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

Mizrael(Castle, Caitlin, Kristian) def Javdet(red, Fortress, Bron, Broghild) 2sm4d(3) 224

Although I lost a game with a clear advantage, no frustration;) ..
The advantage was in control - two equally strong heroes - a mage and a warrior with DD, Flight, and Town Portal, though significantly inferior in stats to Kristian; a super-strike stack of 100 Griffins under Broghild, two secondary towns on snow, and an anti-magic Armageddon with 22 spell power from the mage as an ace up the sleeve. But this would have dragged on for at least another game month (gradual economic buildup, smoking the opponent out of towns and building secondary towns + unkillable Broghild in the Fortress). I didn't even try to offer Mikhail a draw - he needs it like a rabbit needs a stop signal, and this game meant nothing to me - I simply blew my chance in the game against Neo. In short, I led my army to the final battle, just messed up the terrain choice - on grass, the Angels moved first:( ...
It's a huge pleasure to play Broghild - Griffins + scouting in the treasure zone - powerful. But unlucky with artifacts: my 2 Dragon Utopias dropped Captain's Hat, Water Boots, Tome of Air Magic, and Mage's Hat (if you add 2 Pandora's Boxes with Air Magic, it turns out I got Flight and Dimension Door 4 times:D ) against Mikhail's 4 with Angelic Alliance and other tasty stuff, and for stats only Shield +12 and Sword +6 :(

Thanks for the game.