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

Forrest (red, Castle, Caitlin, Pyre, Orrin) def Hermit (Swamp, Tazar), 2-1-3, 8mm6, ХЛ+П, SoD

Slow roads for this template set a relaxed pace)
Seems like not great respawn but two external dwellings of marks refreshed the impression. I'm leveling up. Slowly leveling Pyre. I make my way to the Rampart opponent. He holed up, even though I was far away. With full buying. Dwarves, elves, centaurs, 15 troops. Barely won on 1-1-6. Week result — horses, griffins with a citadel. 6 heroes. Plan to build angels in the second town.
Slowly trying. I take two Naga Banks, free Orrin level 10 with Offense (Pyre has Offense, Defense, Expert but on the third try we finally pushed Fire) gradually he becomes a power stack with Air and Armorer despite Ballistics. I go with him to the Griffin Conservatory but it's strong, I wait for a check. I check on day 2. and on 1-2-7 I take it and two Naga Banks. I trade at the market and build angels with a citadel. And I take a chest with 25 Royal Griffins.
Gradually I scout the center. There are already 4 castles. I find stats for a 3rd Shield 3-3 and a Sword +5. A Dragon Utopia which is far to bypass. And roughly the path to the opponent. Two main heroes work together.
In the end, on 1-4-6 I take the max Dragon Utopia with Archangels. The rewards weren't great (Tome of All 3 (I had 3-3 — Necklace of All 4, I had Shield 3-3 — Book of Earth (no Earth) and a Sack of Gold :) ). I buy Earth for Orrin and go to the opponent along the brown road for 4 days. In the end, Pyre with Logistics attacks earlier. And just rains Meteor Shower the whole battle. 8 Archangels, 100+ marks, and 75% shooting make the advantage overwhelming.
Thanks for the game!