CTPAHHuK
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CTPAHHuK (Necropolis) lost to Camoes (Necropolis) — Spleen, 1m3w3d
It was a good game, but the result wasn't in my favor. I liked the pace of the game. Unfortunately, I chose the wrong path on day 5, and in the final battle, I couldn't offer significant resistance, so the game ended with a final battle without any chance of a hit-and-run strategy. It's not as fun to write about a game after a defeat as it is after a victory, but I'll try to remember the main points.
I played as the upper player.
I started as always by clearing out the Goblins and recruiting level 2 monsters. On the second day, they were already mine, and I moved to take the gold mine from Camoes. I was one step short on the third day, and I took it on the fourth. On the fifth day, I got Devils and started deciding where to go next.
I considered two options: either go to free the Runner and try to take the Green Boots with Devils and Grandmothers, or go from the other side of the mountains towards the same Runner, clear out the resource nodes, and build up Devils in my Castle faster. I chose the second path, only because after buying 2 Devils in the dwelling, I had 0 money left, and I needed to get gold for home improvements. Plus, with the second path, I recruited Vampires from a hidden stash. The second path turned out to be easier, safer, but significantly slower than the first.
In the end, I got the Runner and Devils in my Castle on day 8. I decided not to take the Boots, deciding that it was better to rush to the second Castle with the tavern and buy a hero there, and then to the third Castle. By that time, I planned to make the Mage I bought on day 8 a Master and teach him Town Portal. On day 3 of week 2, I was in the second Castle with a Mage Expert, the Runner Expert Patch, a starting Necromancer almost at Grand Master level, and a Tactician 5530.
Camoes was already a Grand Master Runner by this time, and he seemed to have the Boots. He also didn't take the Boots right away.
At this point, I already felt that my path was wrong. Next, I wanted to run through the wilderness towards the one-way portal and, by going through it, capture the third city. I didn't know what to do next. There were several options, and I couldn't decide. After consulting with Oxygen, I decided that after taking the third Castle, I would immediately rush to Camoes. This option could have worked with a bit of luck. But in reality, it turned out like this.
I took the third Castle on day 131, and my army already had a Mage Master who knew Town Portal. On the same day, I teleported for the Boots and started preparing to gather an army. On day 132, I reached the upper guard, and on day 133, after clearing my side, I saw that there were no guards on Camoes' side, and the Undead city was clear. I ran through Camoes' territory towards the Book of Life and stopped a few steps away from it.
By the way, I rushed to Camoes so early also because of this Book. I was worried that he was preparing a Crusader, and with this book, he would crush me. Although, in reality, even without the book, Camoes didn't have an advantage over me. This is because:
My setup: all-around swords, three useful artifacts - Medal +2 morale, Ring +20% attack, Cloak +30% resistance to units. That's it. No dispel or cancel in the three Castles. In the guilds on floors 4 and 5, there were Vampire Touch, Hypnotize, and Town Portal. Quite a challenge.
In the final battle, we were roughly equal. I had 3 Knights and 5 Devils. He had 2 Knights and 8 Devils. The heroes were roughly equal. He had a Grand Master of Death, a Grand Master of Order, a Tactician, and 2 underdeveloped Necromancers. I had a Grand Master of Death, a 455 Mage, a Tactician, and one underdeveloped Necromancer and Mage.
He had dispels and cancel, Hand of Death, etc. I had nothing.
There's nothing to write about the final battle. On maps of this type, you can't survive without dispels. We were defeated. I fought as best as I could.
Overall, the pace of the game was good, and clearing the guard on day 3 of week 2 didn't cause any problems, even with the wrong starting path. Therefore, the map finally interested me. With a couple more defeats on this map, I will learn to play it at a good level. There are opportunities on the map, and I will continue to practice.
I wished Camoes good luck in the championship; after all, losing to a champion is always more pleasant
It was a good game, but the result wasn't in my favor. I liked the pace of the game. Unfortunately, I chose the wrong path on day 5, and in the final battle, I couldn't offer significant resistance, so the game ended with a final battle without any chance of a hit-and-run strategy. It's not as fun to write about a game after a defeat as it is after a victory, but I'll try to remember the main points.
I played as the upper player.
I started as always by clearing out the Goblins and recruiting level 2 monsters. On the second day, they were already mine, and I moved to take the gold mine from Camoes. I was one step short on the third day, and I took it on the fourth. On the fifth day, I got Devils and started deciding where to go next.
I considered two options: either go to free the Runner and try to take the Green Boots with Devils and Grandmothers, or go from the other side of the mountains towards the same Runner, clear out the resource nodes, and build up Devils in my Castle faster. I chose the second path, only because after buying 2 Devils in the dwelling, I had 0 money left, and I needed to get gold for home improvements. Plus, with the second path, I recruited Vampires from a hidden stash. The second path turned out to be easier, safer, but significantly slower than the first.
In the end, I got the Runner and Devils in my Castle on day 8. I decided not to take the Boots, deciding that it was better to rush to the second Castle with the tavern and buy a hero there, and then to the third Castle. By that time, I planned to make the Mage I bought on day 8 a Master and teach him Town Portal. On day 3 of week 2, I was in the second Castle with a Mage Expert, the Runner Expert Patch, a starting Necromancer almost at Grand Master level, and a Tactician 5530.
Camoes was already a Grand Master Runner by this time, and he seemed to have the Boots. He also didn't take the Boots right away.
At this point, I already felt that my path was wrong. Next, I wanted to run through the wilderness towards the one-way portal and, by going through it, capture the third city. I didn't know what to do next. There were several options, and I couldn't decide. After consulting with Oxygen, I decided that after taking the third Castle, I would immediately rush to Camoes. This option could have worked with a bit of luck. But in reality, it turned out like this.
I took the third Castle on day 131, and my army already had a Mage Master who knew Town Portal. On the same day, I teleported for the Boots and started preparing to gather an army. On day 132, I reached the upper guard, and on day 133, after clearing my side, I saw that there were no guards on Camoes' side, and the Undead city was clear. I ran through Camoes' territory towards the Book of Life and stopped a few steps away from it.
By the way, I rushed to Camoes so early also because of this Book. I was worried that he was preparing a Crusader, and with this book, he would crush me. Although, in reality, even without the book, Camoes didn't have an advantage over me. This is because:
My setup: all-around swords, three useful artifacts - Medal +2 morale, Ring +20% attack, Cloak +30% resistance to units. That's it. No dispel or cancel in the three Castles. In the guilds on floors 4 and 5, there were Vampire Touch, Hypnotize, and Town Portal. Quite a challenge.
In the final battle, we were roughly equal. I had 3 Knights and 5 Devils. He had 2 Knights and 8 Devils. The heroes were roughly equal. He had a Grand Master of Death, a Grand Master of Order, a Tactician, and 2 underdeveloped Necromancers. I had a Grand Master of Death, a 455 Mage, a Tactician, and one underdeveloped Necromancer and Mage.
He had dispels and cancel, Hand of Death, etc. I had nothing.
There's nothing to write about the final battle. On maps of this type, you can't survive without dispels. We were defeated. I fought as best as I could.
Overall, the pace of the game was good, and clearing the guard on day 3 of week 2 didn't cause any problems, even with the wrong starting path. Therefore, the map finally interested me. With a couple more defeats on this map, I will learn to play it at a good level. There are opportunities on the map, and I will continue to practice.
I wished Camoes good luck in the championship; after all, losing to a champion is always more pleasant