19.07.2010,Oelm(Elves, Ivor, Tazar) def Javdet(Barbarian, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) Jebus Cross 122.
We played light with trading, fast roads, and building of the second level; gave 2100 for color and castle.
Roman took a rest and off we went. Stables near the castle, quickly scouted the troglodyte Griffin Conservatory, 2 hives by the road, but behind Medusas, will have to leave them for later. 12 Grand Elves. On 113 I realize the road up to the secondary hero and center is blocked by a blocker, but I hope to find a passage, I don't want to take [it with] the main.
In the tavern, Tazar. I run him through the upgrades and to the secondary castle to buy a spell book. Didn't find a way around the blocker; along the far roadless terrain I free level 5 Fiur, [he's] weak [with] Tactics, I attack 70 simple Hounds with Dwarves, 19 Dwarves, Centaurs, Grand Elves, ballista. I take the Shield +5 and three more piles of resources.
Fiur scouted a Dwarf dwelling on 20, though there is an artifact [giving] anti-morale, I don't risk going in there (though I should have)), only 15 Centaurs, and there's enough money around.
117 Torosar with expert Tactics kills a horde of Archers for a scroll of Air Elementals and the Stadium. Tazar +2 Attack, expert Defense, Offense, on 117 at the stables. At home, 1-6 levels in the castle and enough money for recruitment.
Dwarves recruited from three pickups.
121 — I take the troglodyte conservatory without scouting: 60 simple Dwarves, 6 upgraded Unicorns, 24 Elves, some Dwarves lost, I spared magic for some reason; the army heads down to take the pickups on 4. Tazar on Angels before the second hive, [gets] Water Magic, Wisdom. I planned to take the pickups with [my] weak hero on 122, the Medusa den for LotS and open the view. On the secondary, I want to put Angels, preferably Archers. But Roman threw the game on a double GO. I checked; on 122 I took the box of 40 Elves, then took the Breastplate +4. On 123 GO would fall and I [would] take KZ and the Teapot, but it wasn't meant to be.
Thanks for the game.
Didn't get properly focused. 2 Bear pickups and in Pandora's Box 35 Grand Orcs, a non-standard move upgrading Orcs through the Forge.
And then I screwed up. I lost Beholders where I shouldn't have; he didn't have enough in the Vivienne, [where] 2 more died and a hero with artifacts. Funny how a Wyvern on 1 HP killed the last Beholder.
And my plans were Napoleonic — to break the double GO on 116 with mass Slow, but there was no Slow and the GO turned out to be double. In short, my own fault.
Thanks for the game.
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