BOLIVAR (red, elves, Ilyfina) defeated SylarOff (blue, mages, Ora) 2-3-2.

From the start, I got Ilyfina and Vingael. Since Ving is blocked, I leveled Ilyfina. Besides, that's not a bad option (and I remembered my previous game, where I spent a ton of money on the hero I needed and almost threw the game).
Ora's start was better (I watched her development in the tavern). But later, when I got logistics for Ilyfina, the situation started to even out. One adjacent zone - dwarf halls, the second adjacent zone - grass. And then... only sand (though my opponent said he had snow around there and that probably slowed his development a bit - as far as I understood, Ora never got logistics).
Ilyfina reached level 20, got teleport, and, what else could I do, rushed into the GO. The guard was tough, there was no resurrection in town, at least I had regeneration. I restored as much as I could, but... the losses were a bit disheartening. After that it got easier - I got resurrection in the GO (though only at the third library).
I explored the GO, gained several levels. And on the second day of the third (or fourth - I don't remember exactly) week, I got a reinforcement from the castle via the chain, broke through my opponent's GO and immediately reached his town. There were few troops there, so there wasn't really a final battle - my opponent surrendered. (I was lucky that the town was close to the portal).
Thanks for the game.