The legendary HotA map from the author of Papyjama is "The Mysterious Island ": eight players, G-size, epic plot. In the process of translation, an incredible number of references were found hidden literally in every second dialogue.

You can download it on the maps page.

Jules Verne — the basis of the plot

  • The heroes of the book — Cyrus Harding, Gideon Spilett, Pencroft, Herbert, Neb, the dog Top, Ayrton and the orangutan Jupe migrated to the map almost unchanged

  • Granite Palace — the main residence of the colonists from the novel

  • Tabor Island is the neighboring island where the shipwrecked Ayrton was found

  • Mount Franklin is a volcano, the main elevation of the island

  • The River of Gratitude is the river that provided the colonists with water

  • Claw Cape, North and South Jaw — Capes and peninsulas of Lincoln Island

  • Kazarok Swamp — hunting grounds of colonists

  • Corral — a pen for domesticated mouflons

  • "Nautilus" and Captain Nemo — a submarine and its captain who secretly helped the colonists

"Game of Thrones"

  • Jaime Lannister (" The Regicide")

  • Full title of Daenerys — "Mother of Dragons" and other regalia

  • " You don't know anything, Jon Snow "

  • Valyrian language — Dracarys, Valar Morghulis, Valar Dohaerys are left without translation, it is a designed language

  • "The Rains of Castamere" is a Lannister song

  • " BURN THEM ALL!" — the cry of the mad King Aerys II

  • "The King of the North"

  • "Purpurpur" is a joke-a reference to the Purple wedding

  • Highgarden, Harrenhal, Craster Fortress — Westeros locations

  • "Winter has come"

  • " Lannisters always pay their debts "

  • The Iron Bank of Braavos

  • " When you play the game of kings, you either win or you die"

  • " The night is dark and full of horrors"

"Star Wars" and " The Mandalorian"

  • Ben Kenobi — in the original Obi-Wan Kenobi

  • " I have a bad feeling about this "

  • "May the Force be with you"

  • " Boundless power!"

  • Anakin / Darth Vader — " and Anakin would not have survived "

  • Admiral Ackbar — " It's a trap!"

  • "I feel a disturbance in the Force"

  • "This is the way" is a catchphrase from " The Mandalorian"

  • Grog — Baby Yoda

"The Lord of the Rings" and "The Hobbit"

  • " You will not pass!" — Gandalf's phrase

  • Gollum — "nasty fat Hobbit", "my ring"

  • Crickhallow is a place from " The Lord of the Rings"

"Harry Potter "

  • The Burrow is the home of the Weasley family

  • Platform 9.

Monty Python and the Holy Grail

  • " Neither! Bring me a bush!"

  • Bridge of Death — a three-question test

  • Black Knight — "It's just a scratch", " No one will pass "

  • "Always be yourself, unless you can be a unicorn"

World of Warcraft

  • "Lok'tar ogar!" — the battle cry of the Orcs

  • Murlocs are a characteristic murmur of "mgblbl..."

  • A bunch of robber abilities — ambush, backstab, evisceration

  • Chaos Core — Legendary Raid

  • Ragnaros — "YOU'RE NOT READY!"

  • The Gorge of Dark Whispers

  • The Lich King

  • Leeroy Jenkins — the legendary meme

  • Krapulett — according to the author, his gnome is a robber from WoW Classic

Other games

  • Diablo — "Cow Level" and meme "Diggy Diggy Hole" (Yogscast)

  • Skyrim — "I was an adventurer like you until I caught an arrow in my knee"

  • Portal — " Are you classified as a person?"

  • Arcane / League of Legends — Wai, Powder, Violet, Vander, Silo

Movies and TV series

  • The Walking Dead — the beat of Lucille (Negan), "We are the walking dead..."

  • Indiana Jones — " Snakes... why do snakes have to be?", Holy Grail quest ("you're not Arthur"), trials from " Jones" (a reference to Henry Jones Sr.)

  • The fifth element is "Floston Paradise", "Daenerys Multipass"

  • Terminator — " Come with me if you want to live"

  • 2001: Space Odyssey — " My God, it's full of stars!"

  • Alien — " In deep water no one will hear your cry"

  • Forrest Gump — " Run, Forrest, run!"

  • The Lion King — " Hakuna Matata!"

  • Pirates of the Caribbean — Elizabeth Swann, "Parlay?"

Real pirates and books

  • Treasure Island — Lanky John Silver

  • Ann Bonney and Mary Reed are real female pirates

  • Barbarossa is a famous pirate

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy — 42, " the answer to the main question"

  • The Handmaid's Tale — "The Republic of Gilead"

French Easter eggs

  • Nakhelbek's Donjon — Zangdar, a song about a troll (lyrics left in French)

  • «Reflets d'Acide» — another French Easter egg song

  • Kaamelott — "Chaussette!" ("Sock!")

And that's not all

  • Red Bull — parody "The Black Bull gives wings"

  • Puppy Patrol — a reference to the theme of the animated series

  • Gwen Stefani — "I have bananas"

  • Assassin's Creed Syndicate — "Let's step into the night..."

  • The Legend of Zelda: Wind Waker — Vetrogona Island

If after this list you want to go through the map again and look for references yourself — the Russian version is waiting on the map page. And if you notice a reference that we missed — write in the comments, we will add to the list.