I am thinking of creating an Arena mode for the game where players could start and finish a game in 30 minutes.   I know some people, in fact, most people here are more into the really big maps (and we have those and they're getting more and more sophisticated -- wait till you see the big maps in beta 5) but I want to really sharped the game mechanics such that we can set up a game that has a lot of replayability and quickness.

This is an outgrowth of the conversation we're having on what the advanced setup options for the player should be.

Here are a bunch of advanced options that I've thought of and I'd like to see what others you guys have in mind (there's another thread that touche son this)

1. Doomsday mana from destroyed yards (set how much the doomsday counter goes up when a shard is destroyed)
2. Magic (the current slider) will determine how many shards there are in the world
3. Doomsday from heroes dying
4. Doomsday from passage of time (every 10 turns the doomsday counter currently goes up by 10 right now, this could be settable by the player)
5. Lieutenants (yes or no, if no, CRAFT the key)
6. World Health (how many fertile tiles are in the world)
7. Dire Shops (shops run by SK cronies where you can spend doomsday points to get certain, special equipment)