[HMM III OFF TOURNAMENT] "Race for the Leader"

Description of the mini-tournament "Race for Mercury": D
Day 1
1. Pearl (P) takes the chests and gold and runs up the road.
2. Forest - Yanova (Y). Takes gold, the right chest, an axe, and runs to the Kentaur stable.
3. Forest - Ryland (R). Takes the left chest for experience - Diplomacy level 2.
4. Forest - Kairi (K). Runs to the Silver Pegasus (SP) near the sulfur mine.
5. R runs in the same direction.
Day 2
1. Y takes the Kentaurs from the stable and runs to R.
2. On the way, P catches up to her. Y takes the troops and the tent from her, gives the troops and artifacts to R, without blocking the road.
3. R takes 5 (5) mercury near the Fanatics, adds Captains and SP.
4. K takes all the troops from R, leaving him with 2 SP. R moves one step towards the pile of sulfur.
5. P runs up past the Fanatics.
6. K exchanges a Kentaur for 1 SP, takes 5 (10) mercury and gold at the top, sets up on the mine, takes 6 sulfur, keeps the SP for herself, and leaves the rest to guard the mine.
7. R runs to the Pegasi.
Day 3
1. Y adds Grand Elves (GE) and gives them + a clover to R, replacing her Kentaur with 1 SP.
2. K takes the troops from the mine and gives them all to R.
3. R adds the Pegasi, SP, captures Stillwater, adds Dendro-s instead of Dwarves.
4. K takes 7 wood, takes troops + artifacts from R, runs to the Vampires. R has 1 SP.
5. In Stillwater, we build a tavern - Aeris. He takes troops + artifacts (except SP) from K. Destroys the Vampires, losing 36 Kentaurs and 12 Captains, gains Logistics. Takes a shield (+4) and runs up the road.
6. R dives into the Dungeon and runs to the Red Dragons. P is one step behind.
Day 4
1. Y takes a campfire and $500 at the mill.
2. K takes troops + artifacts from Aeris, leaving him with 15 GE + 1 SP. Takes gold, destroys the Ghosts, runs into Ghostwind, takes a chest.
3. Stillwater - Alagar. He stands on the road near the underground gate.
4. Ghostwind - Tyraxor. Gives troops + artifacts to Alagar, which K gave him. K kept 20 Kentaurs, 6 Elves, and a Wolf for herself.
5. Alagar gives troops + artifacts to P, she - to R. R adds the Red Dragons, goes to the flag, takes 4 (14) mercury, loots Utopia, goes back to the flag, and moves one step to the right and down.
6. Aeris takes an empty Darkcloud, taking 3 (17) mercury and gold along the way.
7. Ghostwind - Vey. With all the troops, he kills Moandor, receiving the Dentist's Necklace: D. Runs back.
8. Ghostwind - Gundula. Takes troops + artifacts from Vey, taking 6 (23) mercury along the way.
9. Ghostwind - Thorgrim. Gundula gives him 7 wolves + 11 goblins. He takes an empty Terminus.
10. Ghostwind - Dessa. Gundula gives her colleague troops + an artifact. Dessa runs to Stillwater.
11. Stillwater - Ufrethin. He takes troops + an artifact from Dessa, takes the Mage Crown, and runs to the Dungeon.
12. Alagar takes troops + artifacts from Ufrethin and gives them all to P.
13. P goes to the flag. R gives her troops + artifacts. P destroys the Green Dragons, loots the Cyclops Warehouse (another 6 (29) mercury), takes crystals and 3 (32) mercury. Gives troops without artifacts to R. He takes 6 (38) mercury, wood, and a Naga warehouse.
14. Stillwater - Malcolm. He takes 6 (44) mercury and ore from the Unicorns and 3 (47) mercury from the Monks.
15. Terminus - Gretchen. Takes troops, destroys peasants, takes 3 + 3 + 4 (57) mercury from the Liches.
16. Darkcloud - Ivor. Takes 1 GE, runs to the right along the road, takes 3 + 3 (63) mercury, destroys peasants, takes wood and 5 (68) mercury.
17. Ghostwind - Pikedram. Takes 3 + 5 + 5 (81) mercury from the Liches.
18. Darkcloud - Yabarkas. Takes troops, sulfur, rubies. Kills Clavius.
19. In 5 castles, we build markets. We exchange everything for 20 (101) mercury.
20. Mass dismissal. Yabarkas says goodbye to Vidomine in auto-battle. Victory.
Result: 4 days. Pearl 2-7-4-11. 6 castles. 101 mercury. $258.