Spent 5500 on Tanta and the ability to pick first. Got it back on restart. I get surface, a spread of 5 heroes on fakes and the stable, see 2 Griffin Conservatories with guards, an external market and my Mage Guild giants. I expect a restart, but it doesn't come. On week 1, I capture Castle and Tower, build Angels (the computer built everything except Monks). "Bird shit" refuge helps. In three Mage Guilds, no View Air, no Slow, and no Scholar. On week 2, I take two single Griffin Conservatories and one double, two Dragon Fly Hives with 8 stacks each, in refuges Griffin Hives and 2 Wyverns, I get Boots of Speed for 17 Efreeti with Haste. I see that the opponent's computers rampaged, but still died. I invest in mana for Tanta, finally get Scholar on the 4th try and retrain Mass Slow from Moandor. With 300+ Skeletons, 6 Angels, and 18 stacks, I decide to go to the central treasure zone and possibly rush to turn 131. I lose 1 Angel on Giants. Second Mage Guild: Thunderbirds. I check both Mage Guilds — no Haste (already lost in the quarterfinals because of Gigas on Mage Guild). On the second Mage Guild, I sell 7 stacks. I run to the main castle, scout heroes successfully kill a scout hero and Tazar — he has no Tactics. The risk pays off, not without luck (Slow loot, choice at a fork, 5 unbought stacks, Taz without Tactics and on 1 stack). On turn 132, GG follows. The opponent had potential, but not fast enough and very long roads.
Thanks for the game!

Thanks to Dima, Kostya, and Zhenya for the stream.

The final was tentatively set for Sunday, 21.10.2018, morning Moscow time.