Kreg Xek (red, Tower, Solmyr, Solmyr) def Denis_HOMM (blue, Dungeon, Jeddite, Jeddite) 2sm4d(3), 235
Respawn was decent, I see 2 Griffin Conservatories (4 and 2 angels) and Castle as a secondary, I build Giants and ignore them, upgrade Nagas and build Angels, then Archangels. Giants grow, but fall short of Archangels (10 Giants and >20 Archangels). Opponent jumps and flies, I can only go into town. I head to the capital, thought he would hole up there, but there were only Troglodytes. I take the capital and the opponent surrenders.
Thank you for the game.

I confirm. Respawn was decent. 4 spawns: 2 Troglodytes, 2 Medusas. Captured 3 secondaries. Found Boots of Speed and Gloves of Speed (helped a lot). Built Mage Guild level 5 in 3 castles, got Fly and Town Portal. Using Fly, scouted the location of red's capital and neighboring territories.
By the end of the game. Revealed the opponent's main forces, recorded a 2.5-fold advantage in living force due to 21 Archangels. Minimal chances to cling to victory, hoped to find Sphere of Negation (destruction magic). Found a Utopia far away, got a Necklace +3 to all stats, found a second Utopia in the dungeon with a mule, hoped for it, but to reach it I needed Dimension Door, which I didn't have.
Opponent captured the capital. It was clear he would capture the remaining castles as well, and they were the 2 remaining Magic ones (i.e., native for red).
With 11 Hydras and 38 Wyverns, about 15 Manticores, Minotaurs > 30, and no battle magic. Decided to capitulate to not waste time.

Thank you for the game.