Max took 2 rests, and it seems he didn't get a very good hand on the third. And I needed to push to the sawmill for more than a week, and then back again. Ideally, I should have taken a rest, but I didn't want to bother. Along the way, I more or less leveled up my hero; at the end of the 2nd week, I had 2 unicorns with the Castle, and at the end of the 3rd week, I had angels. I took the army and went to another secondary location. Through it, I reached the opponent, and near the Castle, I easily defeated him, having a 2x+ stat advantage.
Thanks for the game.