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Show Down

Show Down is a Total Annihilation map on Lush, 5,152 × 2,176 pixels, with 10 start positions.

11 X 5 Meet in the middle.

Map of Show Down with its start positions — Start position, numbered by player · Map 5,152 × 2,176 pixels · Scroll or pinch on the map to zoom; drag to move. Hover over a feature or a resource for its details.

Start Position Fairness

Fairly even with 2 players. The poorest start makes 37.73 metal a second from its deposits, 3.7% less than the richest, which makes 39.17. The most cramped start has 13% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Vents	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	20	37.73	0	48.3%	21.5%	2.7%	4,720 pixels
2	22	39.17	0	51.7%	24.6%	2.7%	4,720 pixels

Fairly even with 3 players. The poorest start makes 22.46 metal a second from its deposits, 22% less than the richest, which makes 28.8. The most cramped start has 22% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	12	22.46	26.4%	13.5%	1.2%	2,464 pixels
2	14	25.63	27.8%	15.3%	1.3%	2,256 pixels
3	16	28.8	45.9%	17.3%	3%	2,256 pixels

Lopsided with 4 players. The poorest start makes 9.22 metal a second from its deposits, 64% less than the richest, which makes 25.63. The most cramped start has 76% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	11	20.45	23.9%	12.7%	1.1%	2,116 pixels
2	14	25.63	27.8%	15.3%	1.3%	2,256 pixels
3	12	21.6	36.3%	14.5%	2.5%	991 pixels
4	5	9.22	12.1%	3.7%	0.5%	991 pixels

Lopsided with 5 players. The poorest start makes 7.2 metal a second from its deposits, 67% less than the richest, which makes 21.6. The most cramped start has 74% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	11	20.45	23.9%	12.7%	1.1%	2,116 pixels
2	12	21.6	24.1%	13.9%	1.2%	1,963 pixels
3	10	18.43	24.7%	10.3%	2%	991 pixels
4	5	9.22	12.1%	3.7%	0.5%	991 pixels
5	4	7.2	15.3%	5.6%	0.7%	1,090 pixels

Lopsided with 6 players. The poorest start makes 7.2 metal a second from its deposits, 67% less than the richest, which makes 21.6. The most cramped start has 74% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	7	12.38	13.3%	7.5%	0.7%	1,138 pixels
2	12	21.6	24.1%	13.9%	1.2%	1,963 pixels
3	9	17.28	21.5%	9.5%	1.5%	991 pixels
4	5	9.22	12%	3.6%	0.5%	991 pixels
5	4	7.2	15%	5.6%	0.7%	1,090 pixels
6	5	9.22	14%	6.1%	0.9%	1,138 pixels

Lopsided with 7 players. The poorest start makes 7.2 metal a second from its deposits, 54% less than the richest, which makes 15.55. The most cramped start has 68% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	7	12.38	13.3%	7.5%	0.7%	1,138 pixels
2	9	15.55	16.7%	11.2%	0.8%	1,109 pixels
3	8	15.26	17.8%	8.2%	1.2%	991 pixels
4	5	9.22	11.9%	3.6%	0.5%	991 pixels
5	4	7.2	14.8%	5.4%	0.7%	1,090 pixels
6	5	9.22	14%	6.1%	0.9%	1,138 pixels
7	4	8.06	11.4%	4.3%	0.7%	1,109 pixels

Lopsided with 8 players. The poorest start makes 6.05 metal a second from its deposits, 61% less than the richest, which makes 15.55. The most cramped start has 76% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	5	8.35	7.9%	5.2%	0.2%	1,127 pixels
2	9	15.55	16.7%	11.2%	0.8%	1,109 pixels
3	8	15.26	17.8%	8.2%	1.2%	991 pixels
4	4	7.2	8.8%	2.6%	0.3%	991 pixels
5	4	7.2	14.8%	5.4%	0.7%	1,090 pixels
6	5	9.22	13.9%	6%	0.9%	1,138 pixels
7	4	8.06	11.4%	4.3%	0.7%	1,109 pixels
8	3	6.05	8.6%	3.3%	0.6%	1,127 pixels

Lopsided with 9 players. The poorest start makes 3.17 metal a second from its deposits, 80% less than the richest, which makes 15.55. The most cramped start has 74% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	5	8.35	7.9%	5.2%	0.2%	1,127 pixels
2	9	15.55	12.7%	10%	0.6%	1,109 pixels
3	8	15.26	17.8%	8.2%	1.2%	991 pixels
4	4	7.2	8.8%	2.6%	0.3%	991 pixels
5	2	3.17	9.4%	3.3%	0.5%	724 pixels
6	5	9.22	13.9%	6%	0.9%	1,138 pixels
7	4	8.06	11.3%	4.1%	0.7%	1,109 pixels
8	3	6.05	8.6%	3.3%	0.6%	1,127 pixels
9	2	4.03	9.6%	3.5%	0.4%	724 pixels

Lopsided with 10 players. The poorest start makes 3.17 metal a second from its deposits, 80% less than the richest, which makes 15.55. The most cramped start has 76% less flat land than the roomiest.

Start	Deposits	Metal a Second	Area	Flat Land	Water	Nearest Enemy
1	5	8.35	7.9%	5.2%	0.2%	1,127 pixels
2	9	15.55	12.7%	10%	0.6%	1,109 pixels
3	7	13.25	14%	7.2%	0.9%	991 pixels
4	4	7.2	8.8%	2.6%	0.3%	991 pixels
5	2	3.17	7.3%	2.4%	0.4%	724 pixels
6	4	8.06	10.2%	5.1%	0.4%	1,138 pixels
7	4	8.06	11.3%	4.1%	0.7%	1,109 pixels
8	3	6.05	8.6%	3.3%	0.6%	1,127 pixels
9	2	4.03	9.6%	3.5%	0.4%	724 pixels
10	2	3.17	9.7%	2.8%	0.8%	1,171 pixels

Each part of the map, and each deposit and vent, counts for the start position nearest to it in a straight line; one exactly as near to two starts counts half to each. Metal is what the Metal Extractor makes on each deposit, or the Underwater Metal Extractor where the deposit lies in deep enough water: 0.001 times the total, over the cells under it, of each cell's metal plus one. The richest deposits are taken first, and no two extractors overlap. A vent counts where the Geothermal Powerplant can be built over it. Flat land is ground the Kbot Lab could be built on: inside the map, out of the water, with no more than 10 height units between its lowest and highest ground, and clear of features that can't be destroyed (trees and other features that can be destroyed count as cleared). Area, flat land and water are shares of the whole map, leaving out any void cells, and the nearest enemy is the distance in map pixels to the nearest other start. The verdict goes by the larger of two gaps between the best and the worst start, in metal and in flat land: under 10% is even, under 25% fairly even, under 50% uneven, and 50% or more lopsided.