The spawn was mediocre - 12 archers for Val, 5 for Caitlin...but then Gosha showed up - decided to play as him...
on week 1, cleared a Griffin cache, a Crypt, a Griffin Conservatory - immediately checked it - 1, found 2 more archer caches))
broke through to the swamp via the Warlocks...
Found a home Dragon Utopia, and another Griffin cache - but it was far away and behind a mob of Marksmen - never took it
the only inconvenience - both roads were blocked - on one a herd of Cows near a chest, on the other - a mob of Orcs was standing - didn't push immediately, since there was no Mage with Archery yet, and I didn't want to lose the Marksmen...
then, while gathering resources like a noob, I circled onto that road, but the road was in GO - a mob of Crown Naga, and another road was blocked again by a group of Uni. Cats behind a Water Globe...
but right next to GO there's a lookout spot - a good chunk of the opponent's respawn is visible, there's a Griffin Conservatory near the border - the cats are guarding it - so they haven't checked it yet...
WEEK 1 RESULT: little money...considering the Griffin caches and Marksmen, I decided not to build Cavalry...1-4 in Castle...
on week 2
took a Dwarf Dwelling for 15, the Griffin Conservatory, a mob of Archers for a Sword +3
then broke a horde of Gold Golems for a Beehive - in the Beehive Gosha got defeated at home, Valeska took him - 6
then Gosha breaks the Orcs near the town for the road passage...then also cleared a couple of Knowledge and Spell Power boosters, a couple of chests, raised some more Skeletons...
WEEK 2 RESULT: 1000 gold, Market, Mage Guild, Griffin growth...very little money...
on 125 in the swamp Gunn took a Griffin Conservatory
on 131 broke the Cats for the Globe...
Gosha ran to a Spell Power booster - but there's not enough movement for a good speed tile...
I'm thinking of breaking GO and taking the Griffin Conservatory, since my 1 Angel doesn't inspire much confidence...
but then Gunn appears in front of the Conservatory - I plan to catch him on a speed tile...
GO has a Well - restored mana and stood on the speed tile...
But Gunn takes the Conservatory, gets wrecked by the Wolves...but all his army stays with the noob...
132 - Gosha breaks GO - about 40 Naga were there...
and attacks Vistan with the full army...
GOSHA: 100 Marksmen, 55 Royal Griffins, 1 Angel, 120 Skeletons
Vistan: 7 Angels, 14 Unicorns, 20 Ogre Magi
Vistan with Tactics sets up against Marksmen's charge...
But Gosha casts Slow and completely locks down the Marksmen)))
We didn't continue further.
THANKS FOR THE GAME!!!