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

Wlk777 (Blue, Barb, Gurney, Gurney) Def Oelm(Red, Inferno, Pyr, Pyr) 2sm4d(3), 143

The MOST ANNOYING defeat since losing to Britva. At first a difficult start, the army quickly left, but I was lucky that I broke the wood on the way to the Necro secondary. By week 1 day 5 I controlled 3 castles - 2 adjacent. Well, in short, I thought Valentin wouldn't make it. I colored an external dwelling of ogres, 2 wolf riders, 1 goblins. Taking my time preparing for Demonology, Pyrrha and Kirra are strolling along the respawns, occasionally looking into the treasure zone. On day 1 month 3 week 2 I upgrade demons, since the only buildings taken are 2 small Dwarf Cottages. Then my opponent writes to me in ICQ that he's ready to take a Dragon Utopia. I get tense — could the free stuff really have come through? From that moment on, I played extremely cautiously. Already scouted three Dragon Utopias, one with 1-2 black dragons. I want to start with that one. On day 1 month 3 week 4, somewhere the opponent appears: 12 angels, 16 Wyverns, birds, stats are worse, but my army is much smaller. I snatch the Griffin Conservatory from under his nose, a chest for 15000, and buy myself out through tactics. He takes my scouted Dragon Utopia((.

I myself head to the upper Dragon Utopia. On day 1 month 3 week 7 I'm at it. Day 1 month 4 week 1 — Gurney, having covered an immense distance, captures the main. Surprise! Clearly there's not just log there) I buy up in the Barbarian castle, 60+ demons. I check — maximum level. I come out of it with 55 demons and 1 angel (-17 Wyverns, 2 angels, ogres). Mana only for Clone and Stone Skin, since I left 12 for a possible Town Portal. The reward was good, +3 to everything, Book of Air, red orb. I start confusing the opponent with my movements. He makes a mistake, and I capture the Barbarian castle, replenish mana. And then the decisive mega-mistake. In the Necromancer castle, Caitlin fought off a scout hero, and nearby were gnolls that Gurney would obviously crash into. But I didn't destroy them — no Dimension Door. After the game I checked: if I had killed the gnolls, Gurney (with Log boots, stables, gloves) would have been exactly two hexes short of reaching me. And then in 2 turns I would take two Dragon Utopias that gave SUCH rewards that it would hardly help Valentin anymore. Attack and Defense -33. More than 500 mana, all magic books)). And I couldn't be caught back then. But as it turned out, they caught me in the castle without mana. Thanks!