Reports on online games and their confirmations (Winter 2008 season).

Volland (Elves, blue, Kirill) def. Dreamcatcher (Dungeon, red, Shkhti), 2-1-1

After all the restarts, I got a good starting location, but it was partially blocked by a Hive of snipers guarding a tree. So, I immediately started exploring the neighboring area. In the first week, I built Cats and Mentors in the Citadel; in the second week, I built a Castle and focused on the economy. In the third week, I cleared the Treasure room: mostly Hives and a Library. At home, I had Dragons and a Capitol. At the beginning of the fourth week, I destroyed a Utopia. I got good stat bonuses. But the evil Dragons, for some reason, focused on the Manticores instead of the decoy Vipers. At the end of the month, Shkhti (16-19-20-17) returned home, and after defeating the Dragons, he finally broke through the sniper blockade and quickly visited Kirill. My opponent had a great setup: two Horse Nests (and here's a red Dungeon without a single high-level Nest), and two Utopias practically at his doorstep. His stats were only slightly lower. And he also had +3 speed artifacts. A stack of Buratins with a speed of 7 looked scary. The only way to fight was with magic, but Kirill also had a red orb prepared for this occasion. And that's what decided the outcome.

Thanks for the game!