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[REPORTS] Reports from the 7th online HOMM3 tournament '08.

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Lesgor (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Lost Paradise (red, Castle, Valya, Valya) 2sm4d(2) 216

Wow, I haven't had such a megabattle in the endgame for a long time.

My opponent took res111. I did not. On 114, I took my native secondary. Little gold, so the week result was 1-6 in the home Stronghold, elves in the fort in the secondary. On week 2, I was gathering gold and scouted 3 passes to different treasure zones, one of which was a grassy one near my opponent's secondary.
I went into that treasure zone having adv earth.
131 - for 70 vamps I get 10k exp - I get exp earth (slow was there) and become very wise.
On the same day, for 56 vives I get all fire.
132 - a hive for 4 vives, Golden Bow, and I break through the catty dragons guarding a Dragon Utopia and the Castle's Cavalier niche.
133,134 - I gather more vives, bringing their count to 14
135 - I hit a size-2 Dragon Utopia. It had Wings and +3 to all
141 - a size-1 Dragon Utopia +4 to all, I flew over mountains and saw another entrance to a treasure zone
142 - Cloak +2 Speed, I fly back and crash-land home. I didn't see a single Griffin Conservatory on the map. I thought it was time to visit, or else they'd breed Archangels - decided to ambush. Had a good opportunity to take out the horseman with the big stack, but I was 2 squares short.:(
I had to fly away from the opponent's home respawn over the mountains, because Valya had Angels and lots of gold - I feared Archangels.
Behind the mountains on the rocks, "ve ry lu cky", a cube gave me 35 Energy Elementals. Having all fire warmed my heart.
I barely made it home - the opponent had already broken through GO and was at my castle. No attack came, Valya took my secondary and returned. I attack myself, and oh joy, I see that Valya's tactics are advanced...

Valya:
19-14-4-(90) Exp. Archery, Leadership, Water, Air, Adv Tactics and Logistics. 10 Archangels, 104 Archers, 17 Champions, 19 Griffins, 35 Crusaders, 21 Monks, 75 Halberdiers

Ivor:
17-18-14-(140) Exp. Archery, Offense, Tactics, Water, Earth, Wisdom, Adv Armorer. 113 Grand Elves, 43 Pegasi, 18 Unicorns, 18 Dendroid Guards, 61 Dwarves, 35 Energy Elementals, 39 Centaurs Cloak +2 Speed, Golden Bow, Bow +5%, Shackles, Flask +2 Health

The finale lasted over an hour. It was a very tense battle.
In the finale, my task was to set everything up for an Armageddon cast (750 damage). I had to calculate health values for a long time in the endgame...
I needed to preserve the Energy Elementals and, of course, the sturdy Unicorns.
I positioned and we started. Overall, a very long fight with summoning Fire Elementals, etc. But the best part was at the end: Valya has 4 Archangels left (one barely alive), 20+ Crusaders, 50+ restored Archers, all Halberdiers and Monks. I have 11 Unicorns, a few Centaurs, a couple of Energy Elementals I think, and that's it. The opponent was probably already savoring finishing me off.)) Then the moment came, a thought spun in Ivor's head, and a firestorm fell upon the sinful earth, drenched in blood. 5 Unicorns survived, the Energy Elementals, 1 Archangel with a sliver of health, and the Unicorns finish him off on their turn - and Valya was no more:(

Thanks for the interesting game