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

Hermit (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Sem56 (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 217

We started playing, no respawn (there is a spot with a sawmill, an ore pit, a crypt, a few piles of gold, and a chest — nothing else fit there), but I already took a restart on 113, and here at least the sawmill and ore mine are accessible, each with three piles. The passages are guarded by a horde of orcs, a horde of lizardmen, and a third one I didn't see right away, plus lots of Grand Elves. End of week 1: 1, 2, 4, 6 in the fort... No money... On 121 I managed to break through the lizardman horde — I thought I wouldn't; one of my cavalry started to take hits, so I pulled him away from the lizardmen with 10 HP, but then the spearmen arrived and the lizardmen switched to them, and the surviving archers from the first round plus the second cavalry helped finish them off. Next, I captured the secondary Citadel, and on the stone respawn there was a Dwarf Cottage and two Naga Banks. I took the Dwarf Cottage first, then brought a bit more wax and took both Naga Banks. Valeska also got Earth from the lizardmen, and she leveled it up to Expert. I built a Mage Guild in the secondary town, and it had Slow. I saw Boots of Speed, so in short, with a small army, I went into the underground. It turned out to be a treasure zone, and a decent one. From there I landed on the opponent's secondary respawn, but didn't stay long — I only doubled my mana, grabbed a few more things in the treasure zone, and went to reclaim another secondary, where I found a Griffin Conservatory and another treasure zone, with a Dragon Utopia inside. By the final fight, I didn't have time to build Archangels — the opponent came earlier with 12 angels, while I only had 6, even though I'm the one playing Castle, not him. He slowed my warriors, I slowed his, and our shooters started firing. I also hit him pretty well with magic... In short, I defended successfully. I was lucky that in the treasure zone before the Dragon Utopia, I found a Pandora's Box with all Earth magic and the Cape of Velocity — my angel acted first, even though I was the defending side. I immediately slowed all his units and protected my shooters!!!

Thanks for the game!!!

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SEM_56 (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Hermit (Red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2sm4d(3) 223
111-117 1-6 in Citadel!!
121-127 1-7 in Castle!!
131-137 +16 Wyverns!!
141-147 treasure zone, Dragon upgrade!!
211-217 3 Dragon Utopias, 6 Hives!!
221-223 Bibliotheca, Dragon Utopia!!
My scenario, my victory, thx for the game!!!

Confirmed, I was caught off guard by Shakti, as I didn't know you could move through the treasure zone by flying without breaking the passage.

Thanks for the game.