At first I was cursing — Shakti came with one stack, and no rest. But then I saw two eyes of the beholder, calmed down. When I saw two Griffin Conservatories, I realized I could just take everything calmly. The only problem left was where to find cash. The first Conservatory turned out to be a level one; I took it with 19 beholders and 80 Troglodytes with minor losses. Then Shakti went down to hit the scouted Dwarf Cottages on the angel (turned out to be 15 and 10), while the rest gathered resources. On day 115 I took the second Conservatory, level two (broke a hero there to check), losing 25 beholders and Troglodytes, with angels surviving by a hair. Then I ran out of the underground, ran along the roads, and entered the central zone. There I broke through the block to the green player, and hit 50-99 Basilisks guarding a collar of +3 Attack-Knowledge and 20-49 Genies guarding a chest. The chest contained 10k experience, so Shakti leveled up Logistics and Earth magic. Then I killed the green player, gave the angels to Gunnar, and went scouting. Gunnar found nothing worthwhile except boots and a chest guarded by 10-19 Black Knights. Shakti took it — 15k experience inside. Shakti was perfectly leveled for Jebus Cross. Then came the dilemma — what to do? There was nowhere to get more meat (Dragon Fly Hives and Conservatories were simply not visible), so I decided to take the Dragon Utopia when I found a scroll of Armageddon. To do that, I had to snatch the Naga Bank and Medusa Bank from under the opponent's nose. Then the Mage Guild gave Town Portal at level 4. I killed the opponent's scout hero and saved gold. Then the opponent brazenly ran in and ate the Naga Bank I had my eye on. I got angry, but then calculated that my Shakti, with Gloves and Boots, could reach it exactly. I stocked up on popcorn and waited. The opponent put two main heroes on the run and left the army on a scout. I couldn't kill all three; I killed his Septienna and attacked the scout. Then, as calculations showed, I could close out Tamika at the end. But it wasn't needed — after I fed the angels with Armageddon, the opponent understood and conceded.
Thanks for the game!
Thanks for the game!
PS: Autopsy revealed the Dragon Utopia was a level one with a Book of Fire — well, it happens, at least it wasn't Admiral's Hat))
