Discussion about Heroes I.

From the entire description, I still couldn't understand what difficulty level the Dragon Pass scenario was played on. I understand that it was likely on hard, since it seems like 4 heroes were already present on the first turn. And honestly, I don't remember seeing +5 attack and defense items right next to the castle. That's about twice as little loss, if not more. Usually, on expert, I would gather Djinns, and even with 2 dwellings, there were only 2 or 3 of them in the first one. And if possible, could you tell me if the tournament map is fully revealed from the start, or can it be simply revealed using some cheat, achieving the desired opponent's moves, and then, when saving at the end of the day, successfully closing it?