Wowa Memorial

This time even the templates were messed up. They scribbled in that same mega-skill diamond. Again, I gave the opponent color for 1100 and a Castle for 3 rubles. In the end, there's money; by the first day, I already have 8 heroes and 1 village, on the second - a second one. I see 2 cons, one is a 1k. Chocolate!!! Well, I thought to myself, why play it slow, I need to tempo! :D And so, as usual, I TEMPOED. :D Griffins are boosting morale and can't even pull out the kettle from Solmir + meat from the village. A wipe down to 0 gremlins - what could be better! Straight from chocolate to the bottom.
But it turned out that skill on the other end of the wire could actually work! In general, the first week didn't go well for either of us.

I'm building Nagas, what else can I do. Somehow with 4 mages and shooters I break through the passages to reveal artifacts and some sweets. And here is happiness - a Blue Hat in one of the treasure zones + nearby are 2 hives and a 3rd con. Then scouts find another 2 Dragon Utopias. Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelluuuuyah. :cool:

I take the miserable con with Nagas, then scouts reveal more decent artifacts + 5 SP behind Champions, +4/4 to the head +2 speed per pack of Giants, +2/2 to the hand for Nagas - all this is taken with a struggle using lightning, an Angel and gr. Nagas. And after that, it's just a matter of technique! A chain to the Hat, there's also a tavern near it. Solmir is bought out there at 131 and joyfully grabs all this for a pack of Phoenixes.

After that, I could have ended the game immediately, having a Chain for 800k+. But I decided to play it safe; I was afraid that by then a KS or recanter might be found there, Shackles, and didn't want to escalate. I only took the opponent's capital so they wouldn't have 1 speed, but I didn't develop the expansion further: Firstly - the tavern always says the opponent's army is larger; secondly, there is no Town Portal, you could play yourself into a loss that way. One pack on the first was enough for me, I decided to keep a reserve now, especially since this party is decisive.

I take 4 Dragon Utopias, collect the meager hives. Still no Town Portal. Resources were spent on Giants and Nagas, not much left for Mage Guild. In general, 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 the opponent lacks it finally 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 shows some astronomical 43 attack; clearly without an elixir against 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 already nervous from the stupidity and cover Gurni with bracers in their own capital (lost it due to carelessness). Solmir pulls out the FB simply on elemental summons and 660 mana.

Thanks to my fellow countryman for the games, it was interesting.

p.s. Vova liked long reports; he himself loved to spin such tales about epic parties!