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I had to choose (Citadel and Inferno) and decided to play Inferno. I took Calh. Gold was okay, Magogs were plentiful too, but the roads weren't pleasant. Two roads in different directions led to the underground, one had 20+ Monks blocking the passage. In the first week, I built Efreets and Portal of Summoning. From the pickups, there were Devils behind 10+ Cyclopes and Portal of Summoning behind 20+ Horned Demons which I didn't want to break into, plus Magogs. But Gosh really made me happy, whom I freed from a prison.
Then in the underground, I scouted a Griffin Conservatory and a Dragon Fly Hive and saw a passage to the treasure zone. Meanwhile, with my Calhs with advanced Logistics, I captured a swamp village near which I saw a quest artifact (it ended up giving 15k gold). I checked the Griffin Conservatory — it was a triple, I didn't have enough army, and Gosh couldn't get Earth Magic at all (and never got it until the end of the game), so I decided to run around gnome mines to get some Necromancy and earn some gold.
Then came the buying spree, and I took the Griffin Conservatory and the Dragon Fly Hive and burst into the treasure zone... And there were as many as 5 Dragon Fly Hives, though one was behind Faerie Dragons. Meanwhile, I saw Valieska's stats and realized I was falling behind. Army: 40+ Dwarves and 200 Skeletons, 3 Angels, but stats were weak — 7 7. At the end of the second week, I saw a Dragon Utopia, checked it — it was the maximum version. I took all the meat I had except Pit Fiends and broke into the Dragon Utopia, and there was nothing except Wings, a Flask of +2 HP, and a bag of gold!!! From the army, only 34 Dwarves remained. Behind the Dragon Utopia, I saw a Pandora's Box that could only be reached with Wings, and I decided to pick it up. It was guarded by 20+ Genies, and I had no Magic at all. In short, it was insane — with Tactics, I decided not to fly too close to avoid direct arrow, but they cast Mass Slow on the first turn and hit not the Skeletons but the Dwarves...
...I barely escaped with the loss of 20 Dwarves (on auto-battle about 10 lost), leaving a magnificent army of 14 Dwarves)))) but the random generator didn't screw me and gave me the entire 5th level of Magic.
After drinking some cognac and smoking a cigarette, I decided to mass my army as quickly as possible because I saw Valieska's stats: 10+ 20+ 10+ 15+, and I realized he might already have control. By the middle of the third week, I built the Mage Guild and summoned Demons, trying to scout as much as possible. After replenishing my Mana, I headed toward the Dragon Utopia I scouted in a one-way passage, and there Valieska appeared but couldn't reach me. Looking at his army with a scout hero — 9 Angels, 50+ Dwarves, and 100+ Mana (I had 70+ Devils, about 30 Dwarves, 100 Skeletons, and 26 Mana — not even enough for Implosion) — I realized I needed to hightail it back home. Luckily, I had Boots of Speed, and with the last jump I sat down to replenish Mana. Until then, I thought I wouldn't need the Armor of the Damned (which would take 3 days to assemble), but there was no choice — my stats were twice as bad as my opponent's, and I decided to assemble it no matter what. Meanwhile, Valieska took my main town and effectively cut off my road to the last artifact, but I still somehow managed to grab it on my last moves, risking that Valieska might reach me. But he cast Town Portal home, and I captured my main town with a scout hero. Then I saw a Bible and a Dragon Fly Hive. On the next turn, Valieska for some reason didn't reach my main town (I made the last move and told my opponent to save, but seeing this, I decided to keep playing anyway). My opponent got 3 more Angels and slightly increased stats. I took the Bible with Gosh, fought, and barely transferred all my army to Gosh at the main town, deciding to take a risk... Though very uncertainly. My opponent had a Cloak of Anti-Magic — well, good. On the first turn, I left him with 3 Angels and realized it was a victory💪😀
Thanks for the game!
https://www.twitch.tv/graalzzz
Then in the underground, I scouted a Griffin Conservatory and a Dragon Fly Hive and saw a passage to the treasure zone. Meanwhile, with my Calhs with advanced Logistics, I captured a swamp village near which I saw a quest artifact (it ended up giving 15k gold). I checked the Griffin Conservatory — it was a triple, I didn't have enough army, and Gosh couldn't get Earth Magic at all (and never got it until the end of the game), so I decided to run around gnome mines to get some Necromancy and earn some gold.
Then came the buying spree, and I took the Griffin Conservatory and the Dragon Fly Hive and burst into the treasure zone... And there were as many as 5 Dragon Fly Hives, though one was behind Faerie Dragons. Meanwhile, I saw Valieska's stats and realized I was falling behind. Army: 40+ Dwarves and 200 Skeletons, 3 Angels, but stats were weak — 7 7. At the end of the second week, I saw a Dragon Utopia, checked it — it was the maximum version. I took all the meat I had except Pit Fiends and broke into the Dragon Utopia, and there was nothing except Wings, a Flask of +2 HP, and a bag of gold!!! From the army, only 34 Dwarves remained. Behind the Dragon Utopia, I saw a Pandora's Box that could only be reached with Wings, and I decided to pick it up. It was guarded by 20+ Genies, and I had no Magic at all. In short, it was insane — with Tactics, I decided not to fly too close to avoid direct arrow, but they cast Mass Slow on the first turn and hit not the Skeletons but the Dwarves...
...I barely escaped with the loss of 20 Dwarves (on auto-battle about 10 lost), leaving a magnificent army of 14 Dwarves)))) but the random generator didn't screw me and gave me the entire 5th level of Magic.
After drinking some cognac and smoking a cigarette, I decided to mass my army as quickly as possible because I saw Valieska's stats: 10+ 20+ 10+ 15+, and I realized he might already have control. By the middle of the third week, I built the Mage Guild and summoned Demons, trying to scout as much as possible. After replenishing my Mana, I headed toward the Dragon Utopia I scouted in a one-way passage, and there Valieska appeared but couldn't reach me. Looking at his army with a scout hero — 9 Angels, 50+ Dwarves, and 100+ Mana (I had 70+ Devils, about 30 Dwarves, 100 Skeletons, and 26 Mana — not even enough for Implosion) — I realized I needed to hightail it back home. Luckily, I had Boots of Speed, and with the last jump I sat down to replenish Mana. Until then, I thought I wouldn't need the Armor of the Damned (which would take 3 days to assemble), but there was no choice — my stats were twice as bad as my opponent's, and I decided to assemble it no matter what. Meanwhile, Valieska took my main town and effectively cut off my road to the last artifact, but I still somehow managed to grab it on my last moves, risking that Valieska might reach me. But he cast Town Portal home, and I captured my main town with a scout hero. Then I saw a Bible and a Dragon Fly Hive. On the next turn, Valieska for some reason didn't reach my main town (I made the last move and told my opponent to save, but seeing this, I decided to keep playing anyway). My opponent got 3 more Angels and slightly increased stats. I took the Bible with Gosh, fought, and barely transferred all my army to Gosh at the main town, deciding to take a risk... Though very uncertainly. My opponent had a Cloak of Anti-Magic — well, good. On the first turn, I left him with 3 Angels and realized it was a victory💪😀
Thanks for the game!
https://www.twitch.tv/graalzzz
