~no1_knows_me~ (Red, Stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) def scorp (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 1.3.6.

A little bit of rest and then forward:

Week 1: normal start, 5 heroes on the first day, on d114 I hit the guard of the green spawn (30+ Water Elementals), losing a Roc and 40+ Goblins for it. Too bad. I go along the path, take a crypt for 2k gold, then grab Conflux and on d117 I see Shakti near my crypt with a horde of Troglodytes, a group of upgraded Harpies, and a few more Archers. No one to fight him with... I sit in the Conflux, built a Mage Guild too (gave me Archery, Haste, and Slow), at home I have 1-2-3-5-7 in the castle.

Week 2: Shakti visited the crypt, and after a morale drop :D he galloped off to his side. Scouted the territory a bit — and OMG :eek: in one square meter there are 4 Griffin Conservatories standing, and one of them I've already checked — a Tronj. No one to take them yet, I think I'll wait for now (another one near the castle — also a Tronj), I go to pick up Rampart. On d124 we saved, because I had major glitches and it was impossible to play. A couple of hours later we continued. Strategy: smash all 5 Griffin Conservatories and then visit the blue player. On d125, Shakti rolls in (a couple of Angels visible in the army ranks) with several weaklings into the "coveted" square with 4 Griffin Conservatories, but he only sees 2 — he checks them, and apparently they are Tronj, since he doesn't risk attacking!!! What to do:confused: At first I thought about surrendering, but then I decided to holed up in Conflux, take a Griffin Conservatory level 2 (sacrificed a weakling) and attack Shakti. And so it happened. Barely managed the chain, I attack: Crag Hack 11-5-2-1 : 2 Angels, 3 Bears, 20 Dogs, 19 Orcs, 8 Rocs, a few Air Elementals. Shakti 8-4-5-1 : 2 Angels, 4 Cats, a horde of Troglodytes, a dozen each of Eyes and Medusas + 22 upgraded Harpies. With Mass Haste, Crag Hack comes out with 2 Angels, 2 Bears, and Orcs. We gamble from there.

Week 3: I bring up the army, beat 48 spawns for a Shield +4 and a level 2 Griffin Conservatory, and a max Imp Crucible. Then I take a max Griffin Conservatory with 4 Angels and 4 Bears + misc units, but I still lost 1 Bear. Then another level 3 Griffin Conservatory. By the end of the week I reached the blue player and with 11 Angels and 3 Bears killed Shakti in his castle.

Thanks for the interesting game.