Despite both players having 5 heroes and losing 111 gold, the Red player takes the Purple player's Castle on turn 1, while I take the Brown player's Castle. I place Ifrits in a double formation. On turn 2, Dessa arrives with 12 Grand Monks and 13 Ogres, killing Nagash, taking the Brown Castle, and placing a Castle there. I attack with Aiden (level 0, but with decent stats due to artifacts), using 8 Ifrits, 150 Skeletons, and some Gogs and Imps as meat shields. After teleporting the Ifrits to the Castle, they get completely wrecked and suffer heavy losses, and victory in the battle slips away. However, the walls fall at the right time, and the Skeletons contribute, sending Dessa to the tavern. Only Gunar remains with a group of flying units, although my army consists of 5 Ifrits and 80+ Skeletons. With 4 upgrades, I get a Town Portal and Armageddon spell. On turn 4, I take Utopian Castle, using 3 units and losing 10 Sultans, but I also gain a Teapot and a Hat of +5. I start taking cities. I see Gunar with 1 Angel, 28 Wyverns, and a few Wolves. I steal the Utopian Castle with a +12-3 sword and Crossbow. I check Gunar - he has a lot of mana. I attack with Crossbow and Shackles, having superior stats and an army of 19 Wyverns, 6 Sultans, 350+ Skeletons, 12 Imps, and a few other units. Everything looks good until the Wyverns, with a stroke of luck, destroy 11+ of my Wyverns. The battle seems lost again, but the Ballista shoots down 2 Wyverns. The Wolves can't deal much damage because they move before the Wyverns. I manage to retaliate and attack with Wyverns and Sultans. GG. Maybe I rushed the attack, but in the next turn, Gunar would have gotten Dragon Riders, and it's unclear who would have won.
Thanks for the game! It was fun!
Game 3, my build order.
Very good start, lots of money, a Stable, Gunar in addition to Dessa, Monks with a bonus, Ogres with a bonus. The key moment at 124: I rush Dessa and take the opponent's Brown Castle. Instead of attacking Gunar, who is rushing with 3k movement points, killing the Rogues and scattered army, I place a Castle and defend. As a result, the opponent attacks with Rogues and his entire army, and I lose Dessa and the entire army.
Thanks for the game
