I think I did everything correctly, just a bit slowly. There was no well in the starting area, which also slowed me down. As a result, by week 4, which, unfortunately, had a fever event, I was only level 17 and had a significant stat disadvantage. Then I caught up a bit, upgraded my creatures and everything else, but I couldn't catch up to my opponent.
In the final, he came to my castle. He was level 24, and I was level 20. We fought well, but the Dungeon's special ability made a difference – he burned my entire army with pyrokinesis.
I tormented him with darkness – he was left with a stack of hydras. This was my second game in the tournament – it went better than the first, although the result was the same.