Gynnar (green, warlock, knight) def Brennan (yellow, warlock, knight) 1-4-3 Teleports in the Dust edition...
According to the game, I had every chance to win, but I failed.
For the first 6 days, I developed normally, gathered resources, cleared mines, had enough sulfur, and found a couple of chests with artifacts... On the 5th day, I got a barbarian hero. The passage was guarded by druids, and the teleport was guarded by several hydras. I didn't dare attack the druids (taking medusas), but instead, I confidently went for the hydras, deciding not to spend resources on taking medusas or sending barbarian orcs to the hero. I only used a few centaurs, 20 orcs, and 20 butterflies, and 20 gnomes from my reserve. The gnomes had terrible morale, and that decided the outcome - I didn't have a proper army, I couldn't handle the druids anymore, and if I took griffins, I wouldn't have enough money for dragons and wouldn't be able to defeat the druids.
In the following week, I wandered around my territory for about 3 days, then I took a blue Castle with my main hero (1 skill point in Development) and gathered its resources. With my warlock (1-3-1) and 3 green creatures, I went to clear the teleport. Unfortunately, there were artifacts for spell power and knowledge, but nothing for attack or defense. With my main hero (1 skill point in Development), I went to the center, but a blue beast with 43 boars (obviously, it was a pre-arranged strategy) forced me to retreat (what a jerk!). Only later, after harassing him with warlock heroes, did I kill him. Time was irrevocably lost, and the barbarian was underleveled and weak. I decided to try to improve the situation with black dragons - as I cleared the island, I realized that by 1-4-1, I would have enough resources to build a Black Dragon Castle and upgrade all my existing dragons. After upgrading them, I immediately rushed to the center. I managed to kill Gynnar's weak hero in his death throes and use two mages to support my attack. The next day, the main heroes fought - my barbarian with 6-2 stats was powerless against the knight with 19-21 stats, regardless of the color of his dragons. Realizing that it was pointless to compete with such a hero, I raised the white flag.
Thank you for the game! :smile13: