Yeah, I didn’t mention that Mizrael beat Horn in the 2nd round.
Mizrael (red, Inferno) def Horn (blue, Conflux), LM10a, 1.3.1.
A big respawn with a bunch of heroes scattered around, the only road into the underground, where everything is guarded, so I returned my army home to secure resources for birds on the first turn. By day 7, I have 9200 gold and the last pile of gold I can reach. Chances are 50/50. Reminded me of a game 15 years ago where I was 50 gold short in a similar situation. I grab... 800! :smile12: But there’s nothing to buy with. :mad:
And the scouting was great — I spot 8 conservatories both at my base and in the metro. I break the guards of the nearest four, take the minimal ones, afraid of the rest since they’re 2-4 or 3-4. I decide to have Tant take 3 hives first. After the first one, around 1.2.6, I think I sent 4 birds and a ballista to Septienna so she could take the brown dungeon by the end of the week, whose hero I spotted in one of the cleared passages. She jumps into the teleport, and there instead of a computer, it’s Misha’s Luna with a ton of meat. I bought him off with the loss of a bird, traded resources, bought him out, and cleared the hives. Over those 2 days, Luna approached my respawn, having received reinforcements from home. Tant is off to the side and out of mana, so I decided to attack in the field with a warlock sporting 20 mana and spell 5. I have 7 birds, an angel, 20 vivi, 123 skeletons, and some chaff. Luna has 16 efreet, 12 pit lords, a stack of demons and dogs, 44 gogs, 70 familiars. Plus 50 mana, Blind, and Lightning Bolt dealing 210 damage. :(
Had an experienced player been in my shoes, there would’ve been a lot more angels... but according to Mizrael, besides 2 caches of efreet, he also had about 5 conservatories lined up near the base. Such an Angelland turned up. :smile36:
