As usual we picked all rests, the start turned out very tough: lizards not built, Verdish in the tavern with 12 Gnolls, attacked on the first day at the Gnolls, there were 70+ of them with terrible morale, almost beat me. :)
Scout heroes scatter, I spot 2 Griffin Conservatories, external dwellings: hydras, ducks and dragonflies — things got brighter. First week I cleared everything lying around. On day 117 I flagged the external duck dwelling, at home I placed them and the Vastias in the Citadel.
On the second Vistan gets Earth magic, I break 2 Medusa stores (8+8), 3 Dwarf Cottages (10+15+15), a minimal Griffin Conservatory, by the end of the week I flag hydras and place them in the Castle. Overall the respawn was quite generous, but there are only 2 roads: ГО (red dragons) and a barbarian secondary behind the Gogs, so I spent the first 2 weeks stuck in the respawn. There is also a Dragon Utopia on the side, I plan to take it on the 3rd.
I buy a spellbook, buy hydras and a devourer and go to the Dragon Utopia, on the way I break a max Griffin Conservatory, leveled Logistics expertise, but still can't get Earth, I take a mini Naga Bank, I enter the Dragon Utopia — minimal, an easy fight losing the devourer and a few ducks, they gave a book of Air. I buy Wasps from external dwellings, refill mana, and go to ГО. On day 135 I fly over, but I don't reach the blue capital. At that time Ivor is beaten back home. On day 137 I kill a couple of scout heroes, go to the opponent's snow secondary which he hasn't flagged yet, but Ivor doesn't let me run wild — he attacks with a significant advantage in meat, but noticeably weaker in stats, after a prolonged skirmish I buy back with 20 lizards and a duck, Roman has 20 Grands, 1 Angel, 10+ Gr. Horses (external dwelling) and small fry. I don't even think about getting upset.
At the start of the 4th I buy lizards and dragonflies, break a Gog, visit a Fountain, flag an external dwelling of Behemoths, there is another Dragon Utopia and a treasure zone in the basement. In the treasure zone they gave nothing special: a couple of chests for XP, Sphere of Earth, Cuirass +4, a mini Dragon Fly Hive and a Naga Bank for 3, but in the Barbarian Dragon Utopia they give КЗ and Gladius! Explosion at 1600, ready to meet — just as there's stirring on the other side of ГО. I double my mana, get beaten back home, upgrade 8 hydras. Ivor didn't keep me waiting and attacks the next turn. In the first round I cast Anti-Magic on the hydras, then a methodical magical bombardment follows. Roman buys back and, after thinking a bit, surrenders.
Thanks for the game! Next time you'll have better luck ;)