Reports on victories and defeats in online games of Heroes of Might and Magic V.

Kolobokk (mages, orcs) defeated HeatEx (orcs, tilseck) 2-4-6 in the "Best of the Best" Tournament. The start was unsuccessful, the setup was bad, I gave up on Faiza and Nazir, and decided to try them next week. Choosing between Faiza or Nazir would mean immediately facing the corresponding anti-magic, so I opted for Orcs – I usually don't play with them. I moved slowly, fell behind in levels, and my magic wasn't growing. After a menteer, where I acquired Darkness, the situation with my magic improved somewhat. In short, the game was challenging, but having two native castles relatively close by helped. I trained spiders, which already had logistics and astral, ensuring I could move the army from castle to castle in one turn. At that point, it was impossible for the Orc to keep up. The final battle in my castle was advantageous; I destroyed the catapult, ballista, and archers, and generally, there was nothing to fear behind the wall. HeatEx assembled a gnome squad – a formidable force. I don't think there's much point in describing the armies – they were large after 7 weeks. Thank you for the game.