Nevertheless, I still started at the bottom, and it wasn't a rich start. In the first week, I found a companion barbarian and put bears there. In the second week, I took a couple of companion creatures, upgraded the bears, and the game started to flow.
On day 132, I ran into Valeska on a rush with 7 angels (3+2+2). The opponent apparently didn't have enough money to buy me off.
After that, bringing the game to victory was just a matter of technique.
Thanks for the game!