Got a decent spawn, stable on the road. Broke through to the grass, took a pre-max crypt, Conflux secondary, Gurney got tactics and armor. Spent the whole week painstakingly saving for bears in the castle, built the castle and on day 117, having 10000 gold, discovered I still had 4 crystals :smile40:, had to put in ogres and make do with that.
On the second week I got Air, took a Pandora's box for 10000 XP, a pendant of +1 speed, an external dwelling for earth elementals, and a sword +6! Saw a path to an adjacent secondary zone (also grass) through wasteland — moved there, reinforcing my troops along the way.
At the start of week 3 — approaching a neutral castle (the road to which was blocked by a crowd of ducks guarding a beehive), took a medusa pen and attacked the ducks. Too risky to stop for a speed boost, had to haul the orcs with the folder. And it was the right call! Because on the next turn Valeska came running fully armed to wash my neck, and I admit she almost succeeded! but...
With 17 attack, mass haste, 14 harpies, 17 ogre magi, 24 orcs, 12 air elementals, and 20 goblins,
I still managed to take down
Valya with 60+ marksmen, 10 cavalry, 120+ pikemen, and 7 griffins.
Left with 10 ogres and orcs each.
Thanks for the game!