Both used 2 resets each. On the first day I revealed my entire respawn: only two crypts and that's it. In the tavern I bought Galtran as a fifth hero and decided to lead my army with him, since there wasn't really an army either (22 archers and 29 pokemon) and my second hero was a Necromancer who brought some skeletons. Also, on level 2 Galtran got Logistics - 100% GG. On 114, when breaking through to the secondary (hoping for Necromancers), 18 crusaders - left from the entire army were 4 skeletons - still hoping for the secondary, and then a block of 50-99 dwarves, went up anyway to somehow break through to the castle. On 115 I need to fight but the army consists of only 1 marksman and 5 skeletons, and in the castle only 4 swords not purchased - decided to skip the horses for now and stuck in griffins and gathered from all the scouts, resulting in: 9 griffins, 4 swords, 1 elite archer and 1 pokemon and 5 skeletons - stats 1334, first sacrificed 1 griffin, then there was a fight with 50-99 thieves, another minus 4 griffins, as a result of various blocks I had 4 swords and 7 skeletons left (on 116) and I can't get to the secondary, and on top of that it turned out to be a Dungeon, had to go back to that block of dwarves. 117 horses with griffins in the fort. On 121 I buy a hero + 4 horses and sacrifice them on 39 elite air elementals, again the army is only 4 swords and far away, I got wrecked with Galtran and went at those dwarves with 9 marksmen, 4 elite swords and a couple of pennies of pokemon - came out with 4 archers, 2 swords and 18 skeletons, and then it's downright funny - 20-49 monks (helmet +5) - can't get to the castle. On 124 Solmyr in a pile dug up Slow and immediately rushed towards the boss, just in case I'd dig up a scholar and I did (Galtran had Advanced Earth). 126 transferred 4 wandering swords, agitated, and gave them to the boss, and he hit 20-49 elite ogres for an external dwelling of Manticores (with 4 marksmen, 6 elite swords, 30 skeletons and 5 core griffins) - came out with 6 swords, 2 pokemon and 6 skeletons. I bring up another 6 pokemon and again gather all the valuable pennies of griffins from the scouts, in the end I took it without losing a single precious SWORD (they rule). 127 built a Citadel and bought a Scholar. On 132 I bring up the army: 4 Manticores, 12 Crushers, 2 horses, about 30 pokemon - and the funny thing is I learned Slow but Earth is not Expert and I attacked 10-19 Champions for a beehive - took 4 Wyverns. That's it, time to stop playing already! There's a portal to who knows where and an entrance to the treasure zone, I have 3 Manticores, 4 Wyverns and 12 Crushers, beat the guard and ate a Pandora's Box for 10k gold and sent spies there, and I set my sights on the portal. Next turn the scouting just delights me - countlessly many beehives in the treasury!!! - just what the doctor ordered. 136 Shakti stands on an Angel - could have attacked GO (50-99 Psychics), so I didn't wreck myself into the castle and did it on 137 just to leave the stable from home with the army. 137 built a Castle.
141 At the entrance to the treasure zone: 4 6 6 112 mana (Mass Slow)
- ate the Pandora's Box - all Earth Magic without Wisdom
- 145 stats 23 23 9 12 : 27 Wyverns from 5 beehives
- ate all the Air Magic
- scouts picked up 1 Angel (for speed) and +5% Necromancy and sacrificed about 150 skeletons for a beehive for 4 Wyverns (also a Sailor's Hat lying nearby for 10-19 Black Dragons)
213 At the exit from the treasure zone: 24 24 red orb (Orb of Inhibition): 2 Angels (one from an external dwelling), 27 Wyverns, 8 Crushers (scratched in a Dragon Utopia), 50+ marksmen, 50+ elite pokemon and almost 400 skeletons.
At home on 147 I didn't place Angels, so the opponent couldn't, shall we say, get Archangels for free - just in case.
On 214 I finally enter that very portal, and there immediately a Dragon Utopia and a beehive are revealed, next turn it turned out to be 2 Dragon Utopias and no less than 5 beehives - ate everything and portal'd home, saw Shakhter flying within one turn of my only castle. I'm standing Hasted (217), Shakti flew up but didn't attack and portal'd away. On my turn I killed the supply cart from a scout at my native secondary and immediately went home. On 223 I took the Dungeon just to see Shakhter's stats.
On 225 I assault him in the capital (removed the red orb and rebuilt for a Mage):
Galtran 32 16 24 440 mana: 6 Angels, 71 Wyverns, 700+ skeletons, 65 marksmen, 16 Crushers, 7 Champions, 17 griffins
Shakti 23 17 9 (about 300 mana): 7 Angels, 9 Black Dragons, 70 Minotaur Kings, 28 Scorpicores, 76 Evil Eyes, 45 elite Medusas and 46 elite Harpies. + Elixir of Life.
I messed up and fled with 6 Angels - Vitaliy had left: 66 Minotaurs, 71 Eyes, 45 Medusas and all the Harpies.
Next turn he takes my castle, but didn't stay in it and came out but not far - I fly in with 6 Angels and 46 Troglodytes, had the option to take my own castle or go for him (had no chance right now) - chose home and made Archangels and stayed there with 6 Archangels and 46 Troglodytes + Shackles of War.
Vitaliy attacked and was killed. Anti-Magic and Armageddon - not a single Archangel was harmed.
_Thanks for the game, for the show, and of course the adrenaline!!!