Erdem (Blue, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def Dreamcatcher (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 145
My opponent took both rests, I took one. In the last generation, I appeared in the underground, the roads turned out to be slow, the Sanctuary next to the castle wasn't particularly pleasing either, but the tavern had two native heroes, 3 piles of 1000 gold and a chest, so I decide to play. :)
Week 1: I upgrade skeletons, take an external dwelling of skeletons, the underground Inferno secondary, scouting the land from a scroll showed there was no sulfur nearby. I start worrying about building, but thanks to two markets and resource piles, I managed to trade by the end of the week for 1245 in the citadel, and in Inferno a boiler of imps. The scout hero brings 15 imps home. Gosha camps at the throne dwarf dwelling (during the week I got advanced necromancy, advanced offense, and logistics).
Week 2: I loot the dwarf dwelling, split my army to return home, then a Naga Bank for 15, a medusa dwelling, take another external dwelling of skeletons, Castle secondary, break through a passage into the treasure zone on the lava, reveal a Utopia. At home 12456+castle, in Inferno demons. Gosha (level 10: expert necromancy, advanced armor, advanced offense, basic logistics, advanced wisdom) camps at the stables. (Water magic was rejected twice) Not a single Griffin Conservatory (didn't find any until the end of the game).
Week 3: I loot the medusa dwelling, split my army in Inferno. The next day I head towards the library, kill an enemy scout who almost reached the lookout point on the lava. :) After visiting the library, I emerge above into the eastern treasure zone (also lava). No haste anywhere. On 134, for 84 griffins with simple slow I take the red boots and medusa dwelling, split my army in Castle, which unfortunately also has no haste. On 136 I take a Utopia in the western treasure zone for 4 Azure Dragons, lose 190 skeletons (had little meat, forgot to cast shield earlier). They give a book of fire, plate armor and a titan's helm, a lightning pendant. On 137, with the remaining skeletons, I hit 19 giants with simple slow. They just won't give earth magic! :( After a horribly fought battle, only 87 skeletons remain from the army, but the earth magic book was worth it. :) Gosha has expert tactics, armor, necromancy, offense, wisdom, advanced logistics. I reject water magic for the 4th time, probably a mistake. On the same day, Valya runs through my Inferno's respawn into the eastern treasure zone and takes an external dwelling of champions there.
Week 4: 141 – in Inferno I build efreet for using Armageddon, I transfer the army along the chain, take 2 Dragon Fly Hives 8+8. There's a plan to take the Utopia after replenishing mana, with resurrection of the dead, or after weakening with Armageddon, but I see Valya running past Inferno again, on 142 I buy back at home, on 143 I take another Dragon Fly Hive for 8. I buy everything in Inferno, thought about setting up with efreeti and Armageddon for 800+ damage, but thought Valya might have shackles, decide not to experiment, since I have implosion for 1.4k. On 144 I buy everyone out and replenish mana. Valya runs to the lift, places a scout hero on the path to block Gosha from reaching. But Gosha kills the scout hero, and having reached expert logistics from that, catches up to Valya with exactly 1 MP to spare. :) After the implosion on the champions, a surrender followed! Thanks to Yura for an interesting game! :)