Reports on online games and their confirmations (Winter 2009-10 season).

02/27/2010 zloy_romantik (Blue, Dungeon, Mine, Mine) def Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) 2SM4d(3), 132

It happened. As they say, a hard nut to crack.

In the first week, there were no easy Elves available; I had 7 Elves and 40 Centaurs with a few extra. I took a secondary Tower and Castle. The good thing on my home map is that there's a Hive somewhere for under 100 Serpents and a Crypt for 2,500. But the Unified in the Castle were already taken. On the Castle map, I took Markov's Hideout. There are no Hideouts or Consultants on my home map.

In the second week, I'm running around like a squirrel, from one map to another, and from another to a third (I took 3 Medusas, a Hive for 4 Vipers, a Consultant-Duo on the Tower map, a +5 Shield, a Pandor's Box for 10,000 Gold, a Gnomish Mine, and another Markov's Hideout). I entered the Treasury. Thanks to 3 Markets, I'm slowly surviving.

In the third week, I get the Shaft, Armbands, and continue further into the Treasury, passing by the Wings because I wanted to take them in the middle of the third week, after building up my strength (for up to 10 Gold), but for now, I take a Hive, a Hideout of Ifrits, and I see 2 more Hives next to which is Shakti, and not far away lies a +3 to Everything. On the last cell, I attack Shakti. But Shakti's Experienced Berserker with 5 Drakes (2+3), 2 Angels, and 6 Vipers crushed Kirr's spirit, and I was forced to surrender.

Thanks to Roman for the game!