I've become disillusioned with the SoD Barbarian Castle. Played a game today. Built up tiers 1-7 in the Castle and bought a decent army, but only because there were 3 dwarf dwellings on the respawn, 1 max and 2 with 20 each. Can't break through to the neighboring respawns — on one side there's a horde of Lizard Warriors, on the other a horde of Gog Magogs, the third exit leads into the swamp with no road. With Barbarian warriors, the shooter stacks result in losses (or should I just take Tyras?). Went into the Treasury on day 124, but to maintain at least a medium tempo, you need luck with both gold and leveling. Upgrading to tier 7 is expensive. If you also have the Castle, it's downright evil. In the Swamp faction, at least there's more gold lying around on the respawn.