By the way, another small question has come to mind. One often sees phrases like "it makes sense to build up a second town, especially if it's useful, for example, Necropolis." Why specifically Necropolis, and what is the benefit?
Also, if anyone knows, please recommend a good map template for an 8-player FFA game. Preferably one where the player color isn't tied to a zone (i.e., players are scattered randomly across the eight starting zones), because it's a pain to draw cards just to determine colors :)