"Fathers and Sons"

SpiriTT (red, Castle, Valeska, Clavius) def LeBron (blue, Stronghold, Gunnisson, Gunnisson) 131 2sm4d(3) "Fathers and Sons"
A magnificent idea! Huge thanks to the organizer and our respected experts of the game! I hope

such battles will happen more often, because they are very instructive.
I think there was 1 restart - don't remember exactly.
111 gold right away plenty, 27 archers, but not built up; in the tavern Clavius, and since I don't like Valya — right away

I think to make him a pack. Collected some gold, Erdamon came with a fairy; Clavius, ignoring the stable, went

to hit dwarves for 2 chests — reached level 3 with advanced Necromancy and advanced Offense — in the tavern appears

Tamika — pedestrian. Clavius pack. 5 heroes.
Opponent's respawn in the center, secondary nearby. External dwelling of goblins. Near the castle 10+ sharp shooters — and the native

secondary behind them. There was an external dwelling of ogres behind harpies, wolves behind gorgons (+5 club guarded),
further behind 50+ swordsmen an external dwelling of Beholders, and a bit lower was a +6 shield behind Medusas (Dima didn't reach it).
Dima has 4 heroes and almost zero gold. On the respawn an artifact of +2 speed plus 2 preserves.
112 Tamika is bought out, Loshki and Clavius are run through the stable, the free

gold is collected, Clavius is boosted on a gargoyle) 6 heroes
Dima carried thieves and took the adjacent secondary — Rampart; there nearby a prison behind Lizardmen, a Naga bank, and

a conservatory; he'll see that tomorrow =)
113 Tamika took a small crypt; Clavius trudges behind, but he has the stable, and I didn't take Tamika there

so I didn't dare change the decision toward Tamika-Mama. The others mill around the

stable. 6 heroes
Dima freed Mariussa level 1; she saw the Naga bank))) Gunn returned to the golems — to hit for

ore and the external dwelling of gobs. 5 heroes
114 Clavius broke thieves to the secondary — it will also be Rampart for me; also took the crypt, became

level 4, experted Offense, boosted on a gargoyle; Tamika nearby ready to take gold from passersby.

The rest in the chain.
Mariussa, meanwhile, was afraid to go into the crypt, thinking that if it's max — nothing good awaits her;
she returns everyone back, staying herself to run the Rampart respawn; Gunn broke
the golems, went home; all his brothers trail behind. As I learned later — there will be a Grad of sprites and
a breakthrough of the sharp shooters.
115 Clavius took his Rampart and the nearby crypt, became level 5. Expert Necromancy. Bought Astral to
boost the father; now on a centaur)
Everyone else pulls up, because here there are 2 dwarf dwellings, a dwarven flail, 2 experience crystals, and a lot
of potential skeletons.
Dima broke 19 sharp shooters, then a lot of diamond men and found an external dwelling of ogres.
116 2 horses are brought; Clavius level 7 with advanced Wisdom; 1 column is taken; he stood before
the dwarf dwelling; whoever could gathered gold and boosted the pack. Skeletons already 115. Mullich bought — 8 heroes.
Gunn rushes around like a Flying Dutchman! He took the ogres, resources and almost reached the secondary, which
is quite far; revealed an external dwelling of Beholders.
117 Both dwarf dwellings taken — both 15 dwarves each. Skeletons 160. Clavius level 9 (8 4 3 2) with expert
Necromancy, Offense, Wisdom, and basic Earth. The chain stands for growth. At home horses in the citadel; in Rampart
made Elves just in case. Gold — about 8000.
Dima took his native, boosted Gunn on the stable; there he overnighted. The losers worked the taken resources and external dwelling
of ogres. At home 1-5 in the citadel; in the secondary — birds. Gunn level 6 (9 3 1 1) with expert Artillery, advanced
Earth and Offense; almost no gold.
121 I realized that growth here is not needed at all; took the Arena; ready to fight; in castles placed
thousands. Tamika finally became level 4 and expert Necromancy; I entrust her with almost 200 skeletons and
prepare to take the crypt and teleport home.
Dima bought a 6th hero and prepared to take... OMG — an external dwelling of Beholders!!! There are 70 swordsmen, but Earth isn't
expert.
122 The father barely dragged through the Arena to the hobbits; he sleeps within his own walls, replenishing mana, learning Slow and
other joys. Loshki took the crypt, made skeletons and stood in the chain.
Gunn finally broke the swordsmen, expert Earth and Attack, and hid from me underground ((( — I saw nothing there.
He could have made 2 steps down from the external dwelling and found the shield. Another hero bought, who brought
birds from the secondary, as I understand.
123 Clavius ran through the stat boosters, learned Ice Bolt in Expert 2 just in case, and stood on
Champions before the road to the opponent. The chain pulls up to the house. 9 heroes because
there was no other way to boost.
The Dungeon turned out to be on three levels with a quagmire right next to the lift, but further the road is blocked by Beholders and
Archdevils — Gunn heads home.
124 Clavius on the last turn reached the conservatory — it's level 3 with a huge stack. Out of stupidity I lost a horse (well
also all the poks, crusaders and a dozen skeletons). The chain is already here.
Dima fought Medusas for gold; he's going to the conservatory.
125 I fell for the Naga bank (3 Nagas each) — 1 turn short of Rampart, annoying.
Dima took the conservatory — level 2; he crashed to replenish mana, prepared to take a +4 Helmet from under my nose on his
respawn (I was simply counting on it :))
126 Took the Rampart; went on the attack; Rampart empty, for which I paid — the mistress came and killed Erdaman there
and settled inside, buying Centaurs and a spellbook.
Dima with losers takes the helmet; the father beats 50+ horned demons for a +2 speed cloak, then takes
the conservatory — level 2 — and the Madhouse, remaining within my reach.
127 — War for the chain — 2 mages knock Mariussa out of the Rampart; the chain can bring growth; there was a thought
to insert Angels, but I decided to buy up for 131.
Clavius attacks Gunnisson.
1 unit of Angels and birds kill 19 marksmen and all horses. But the skeletons reach with 1 unit; I cast Haste on my
Angels. Result: 3 birds and 2 Angels remain; Dima bought back.
On his turn Dima ran toward the snows and jumped into a teleport.
131 I bring growth; I hit the losers. Surrender follows.
Huge thanks for the lesson — very, very instructive and useful. On such a layout it's rather difficult
to play.
THANK YOU!
P.S. I chose this variant because I roughly understand how to take conservatories, play, and develop with shooters (Elves, Rampart), but as for barbs and dungeon — it seems everything is simple in Dungeon, but not always, and you told me not to choose it.
It would have been my Rampart against your Dungeon. =)