02/12/2011. Vladimir (blue, Stronghold, Kairi, Kairi) def. DemonChik (red, Tower, Solmyr, Solmyr) 2sm4d(3) (?), 313

The map is quite poor – there's not much to it. There's practically no gold, and I found only 2-3 chests at most during the entire game, with occasional small groups of 500-700. I didn't encounter any Utopias; I opened one: 1 Crystal Dragon (4) and 1 Pit Fiend, but I didn't have time to open any more. This is what the game turned into: 3 days of exploring, and 4 days of fighting. The connection between castles is either through a portal or through a Dungeon. You clear out the guards on one side, but you don't know what awaits you on the other. In the first week: Stronghold, Gnomes, and Elves, and the Elven archers were the most helpful. In the second week, I upgraded the Elves and had minor skirmishes for mines with resources + a castle (Merger). Army: Butterflies, Centaurs, High Elves. On day 211, I placed 2 stacks of Elves, 30 each, which sped things up – 5 castles, where I placed markets, which helped me upgrade my castle to Golden Dragons. There were practically no artifacts, just minor items, but I was pleased with the gloves (for 102 Vampires, 32 Lords), which, along with the Logistics and Pathfinder skills, gave me a decent advantage over my opponent. The hero at the end of 2 months: 17 14.13.6.7. I went looking for my opponent, easily took his main castle, and grabbed 150 Gargoyles (he apparently had even more money problems than I did). The next day (313), we met in an open field, where I defeated him, albeit with some difficulty, after which I received a message about his surrender. It was an interesting game, thanks for the game!

P.S. 02/12/2011. Before this game, I played against him (DemonChik) on map 126, and I attacked his castle, for which I was severely punished, after which I surrendered. I hope he will respond.