MAP NAME:	!
FILE NAME:	!.mp2
NO. PLAYERS:	5 (1 human, 5 computer)
MAP SIZE:	XL
DIFFICULTY:	Expert (fairly hard time limit)
DESCRIPTION:	As Conan, you must defeat the evil necromancer with no name

I wish everyone who designs a map would include the above information in a Readme file!


COMMENTS:

This game is played in about 8 stages...

1/ Fern Forest - Explore your surroundings. Collect as many resources as you can before you leave. You might find information to help you later on here and you might also want to capture the small village in the centre of the forest.

2/ On the West bank of the Ebbou - Your objective here is to cross the Ebbou River. The obvious route is via the bridge, but you might have some problems in getting across...

3/ Barbarians! - Conquer the opposing tribes (or at least as many castles as you think is necessary to build up a powerful army.)

4/ The Maze - You find out that to get across the Great River, you need to find your way through a giant labyrinth. It will be hard to find your way through (unless you can get directions from somewhere), but the maze is infested with minotaurs!

5/ The Great River - Brave the rapids of the Great River until you find a landing-place on the East bank.

6/ Flight to the Gate - The East side of the Great River is a strange place indeed, but you have to make your way to the entrance of the Elemental Planes. Remember that the hours are ticking away.

7/ The Elemental Planes - Strange, magical places with terrible guardians which you must nevertheless cross if you are to reach your goal.

8/ The Final Battle - In the cruel snows beyond the Elemental Plane, a mighty battle awaits you. If you triumph, great renown awaits you, but if you fail you are unlikely to have time to mount a second assault on the Evil One!


TIPS:

* Don't bother going onto the Open Sea unless you've got plenty of time
* Pay attention to ALL the rumours and bits of information you receive
* Hire several Heroes immediately
* It will take a long time to cross the maze and Elemental Planes, so conquer those Barbarians quickly!
* Logistics, Pathfinding and Navigation are all important skills for your Hero who is going to spearhead your attack


SPHINX PUZZLES:

I've written these further down the page, so you don't have to look at them unless you get stuck and don't want to use the editor...

    |
    |
   \|/
    '




























Top Sphinx = "parachute" or "unopened parachute" etc
Middle Sphinx = "Grozny"
Lower Sphinx = "50" (think about it!)