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

Magneto (red, Barbarian, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) def Oelm (blue, swamp, Tazar, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 146.

I didn't think Magneto would be writing a report about SUCH a game, but oh well. The game was decided by two disastrous blunders. The first was when I forgot to bring the gremlins into the army, decided not to waste a day, and lost all the gnolls and 9 lizards. The second was when I attacked a stack of 2 wyvern monarchs guarding a dwarven treasury + 2 piles of resources + cyclopes — there were 16 of them, and my lizards weren't upgraded. So they poisoned me and took out all my basilisks and left 4 cows. Because of that, I only got a second consulate on day 131, went into the opponent's territory (when I should have gone to the treasure zone), saw a taken hive and a consulate there, and turned back to the treasure zone. Then we postponed the game. The next day, the opponent declares that he is 99% sure I am a cheater. I'm a bit shocked. Frankly, I have no desire to continue the game, especially considering that he started hinting at it practically from day one and even sent saves to a third player for review. I suggest he prepare facts that would indicate my cheating. So the next day I heard: 1). That I revealed his scout on the second day (pure bluff). 2). That I asked him for auto (no comments). 3). That there were 2 disconnects (and with that, damn it, I was foolish enough to sit down and play). 4). Long turns (go fly a kite, my dear sir).

After the map was revealed, I was surprised at the opponent's surprisingly weak play. He got a mega deal with 3 consulates and 4 hives on respawn + log + gloves — a noob's dream. He built a capitol without capturing a single secondary town, and still gained an army advantage.

Naturally, with a native secondary town, he shouldn't have lost, but unfortunately I didn't have the right mindset, so the blunders decided it. Nevertheless, considering Magneto's skill level, I give it a 10-15% chance that he could have headed into the underground treasure zone from the Inferno side, which would have given me good chances to win, with the right moves, of course GG.