A very difficult and interesting game.
The randomizer offered Rampart vs Rampart, I sell the color for a few coins — we start.
The opponent chose their restarts and I was dealt a Griffin Conservatory mini along the way and an external dwelling of elves + convenient paths to the computers — I decided to play. On week 1, I killed all the computers; by the start of week 2, I finished off the remnants, the home town was built to Citadel, recruited the elves.
On week 2, I broke 2 Griffin Conservatories (1+3), looted the Cape of Speed (+2 Speed), bought the book, I go into the treasure zone. I killed about 20 ducks, Boots of Speed, +2 to health, some other stuff. Home is a Castle, Mephala with Logistics, Tactics, Air Magic.
Starting from week 3, the most interesting part begins. I am somewhere around day 132-133 breaking a quadruple ГО (through a basement there was a short path to the opponent's ГО), but I can't reach the opponent's Castle — everything is cut off by mountains. Ivor shows up with an army, and I have almost no mana — I get defeated and transfer back with losers, run through the stable into another treasure zone. On day 137, Ivor takes my capital through Dimension Door :smile27:, and I'm in a tough spot, not much army, but I have the Book of Fire and a Dragon Utopia nearby — I break it, they gave +5 to all stats, looted the Golden Bow, in the box they gave 60 Lizardmen — just right for my swamp secondary hero.
I wander into Necropolis, visit the stable, replenish mana, put on everything I can — I wait. The opponent bought out my growth and galloped back home. He repeated the same trick at the end of week 4, where I almost caught him in a Castle — 2 hexes short. But I don't lose heart, I build up the swamp and Inferno with 2 external dwellings of demons. In yet another corner treasure zone, I collect the Vial of Life, already visited the second University, freed Brogha level 20! A Dragon Utopia, some other tasty stuff — life is getting better.
Ivor constantly has the advantage in troops, but by parameters only towards the end of the game did he catch up with me. From the start of the second month, Ivor with Dimension Door runs off to grind in the last treasure zone, and I take almost all his castles. Upon return, he takes back his capital and sits in it, I reach him with a running start and wings:
The battle turned out to be lengthy, but I have 500++ mana, 45% resistance, Earth and Air boosters, which is what decided it.
Thanks for the game! It was very interesting!