I chose all the restarts because the initial setup was terrible. Kostya took one or didn't take any, and that's how we started playing. I got Moner, and he became a powerhouse.
KZ, KV, and CHSH +4 all were in neighboring treasure chests. It took a while to collect them all, but it was enough to win the first final. Kostya had less troops, but his stats and mana were much higher than mine. After that, we ran around for another week without a timer, I took all the castles and killed him in the last city.
Thanks for the game!