Tournament "Seasons, Spring 2008"
Map "Hourglass II" 200%
invisible (blue, Tower, Aen, Aen) def Pit - In sake of LM (red, Inferno, Pyrr, Ciele) 124
We played with 6 minutes per turn by mutual agreement, thanks to Petr for that, because 4 is too little on this map. Also by mutual agreement Petr leveled Ciele (did not use the cheating shooter).
The plan was simple: collect free stuff everywhere possible, level the main hero at the altar, break into the center, and rush on the second week. On day 1, five heroes scattered; the hut near the castle gave Air Magic - sehr gut. On day 2, there were already 8 heroes; the main learned Logistics from a monk. Mirlanda took the second castle, where I immediately started building a mage guild. Torosar found Navigation from a stone, so I designated him as a sailor. He boarded a boat on day 2. On day 3, I build a second mage guild in the secondary town - got Lightning Bolt and Water Bolt :smile03: Mirlanda immediately teaches all this to Aen. I didn't even plan to take the second castle, but Terek discovered an artifact +2/2 Attack/Knowledge next to it. So I extended the chain in that direction, which delayed the center breakthrough by one day. On day 5, I build chains from everywhere to bring everything to the main hero standing at the altar. I sacrifice, gaining 8 levels at once. On day 6, I clear the artifact near the garrison, take the minimal dwarf dwelling. On 117, I fight the angels at the garrison (I wanted to use Lightning Bolt and singles, but for some reason I brought 2 Nagas and the angels killed them :(). I built Nagas in the castle on the first week. On 121, I deposit the growth, upgrading the Golems. At the central tavern, I hire Shakti with 3 stacks :) 11 heroes already)) Torosar found another Ring of Vitality at sea (and I had already sacrificed one at the altar :( ), and on level-up he got Artillery, so I pass the Ballista and the ring through the chain. On 122, I break through the garrison from the other side, take the Shield +6 on enemy territory, and on 123 I stand at the altar, sacrificing the remaining unnecessary artifacts. Aen became level 13 with Expert Logistics, Wisdom, Air Magic, Artillery, Pathfinding, and Basic Earth Magic. On 124, I attacked the castle without scouting (I was only afraid of the red orb).
FF: Aen 7-9-11-170 mana, 4 Nagas, 3 Genies, 12 Mages, 21 Steel Golems, 22 Gargoyles, 89 Troglodytes, and 146 Gremlins, Lightning Bolt for 325. In the castle sat Ciele, level 5, with Attack that made my eyes pop out - 16-1-7-7 (apparently a Drowned Man rewarded her with a Titan's Gladius:eek: ): 6 Efreeti, 9 Pit Fiends, 10 Demons, 14 Cerberi, 2 Gogs, 10 Demons, and 36 Imps, +4 Speed. First turn, everyone waits; I bunch up near the Gremlins and Mages, shielding them, I cast Lightning Bolt on the Efreeti. Then when only one Efreeti was left and it got its turn, Ciele hits me with an Inferno for 200 first on one stack, then in the second round an Inferno on another :eek:. I thought it would have been over for me if not for the Golems. But there was little cannon fodder, and I kill almost any stack of Ciele's with Lightning Bolt.
Thanks for the game! It was fun running around.