We chose decent towns for ourselves.
Native respawn without hiding spots. On 111 I upgraded the lizardmen and off we went. Along the way I ran into a mage block, turned around: :( . The paths are slow, any mistake costs dearly, but at least the scout revealed a Conservatory on 1 with an upgrade. And on 115 I took it with Ivor, though only 9 lizardmen survived. Hydras at home in the Stronghold. +2000 gold left over
On the second turn I immediately take the Boots, break through to the conf secondary adjacent to blue. Tazar goes to the secondary, (he had learned First Aid, the Tent, and 1 Angel worked wonders:D ) Further on, strategically, Shakti outpaces me in stats, especially in magic, but he's in no hurry to hit the block. I break the two Conservatory and decide to scout the enemy respawn. And I make it just in time!:smile54: Before I attacked Shakti, he had already managed to clear two Hives for 16 Wyverns in one day, and had Logistics as well. I reach him with my last movement point and attack.
I make a mistake in the positioning, which causes the 16 Wyverns to immediately hit the lizardmen:smile04:
I should have swapped the air elementals and the Wyverns. Just in case, I have 10 K gold so I can buy myself out if he hits hard with magic.
FB: Tazar 4-9-2-4 lvl 11 Expert Armorer, First Aid, Earth, Logistics, 2 Hydras, 3 Angels, 2 Wyverns, 6 Water Elementals, 3 Air Elementals, 25 Lizard Warriors, and the Tent.
vs Shakti 9-8-8-9 lvl 12 Expert Offense, Tactics, Air, Estate(!), Basic Logistics and Wisdom. 6 Manticores, 16 Wyverns, 19 Troglodytes.
No spellbook.
But Tazar has full mana, and Stone Skin, as well as Bless, and Bloodlust from the useful spells. First round I cast Stone Skin, and 1 Hydra and 9 Lizardmen and the Water Elementals held. If I had swapped the Air Elementals with the Wyverns, it would have been much easier.
Thanks for the game!
And overall Javdet had a bad respawn, I would have restarted that. But if I had gone for development, it’s still unknown how things would have turned out later. In the area he moved into, there were still more Hives visible.