But it turned out that skill on the other end of the wire can actually work too! Anyway, the first week didn't go well for either of us.
I'm building Nagas, what else is there to do. I somehow break through passages with 4 mages and shooters just to reveal artifacts and some sweets. And here it is—happiness: a Blue Hat in one of the treasure zones + nearby are 2 hives and a 3rd cons. Then scouts find another 2 Dragon Utopias. Hallelujah Hallelujah Halelluuuuyaaa. :cool:
I take the unfortunate cons with Nagas, then scouts reveal more decent artifacts + 5 SP behind Champions, +4/4 to the head +2 speed for a pack of Giants, +2/2 to the hand for Nagas—all of this is taken, albeit with difficulty, using lightning, an Angel, and a group of Nagas. After that, it's just a matter of technique! A chain to the Hat; there's also a tavern nearby. Solmir is bought out there at 131 and happily grabs all of it for a pack of Phoenixes.
At this point, I could have ended the game immediately, having a Chain on 800k+. But I decided to play it safe; I was afraid that by then he might find a KS or Recanter, Shackles, and didn't want to escalate. I only snatched the opponent's capital so he wouldn't have +1 speed, but I didn't develop the expansion further: first, the tavern always says the opponent's army is larger; second, there's no Town Portal, you could really mess up that way. One pack on the first was enough for me; I decided to keep a reserve now, especially since this party is the deciding one.
I take 4 Dragon Utopias and collect the meager hives. Still no Town Portal. Resources were spent on Giants and Nagas, so Mage Guild wasn't exactly a priority. Basically, I'm powering up, but the opponent's army is always larger—that's what's stressing me out. In the end, having Dimension Door while my opponent doesn't eventually pulls my army up to the proper level! By then, I assemble an Elixir, since Solmir has neither offense nor armor, and the opponent switched from Moon to Gurni and is showing some astronomical 43 attack; clearly, without an elixir and KS, the battle will be brutal and not in my favor.
The game drags on, "football" begins, we both make mistakes. In the end, I'm getting nervous from the stupidity and cover Gurni with bracers in his own capital (which he lost due to carelessness). Solmir pulls out a win via FB simply through elemental summons and 660 mana.
Thanks to my fellow countryman for the games; it was interesting.
P.S. Vova liked long reports; he loved spinning such tales about epic parties himself!
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