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The schedule played out with 1 rest for me and two for my opponent. I played through Septienna and 25 elves; he probably played because he had good roads, a Conflux town, and 2 Necropolis towns. By week 1 day 16 I was rushing forward hoping to find a town (the road was a crappy spiral, though there were hives and confluxes nearby). On day 17 I reach the town on my last move and see Verdish on an angel nearby. I attack with a weak hero, he flees without even buying back (apparently he didn't have enough gold). I prepare for an attack, positioning heroes to secure against town capture and main hero ransom. The opponent does attack. With Isra. As it turned out, a zero-level one. Although the opponent's army was stronger, with 3 spells (bless, curse, and Death Wave) I manage to kill all the skeletons, the second angel, and almost all the troglodytes. Due to Necromancy, almost all the skeletons that died were revived. On day 21 I hole up in the town to regenerate mana. Then Xi attacks, who dies from Haste and well-placed Death Waves. The opponent surrenders. As it turned out, I killed the main hero with Earth, Air, and Logistics (an excellent setup).

Thanks for the game!