Decided to try experimenting and playing as a Mage. But nothing good came of it. I got a bad starting location, and I fell for the boots near the city. I barely managed to place the birds and exchange all the resources; on GM4, there were, of course, no resources, and the "rush" with the Crystal Dream crashed against the boat of being. Due to inexperience, or rather, stupidity, I immediately lost the bird to the golems (00 attack, defense) and with 3000 movement points, I ran to the opponent. By the time I got there, my 240 mana and lightning spell for 200+ damage were just a formality against such a pack of meat. I attacked and, therefore, lost.
Playing as Mages in Grand Game is interesting, but very risky...
За то что нейтралы не бегают за единичкой, для меня это уже стоит того