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Yeahhhhh, practically a complete déjà vu)))))))
I also played with Marcon at the Moscow qualifier, Conflux vs Taz, also had Grinya as main, and the only secondary was a tavern hero with the prospect of getting stuck in the snow))))
although I didn't fall for that prospect, and after leveling Grinya to Expert Earth Magic in week 1, I tried to rush through his secondary, cutting off Taz with his starting army from home!
if only!!!)))))))) the secondary was also swamp, which on one hand worsened the rush determination, but on the other hand there was no pathfinding, so I got stuck and wandered through it for about 4 days, while Taz zipped along super-fast roads — in the end I was knocked out on weak stacks by Septienna into a tavern, and the rotten Lubbeta with the power stack, missing by just 1 cell along the super-road to the swamp secondary (where Grinya was supposed to be revived and smash all the beehives in the area), was attacked by Taz with an angel already!!))))) so it basically ended around turn 122 everything)))
as for the absence of high magic on Grinya — well, Marcon took all the towns — no mage towers, so no worries, Grinya is not frightening without them or scrolls ;)
and as for the chance of various pandora-utopias, well and FF fitting room — it's not necessary to win, just enough to scout the opponent, shave off some required shavings and knock out their teeth, and then finish them off later, which with all towns and Town Portal is easy — you can always defend in Castle :)
but the déjà vu with Grinya and a single snow secondary really made me smile — Marcon's bio-field generates this thing nonstop)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
I also played with Marcon at the Moscow qualifier, Conflux vs Taz, also had Grinya as main, and the only secondary was a tavern hero with the prospect of getting stuck in the snow))))
although I didn't fall for that prospect, and after leveling Grinya to Expert Earth Magic in week 1, I tried to rush through his secondary, cutting off Taz with his starting army from home!
if only!!!)))))))) the secondary was also swamp, which on one hand worsened the rush determination, but on the other hand there was no pathfinding, so I got stuck and wandered through it for about 4 days, while Taz zipped along super-fast roads — in the end I was knocked out on weak stacks by Septienna into a tavern, and the rotten Lubbeta with the power stack, missing by just 1 cell along the super-road to the swamp secondary (where Grinya was supposed to be revived and smash all the beehives in the area), was attacked by Taz with an angel already!!))))) so it basically ended around turn 122 everything)))
as for the absence of high magic on Grinya — well, Marcon took all the towns — no mage towers, so no worries, Grinya is not frightening without them or scrolls ;)
and as for the chance of various pandora-utopias, well and FF fitting room — it's not necessary to win, just enough to scout the opponent, shave off some required shavings and knock out their teeth, and then finish them off later, which with all towns and Town Portal is easy — you can always defend in Castle :)
but the déjà vu with Grinya and a single snow secondary really made me smile — Marcon's bio-field generates this thing nonstop)))))))))))))))))))))))))))))
"...the personal strengths and weaknesses of a leader are no true indication of the merits of his cause"
(с) Roger Zelazny
(с) Roger Zelazny