Reports on online games and their confirmations (Winter 2009 season).

Pit - for the sake of LM (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def. Vigo (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 136. I haven't played as Barbarians in a while and was surprised to find that it can turn out quite well. The Castle has a stable, and the roads are fast. There isn't much money, but I found magic artifacts - +3 knowledge, +3 magic power, and a cloak +2/+2. In the wagon, I found armor +1 to everything. So, by day 114, Gurnisson was already a pretty good mage, although without a spellbook. The observation tower showed a complete lack of money, a goblin and wolf lair. I scouted 2 conservatories, 2 medusa lairs, and Gurnisson learned earth magic. On day 115, I break through the golden golems to reach a secondary location - it turned out to be a quite rich Dungeon. I even built a castle in the capital; the creatures are levels 1-5. On day 121, I captured some gold and prepared to take the dwarf lair. I bring in reinforcements, defeat 75 dwarves, and gain expert earth magic. I build a GM (Greater Mage) in the Dungeon - but there's a slow effect! I bring in a few more troops (the wolves from the lair arrived just in time), upgrade the goblins and wolves, and head to the conservatory. It turned out to be a tier 3 location, but the slow effect did its job - there were almost no losses. I break through to the capital. On day 125, I get 3 more angels and 4 wyverns. Using earth sight, I see that I can reach the swamp capital, but I need to defeat the Golden Ogres. I go there, take a naga bank with 4 nagas each, but further on - there's a horde of royal cyclops or a pack of archangels. Not good. I break through to the Dungeon to go to the treasury, where, right at the entrance, I scout the Helmet of Heavenly Enlightenment behind the giants. Meanwhile, Yog takes 2 more angels. On day 127, I manage to take Pandora with 20 liches and another one with 15,000 experience. 131 - helmet +6 all and a cloak of speed. I head towards the Shield of Lion's Courage. 133 - shield +4 all and a golden bow. 134 - library and another 20 liches from Pandora. 135 - I broke through to a Castle, visited the stable. 136 - I destroyed both squads of Golden Ogres, broke through to the swamp, and scouted the territory with the observation tower. I didn't have time to reach the city; I went along the chain of blue locations to the Dungeon - and there was Tazar with all his troops. I attack, and that's it... Thank you for the game.