Shieldgate - Tied Village Clusters
Answered here:
https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2248798/shieldgate-question


What is the correct way to score Shieldgate when you have three villages of size say 8, 8, and 3. Is one of the eights your second largest or are they both the largest and you score the three?

8 would be your second largest.

This was confirmed in the thread by Keith Matejka of Thunderworks Games.