I scouted more than Zhenya in 1-2 weeks, but didn't find any control points. He managed to light up the 131 point and fully capture it, which was quite disappointing that he didn't surrender at 127. However, at turn 134, a shift occurred; I found a teleportation scroll, and Zhenya immediately rushed to attack on his turn. At turn 135, I gathered a mega-army, bought artifacts, replenished mana, and attacked. The battle was roughly equal, but Miriam had 400+ mana compared to Korkes' 43. There was a Knowledge Zone, but he was wearing a cloak against 3-5 level creatures, while I had a bolt with an 800+ bonus. In terms of power, he had 60 cyclops, 45 vipers, some angels, and giants. I had 72 cyclops, also angels and giants, but no vipers. Instead, I had 250+ centaurs, 150+ gnomes, and 150+ gnolls! The exchange was heavily in my favor, and I had the option to retreat. Despite this, Zhenya could have still managed to draw, having full mana and 3 in boots. But I took a previously scouted (using a scout's special ability!) utopia in the corner of the map, which gave wings. Thanks to them and 3k+ movement points, I managed to attack Korkes in his town. Thanks for the game!