I think that after this game Pasha will be crossing out the same-faction matchup for me first thing :). The layout was just great: by the third day Shakti was already running around with 150 7-hit troglodytes, a pendant +1 to speed, and 4 cats :). On the first [day] I broke through to the grass, where I took a minimum naga bank, a minimum council, and broke teleports into 2 treasuries; in one you could immediately see the Dragon Utopia, in the second a library, a hive, and another external dwelling of cats. Everything became clear: take all this, break the Dragon Utopia on the 3rd week, hit ГО and attack. On the first [day] I built cats in the fort, a summoning portal, Shakti level 8 with log and air. On the second [day] I took a naga bank for 20 nagas, fought off and visited 2 libraries (one behind 48 runes, the second behind 80 gold golems), a minimum hive, and two more hives (6+8). All this was done with 14 cats and 150 troglodytes, who under blessing and with 8 speed are simply beasts. Then I split off to the secondary [town] to replenish mana and lick wounds; meanwhile, the army broke through a passage to another grass-Rampart area, where it fought for money that was so needed to buy cats and fodder for the Dragon Utopia. On the second [day] I decided not to build a castle to maintain a good tempo. At 132 Shakti, after a global shopping spree (the same-faction bonus was enough for everything I wanted), hits 130 pegasi guarding the Dragon Utopia, resources, a shield +5 to all, and a medusa nest; he takes the medusa nest. At 133, 1 angel, 25 cats, 150 troglodytes (ranks were constantly replenished via purchased heroes :)), 7 minotaurs, 18 vives, and fodder with parameters all at 10 with expert attack/defense/air take the three-tier Dragon Utopia (losses: 5 minos, 3 vives, angel, and fodder). They gave a collar +3 to all, a shield +4 to all, a black ball, and most importantly — money! At 135 ГО is broken (80 gr cats and 70 gr human horses); on the way he catches an enemy loser with an angel and 70 lizards plus some scraps. Pasha thought for a bit and decided not to continue the game, because Tazara at that moment had parameters all around 5 approximately (against my approximately all around 20) and 17 gr vives from the main army.
Thanks for the game! It's hard to fight against such a layout.
p.s. By now, in my 10th game, I don't even build a municipality, maximum a thousand. I realized that if you build a capitol, there will be no tempo at all. Money needs to be earned in battles, not by lounging in the shade while waiting for the capitol to drip :)