And regarding the topic: 8 minutes is not ideal, but if you don't waste time and think on the go, you can manage. Somewhere in the middle of the second game, quick play helps a lot.
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Isn't Diamond played in 6 minutes?
Map settings options: map size L+U; players – 2; computers – 6; teams – 0; no water; strong monsters; difficulty 160%; time limit per turn – 8 minutes.
Castle selection. Players choose their castles in the standard way. After that, the player who chose the color crosses out one of the remaining seven castles that will not participate in the game. The player creating the game assigns the remaining six castles to computer players in any order. All starting castles must be different.
Additionally:
Restart with slow roads. It is done at the request of at least one of the opponents immediately after the map is generated.
