23.06.2011 Oelm (Blue, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Tag (Red, Valeska, Valeska) 2SM4d(3), 136

Generated slow roads. They are usually more advantageous for a castle player, but I decided to give it a try, especially since the starting army had full stacks and the second level was already built. 22 Lizardmen straight to the griffin building. Took the treasure chest, 4 heroes with Dragon Flies. On the next turn, moved the army into the swamp to take the treasure chest, while searching for wood (out of habit from playing Inferno, I took the gold bonus :( m). Ran Tazar around the obelisks, as the army searches for resources and gold. On day 114, I come out onto an adjacent grassy respawn. Tazar was offered Offense and Water Magic — I didn't refuse. It's already clear I'll be building a primitive setup — Wyverns + Basilisks in the Citadel + Gnoll Hut. Took a secondary castle. On day 117, I stopped at the Stables. Scouted two external Gnoll dwellings and one Dragon Fly dwelling with scout heroes. Still never found the wood mine.

On day 121, bought a spell book. Got lucky — they gave me Bless, not bad already. Heading through the obelisk to break through to the main area. The scout hero opened up the view and spotted a native secondary town off-road, and it even had a Dragon Utopia. I decide to go there with Tazar, since the army is too weak for a Treasury, and the path to the secondary town goes through two Naga Banks and a beehive. On day 122, I captured it — not much gold left for purchasing, so I take 105 regular Gnolls, 42 Lizardmen, 4 Wyverns, and Dragon Flies. I check — the Naga Bank is worth 15. I take it, catching a morale boost from the full stack that, for some reason, chose to kill a Wyvern, leaving the Gnolls intact. With the gold, I upgrade them and take a third Naga Nest — easier now, didn't waste mana. On the same turn, I enter the beehive and get 6 Wyverns. The scout heroes with the castle army are collecting chests and treasure chests on the grass in the meantime. I push through to the secondary town; on the way there is a Dwarf Cottage worth 15. I bring up a horde of Dragon Flies and Greater Basilisks. With Tazar having Tactics and Expert Water Magic, contact is not a concern. I paint an external Gorgon dwelling and build them in the home town. At the end of the week, I finally reach the Swamp secondary town. I immediately place a Mage Guild and replenish my mana. Now I'm farming gold with everyone not in the chains, and I'm trading fully — 220 Gnolls. On day 132, I bring all the meat, upgrade the units. Tazar takes a Pandora's Box for 100 Griffins and gets 20 Basilisks, but there's no time left to upgrade them. On day 133, a third-tier Dragon Utopia falls, with losses of Basilisks. I got the Book of Fire, Book of Earth, and a 4-4 hat — could have been better overall. Now I build the upgrade for the cows and head toward the opponent.

On day 136, Tazar took the main castle. Through 7 heroes and Town Portal, I transferred the entire army to the main Swamp town, where Valeska showed up, along with a scout hero mage. I attack — 200 Gnolls, 15 Gorgons, 10 Monks, 38 Lizardmen, and the Bees confirmed it.

Thanks.