Midnight Mansion has 2 entrances and exits, with the 2 lanes overlapping at the top. The top and bottom flames are active on rounds 1+4n and 2+4n, while the left and right flames are active on rounds 3+4n and 4n, with all of them blocking line-of-sight for many towers. The walls block line-of-sight as well, limiting the effectiveness of some strategies. There are two drawers, one on the top-left and on the top-right, each costing $250 to remove. These are the only places where Mermonkeys, Spike Factories, Monkey Villages, Mortar Monkeys, Super Monkeys, Monkey Aces, Pat Fusty, and Captain Churchill can be placed on, with only one of the aforementioned towers being able to fit on each box at a time. Strangely, Rosalia can be placed throughout the map despite having a larger footprint than the aforementioned towers/heroes. Uniquely among all maps, Heli Pilots and Banana Farms cannot be placed anywhere on this map. There are three portals on this map, one for each entrance and one for both exits, with Bloons being immune for a short time while entering from the entrance portals.
Strategy
Midnight Mansion is a moderately difficult Advanced map in CHIMPS due to the many line-of-sight blockers and limited room for large footprint towers, but the bends allow for some strategies to excel. However, it is by far the hardest map in Freeplay, due to the total lack of spaces for Banana Farms, only 2 spaces being available for large towers (leading to Monkey Villages not covering the entire map, Vengeful True Sun God, Goliath Doomship, and Navarch of the Seas not being obtainable, the inability to spam Sun Avatars even with Geraldo's slowly-replentishing Worn Hero's Cape, and only 2 of the following being able to be on the map at once: Homeland Defense, True Sun God, and Nautic Siege Core (from Lord of the Abyss)), the map layout that makes it difficult to cover the latter part of the track, and a general lack of space.
She is beginner-friendly, best placed in the top left or top right corner, trivializes the early game, and works well during the late game with support options that stun Bloons and blimps, especially Super Glue. Her Sword Charge ability also does double damage on the top portion of the track due to the overlapping there, further improving her capability on this map.
Like Sauda, Tack Shooters benefit from being close to the track, and aren't nearly as disadvantaged by the lack of range at the top side of the lanes. Like Sauda, Tack is best placed near the right-cornered region as the main chokehold. For this map, Overdrive and Infernal Ring are among the better options.
Global range is very valuable on this map, so it's worth clearing the drawers to place these. Neva-Miss Targeting is good for the early-mid game.
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