Reports on online games and their confirmations (Spring 2010 season).

readme (Red, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def Antrekott (Blue, Rampart, Mephala, Mephala), 2SM4d(3), 125.

With an army of 1 Angel, 1 Crusader, 74 Greater Lizards, 9 Crocodiles, 5 Ducks, and 2 Mosquitoes, I attack Mephala. Mephala pays a ransom. After 2 turns, I besiege her in her capital, and then the game ends.
Thanks for the game!!!

That's exactly what happened. It's frustrating.
At the beginning, the starting position is right in the center of the map. The territory is not great, but the paths to the locations to the east and northwest are weakly guarded. The opponent appeared in the northeast. I thought, "Okay, I'll restart and cut him off from the easy resources." I took the territory to the right, placed some weak units there, and captured a second Castle.
I started to clear the path to the northwest. I accumulated enough money to buy troops. It's day 117, and I'm pushing through, planning to take the location with the Gnomes on day 121 and then return, driven by greed...
So, I establish myself there (with a chain of heroes leading to the main hero) and see that on the 1st day, my opponent attacks the Ogres, enters that same location, and defeats me. All my money goes to paying a ransom. After 2 turns, I face another defeat, this time in the Castle. And then – the end. 74 upgraded Greater Lizards in the 2nd week – that's power!