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Uran (Blue, Rampart, Kyr, Kyr) def vbn (Red, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) 141 (IMHO 137) map №4.
With the permission of both players, I will write a few words about this match, as it was not entirely ordinary, and this report is a "side" perspective. With the permission of the organizer and both players, I was present at this game personally. That is, we played "three players": I was in the role of a spectator/corner man :) in an isolated tower with a grail in the center of the map, which allowed me to see the entire map. The feeling I had was like being at a football match; it's a pity there was no popcorn and beer :D .
A very interesting map, slightly edited by the organizer, IMHO for the better. The only drawback is the blue's advantage in the form of the Legion's Head and the boots and gloves. The latter, IMHO, played a decisive role, and I will write why below.
At the start, blue could not select a hero, so through the editor, I placed each of their chosen heroes; meaning the players started with two heroes each. But that is generally not important.
Both players played steadily and consistently. Each calmly cleared their own territory. The key moment of Uran's victory was that he reached the center earlier, and this played the main role, because in the center, money is practically unlimited :smile11: and there are plenty of dwellings. Kyr broke through a group of unicorns on 115 and galloped to the center, managing to take snipers on day 7, of which there were already 16 by 121, which is quite good, and hired a few genies. Meanwhile, Gunnar was preparing to enter the center through a swarm of scorpicorns on 121. He breaks through, and: makes a very big mistake—instead of heading to the center with the main force, he sends Gunnar back to the castle (presumably for a magic book), which is a loss of tempo of no less than 3 days. Given his later arrival in the center, these three days became decisive, especially against such a strong player as Uran. Kyr, with her cavalry, quickly repainted the center blue and gathered nomads, genies, and snipers, and by the time Gunnar finally "joined society" :), 3/4 of the center was blue. Gunnar immediately rushed into the underground and took the helmet +5 to knowledge and a shield +4 to all. On 125, Gunnar stayed the night at a well, a few cells away from Kyr. Uran brought all troops, even 10 wizards with Sandro, whom he rescued from prison, and attacked. I obviously didn't see the battle, but in the end, Gunnar paid his way out. After that, I basically knew the outcome of the game, but everything could have changed at any moment, as Kyr lagged significantly in stats and didn't have the book. Uran fully controlled the center, actively gathering nomads. Gunnar, with the remains of his army, rushed upward to the +2 to all artifact and the library. On the way, he took the hive and the griffin conservatory, broke through a horde of fire elementals, and reached the secondary castle, where there were many chests, resources, and another conservatory. He captured the castle and stayed to replenish mana, then took the second conservatory. In total, he had 4 angels. But the red's economy, judging by the troops, was on the brink, though the stats and angels gave hope. Uran broke through the nags and went to his secondary. He captured it, crashed into the main castle, took the boots and gloves, and crashed back into his secondary. On 135, he breaks through the hydras and pulled in all his troops. Gunnar, meanwhile, seeing the unpleasantly close distance from Kyr to his main castle, runs at full speed to his castle and stops one day's journey away. He doesn't move the troops out of the castle, as Kyr was very far and even with her logistics wouldn't reach the castle in 1 day. BUT: Kyr with the gloves and boots is an absolute beast. On 136, she covers a massive distance in one turn and takes Gunnar's main castle. Gunnar combined the miserable remnants of his troops and tries to retake his capital. Stats are 1.5 times higher, magic stats even double. But more than a hundred nomads proved too much for him. Gunnar retreats, leaving Kyr a horde of nomads. At this moment vbn could have won, but as he told me later, there was almost no mana and nowhere to replenish it—this predestined the outcome of the duel. Winning in the castle would not have been difficult, by blocking the gates and blasting the nomads with lightning. Gunnar, with his last strength, decided to take the Titan's Cuirass just to have some kind of chance. But Kyr catches Gunnar on 141, and that was the end of it. Uran won.
IMHO:
Uran plays well, making practically no unnecessary moves, moving forward clearly and purposefully (like a tank :) ), but there is one thing I couldn't understand: why he didn't take the Titan's Cuirass, running past it by literally a couple of cells. Vbn is also a strong player, but could not withstand the pace of tempo. He entered the center on 123 (losing 5 days in tempo). And when playing against a player like Uran, that is a lot. In general, I got a lot of pleasure watching the game online—very interesting and unusual. Thanks to Adelaide and the players for giving their consent. It's like sitting in a cinema. Tickets for the final could be sold to anyone who wants them :) Below I will try to post all the daily saves of the entire game. If anyone is interested, they can look, although they weigh 1.5 meters.
With the permission of both players, I will write a few words about this match, as it was not entirely ordinary, and this report is a "side" perspective. With the permission of the organizer and both players, I was present at this game personally. That is, we played "three players": I was in the role of a spectator/corner man :) in an isolated tower with a grail in the center of the map, which allowed me to see the entire map. The feeling I had was like being at a football match; it's a pity there was no popcorn and beer :D .
A very interesting map, slightly edited by the organizer, IMHO for the better. The only drawback is the blue's advantage in the form of the Legion's Head and the boots and gloves. The latter, IMHO, played a decisive role, and I will write why below.
At the start, blue could not select a hero, so through the editor, I placed each of their chosen heroes; meaning the players started with two heroes each. But that is generally not important.
Both players played steadily and consistently. Each calmly cleared their own territory. The key moment of Uran's victory was that he reached the center earlier, and this played the main role, because in the center, money is practically unlimited :smile11: and there are plenty of dwellings. Kyr broke through a group of unicorns on 115 and galloped to the center, managing to take snipers on day 7, of which there were already 16 by 121, which is quite good, and hired a few genies. Meanwhile, Gunnar was preparing to enter the center through a swarm of scorpicorns on 121. He breaks through, and: makes a very big mistake—instead of heading to the center with the main force, he sends Gunnar back to the castle (presumably for a magic book), which is a loss of tempo of no less than 3 days. Given his later arrival in the center, these three days became decisive, especially against such a strong player as Uran. Kyr, with her cavalry, quickly repainted the center blue and gathered nomads, genies, and snipers, and by the time Gunnar finally "joined society" :), 3/4 of the center was blue. Gunnar immediately rushed into the underground and took the helmet +5 to knowledge and a shield +4 to all. On 125, Gunnar stayed the night at a well, a few cells away from Kyr. Uran brought all troops, even 10 wizards with Sandro, whom he rescued from prison, and attacked. I obviously didn't see the battle, but in the end, Gunnar paid his way out. After that, I basically knew the outcome of the game, but everything could have changed at any moment, as Kyr lagged significantly in stats and didn't have the book. Uran fully controlled the center, actively gathering nomads. Gunnar, with the remains of his army, rushed upward to the +2 to all artifact and the library. On the way, he took the hive and the griffin conservatory, broke through a horde of fire elementals, and reached the secondary castle, where there were many chests, resources, and another conservatory. He captured the castle and stayed to replenish mana, then took the second conservatory. In total, he had 4 angels. But the red's economy, judging by the troops, was on the brink, though the stats and angels gave hope. Uran broke through the nags and went to his secondary. He captured it, crashed into the main castle, took the boots and gloves, and crashed back into his secondary. On 135, he breaks through the hydras and pulled in all his troops. Gunnar, meanwhile, seeing the unpleasantly close distance from Kyr to his main castle, runs at full speed to his castle and stops one day's journey away. He doesn't move the troops out of the castle, as Kyr was very far and even with her logistics wouldn't reach the castle in 1 day. BUT: Kyr with the gloves and boots is an absolute beast. On 136, she covers a massive distance in one turn and takes Gunnar's main castle. Gunnar combined the miserable remnants of his troops and tries to retake his capital. Stats are 1.5 times higher, magic stats even double. But more than a hundred nomads proved too much for him. Gunnar retreats, leaving Kyr a horde of nomads. At this moment vbn could have won, but as he told me later, there was almost no mana and nowhere to replenish it—this predestined the outcome of the duel. Winning in the castle would not have been difficult, by blocking the gates and blasting the nomads with lightning. Gunnar, with his last strength, decided to take the Titan's Cuirass just to have some kind of chance. But Kyr catches Gunnar on 141, and that was the end of it. Uran won.
IMHO:
Uran plays well, making practically no unnecessary moves, moving forward clearly and purposefully (like a tank :) ), but there is one thing I couldn't understand: why he didn't take the Titan's Cuirass, running past it by literally a couple of cells. Vbn is also a strong player, but could not withstand the pace of tempo. He entered the center on 123 (losing 5 days in tempo). And when playing against a player like Uran, that is a lot. In general, I got a lot of pleasure watching the game online—very interesting and unusual. Thanks to Adelaide and the players for giving their consent. It's like sitting in a cinema. Tickets for the final could be sold to anyone who wants them :) Below I will try to post all the daily saves of the entire game. If anyone is interested, they can look, although they weigh 1.5 meters.