23.09.2010 Gomunguls(Red,Stronghold,Crag Hack,Crag Hack)def Pit for LM(Blue,Castle,Valeska,Moandor)Balance,1.4.6
111 - many archers, 27 of them, spearmen too (30), there's Moandor, the lookout tower shows an external dwelling of archers and a conservatory on a nearby respawn, a couple of Pandora's Boxes. There's also a good road to the center - past the gold golems. Decent gold. 112 - found a village, next to it - a crypt. 113 - crypt with 5 vampires, village taken. Everything seems fine, but I had a feeling the opponent had a better setup and I'd lose... But it's a waste of time, I play on. 114 - captured the external dwelling of marksmen. 115 - prison with Gellar, he takes the medusa store for 4. 116 - medusa store for 6 by Moandor, cavalry are being built and bought. Tazar breaks through the medusas onto the lava, losing a few archers, and Valeska destroys 40+ gold golems and falls one hex short of Necropolis. A second conservatory is found in the corner of the starting respawn. 117 - Necropolis taken, next to it a shield +4. Cavalry and citadel built.
121 - Valeska beats a retreat home and through 2 arenas runs to the conservatory. Moandor from the stables goes towards the second one on the lava. 122 - I engage the griffins, they show 2-4, no time to check, I attack. Turns out it's the maximum. And Valeska is only level 5 with expert archery and leadership. But everything worked out, I lose 4 cavalry and 50 spearmen, +4 angels. Everything is given to Moandor, he approaches the second conservatory. 123 - perhaps this was the only chance to save myself, if I had sent Valeska home, bought her a spellbook and sent her to the GO. But the GO was inconvenient (magic elementals), positioned somewhat off to the side (who knew that from there it was significantly closer to the wyverns than from Crag Hack's portal), and a conservatory was found in the snow, where I sent Valeska. Moandor meanwhile took two angels. An enemy scout was killed, the central Conflux was taken. 125 - I see Crag Hack breaking through the GO. So I need to take towns faster and meet him at the exit from the treasure zone without mana, with blind. Maybe I can kill the fifty-odd wyverns somehow... 126 - first village taken. 127 - didn't quite reach the capital, roads are slow...
131 - took the capital, now I need resources for the Mage Guild. I run to the imp store (skeletons are also needed) and the cyclops store on the lava. By 134 I finish everything and run to meet Crag Hack. But the treasure zone turns out to be huge, and he's in no hurry... I realize I should still capture the remaining villages, but that only succeeds by 143. On 146 Crag Hack appears within striking range, I attack, but he greets me with full mana, a set of necessary spells (except maybe haste to expert air wasn't there) and two stacks of 50+ wyverns. Against that - no way...
Thank you for the game.