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

Pavel Dubrovin (Red, Castle, Valeska, Gurmisson) def Cyb (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre), 2sm4d(3), 1.2.6.

Born in the Center on a tiny Respawn without External Dwellings or Den. buildings, well except for a Dragon Utopia half a turn away.

On the first week - Papa-Gurne came fourth, scouted part of the opponent's respawn, also saw a nearby native respawn's Spearmen External Dwelling for 50-99 Archers. Well, I thought it was worth it, as it would pay off handsomely. And how indignant I was when, having lost 9 Archers and about 20 Spearmen on 70+ Archers, I ended up at the entrance, where 20-49 Wizards had impassably stationed themselves. I pass the Army to Vala, who hits another respawn guard, a Pre-minimal Crypt, and on turn 7 finally reaches another native secondary town :). Home-Knights in Stronghold.

On the second week - at the secondary town I gathered a lot of Gold, an Archer External Dwelling, an Artifact for Archer growth, returned the troops to Gurne, who broke through off-road to yet another secondary town, saw a teleport to the Main opponent, blocked it, scouted the road a bit, realized that on the next turn I could reach the Main, blocked the teleport, just in case Kyrre was nearby, so she wouldn't return to the Main. And that's how it turned out, the opponent's Main jumped out of the fog, took the Crypt and stood nearby, counting on my attack and her own recall to the Main. But Gurne saw through this trick, and the next turn stormed the Rampart in Stronghold with small troops. Lucky, I must say.

Thanks to the opponent for the game!