valor of the guards

Does the O6.2 example exclude the connected Trench in D24 (or at least the 8-3-8 in it) as one of the Locations ADJACENT to C25? No. Is a RB Cellar ADJACENT to a unit in a connected Trench? Yes. ....Perry MMP

Concerning the VotG map - I am curious as to how many of us are okay with it or how many of us find it too dark, or even if any of us feel it is so bad it need re-doing! I've attached a Poll. Thanks.