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Jel (Nature) defeats CTPAHHuK (Nature) Bizarro 147
Nature again :) 5 games on Bizarro in autumn and 5 games as Nature )))
Started for the dead. Strained for the living. Ended just as I started :) Having bought the passage to the second castle and some mushrooms along the way, for some reason, I went to clear the Mantis. It was in those very Mantises that I got wiped. I don't understand at all why I went there. The road toward the dwelling was a dead end, and I already knew that. Moreover, I bought the mushrooms near the pigs specifically so that after the second castle I could turn around and run for the prisoner. In short, I lost my entire army and 2 game days. After buying 3 tigers and leprechauns, I finally went to free the prisoner. On the way, I encountered Bizarro's Hut. I managed to take it, but lost almost all my heroes in the process. Only the Runner and 3 tigers remained. To the two lost days, another day was added waiting for the resurrected. The resurrected heroes quickly caught up with the army using mushrooms and attacked the thieves' bank. Then it got more interesting — with three tigers and heroes, I rob the thieves, but I spend a lot of mana. And on the way to the prisoner, there are another 3 clusters of such thieves running around. I keep going, having absolutely no idea how to break through three sets of a hundred thieves. It's already the 7th day, and I realize that for the first time in my life in a game of this duration, I'm afraid of the "littles." And imagine my joy when I saw that the neutral thieves had cleared off the road :) Passing through without battles, I finally free the Expert Druid. Spending the last reserves of mana on the battle with the final neutral thieves, I push through to the altars, learn Sands there, and flee to the castle. To the second one, so that now I can definitely take out the Mantis.
The second attack on the mantises went easier. Moreover, on the way I used a two-way teleport to capture the 3rd Order castle and return back to the Mantises. The third castle gave me a decent idea. If I had won, I would have written — a great idea :) To take, besides Tactic, Runner, GM Life, and GM Nature, GM Order. Against Jel's Nature, I was waiting for Teleport and Mass Dispel. I ended up getting nothing in the castle. Just random junk. Except for Berserker, which I couldn't use in the finale — there was no opportunity to cast it on monsters or Jel's heroes.
The essence is this. At 125, my heroes have levels: 1, 1, 1, 2, 3. Jel's heroes, as expected, are close to level 10. However, whether it was just how things played out or whether I started running like a maniac out of fear, in short, I cleared my territory faster than Jel and came to him myself. Because I was afraid he would cook up a Demonologist from his prisoner. Before coming to him, out of 4 opportunities to cast Quicksand on Jel's main heroes, I missed two, and in two cases, I took away half a game day :) Several people saw what a hole I was in by the start of the 3rd week. Not everyone watched until the end. By the finale, the sides were:
Jel had — Warlord lvl 19 with Exorcism, Paladin GM Life lvl 16 with Dispel, a simple GM Nature lvl 16, and a Bard lvl 17 with Master Nature; 16 Phoenixes, 10 Mantises, 16 WD. Dispel only with the Lifer, Exorcism and Tactic with him.
I had — Warlord lvl 18 with Swarm of Bees and Anti-Magic (Expert Nature), Paladin GM lvl 17, Battle Mage GM lvl 16 with Berserker and Dispel, GM Druid lvl 17 with Dispel, Runner with Teleport lvl 17 from a scroll; 10 Phoenixes and 10 Mantises.
He had morale +5, I had +11 (+9 on heroes). From tactical artifacts, having almost fully cleared my side, I only had the shield against nature and morale ones. He had the Helmet of Speed and Boots of Speed. At the same time, his morale +5 worked just as often as mine, i.e., every turn. His Phoenixes could fly to any of my heroes from almost any point, especially from the starting position. He attacked me and his Phoenixes flew behind my Tactic, who was standing at the very top left, striking such that the druid fell too. Quite a speed.
Despite the coolness of his artifacts. By the way, he also had an Axe +40% to monster attack :) Despite his luck with artifacts, I admit my mistake in the finale. A ridiculous blunder, but my own :) Just as I started the game wrong, I started the final battle wrong. Just one mistake, both at the start and in the finale. Blocking Jel's WD with my 10 Phoenixes, I stood slightly crookedly — blocking the line of sight for a strike on the heroes, but exposing my Mantises. Jel immediately cast Forgetfulness on my mantises with his WD, and they immediately skipped a turn :) This happened three times. With his WD, he did nothing but mess up my mantises. Not a single other mistake in the finale. But there was no point in error-free play anymore. One mistake was enough. Exactly like at the start of the game :) Not losing 3 games. It could have been easier to play on the battlefield. And the easier it is to play, the fewer the mistakes ))) In the end, the resolution was one-sided; he controlled my Mantises, and I couldn't solve it with Phoenixes alone. His Mantises under anti-magic wouldn't obey me. I had to play defensively. I held out for 5 rounds and surrendered :)
It was interesting to play. Losing, given my start, became more pleasant with each passing day. Especially after opening the passage. Every day I added a lot to both the army and hero levels. In terms of levels, considering I had one more hero, I think I caught up by the end. Regarding the army, everything was decided by the layout. I joined everyone except 2 Phoenixes and all Mantises. I had few WD — 3 neutral positions, Gargantuans also 3 or 4. But Gargantuans are joined 1 by 1, plus they are slow. I played as best I could, messing up twice.
Remembering the first 14 days of the game, I lost with pleasure. In the end, resisting :) There's no particular disappointment. There's only an unpleasant feeling — losing to an opponent who is one line above you in the World Championship rating :) Therefore, we will try to go further in the next WC, especially through Jel :)
And meanwhile.... Interportal awaits ))))))))))
That's it, I'm going to sleep. From 11 AM to 3 AM, nothing but nature. My nature. Jel's nature. Neutral nature. That's what I'll be dreaming about :)
Nature again :) 5 games on Bizarro in autumn and 5 games as Nature )))
Started for the dead. Strained for the living. Ended just as I started :) Having bought the passage to the second castle and some mushrooms along the way, for some reason, I went to clear the Mantis. It was in those very Mantises that I got wiped. I don't understand at all why I went there. The road toward the dwelling was a dead end, and I already knew that. Moreover, I bought the mushrooms near the pigs specifically so that after the second castle I could turn around and run for the prisoner. In short, I lost my entire army and 2 game days. After buying 3 tigers and leprechauns, I finally went to free the prisoner. On the way, I encountered Bizarro's Hut. I managed to take it, but lost almost all my heroes in the process. Only the Runner and 3 tigers remained. To the two lost days, another day was added waiting for the resurrected. The resurrected heroes quickly caught up with the army using mushrooms and attacked the thieves' bank. Then it got more interesting — with three tigers and heroes, I rob the thieves, but I spend a lot of mana. And on the way to the prisoner, there are another 3 clusters of such thieves running around. I keep going, having absolutely no idea how to break through three sets of a hundred thieves. It's already the 7th day, and I realize that for the first time in my life in a game of this duration, I'm afraid of the "littles." And imagine my joy when I saw that the neutral thieves had cleared off the road :) Passing through without battles, I finally free the Expert Druid. Spending the last reserves of mana on the battle with the final neutral thieves, I push through to the altars, learn Sands there, and flee to the castle. To the second one, so that now I can definitely take out the Mantis.
The second attack on the mantises went easier. Moreover, on the way I used a two-way teleport to capture the 3rd Order castle and return back to the Mantises. The third castle gave me a decent idea. If I had won, I would have written — a great idea :) To take, besides Tactic, Runner, GM Life, and GM Nature, GM Order. Against Jel's Nature, I was waiting for Teleport and Mass Dispel. I ended up getting nothing in the castle. Just random junk. Except for Berserker, which I couldn't use in the finale — there was no opportunity to cast it on monsters or Jel's heroes.
The essence is this. At 125, my heroes have levels: 1, 1, 1, 2, 3. Jel's heroes, as expected, are close to level 10. However, whether it was just how things played out or whether I started running like a maniac out of fear, in short, I cleared my territory faster than Jel and came to him myself. Because I was afraid he would cook up a Demonologist from his prisoner. Before coming to him, out of 4 opportunities to cast Quicksand on Jel's main heroes, I missed two, and in two cases, I took away half a game day :) Several people saw what a hole I was in by the start of the 3rd week. Not everyone watched until the end. By the finale, the sides were:
Jel had — Warlord lvl 19 with Exorcism, Paladin GM Life lvl 16 with Dispel, a simple GM Nature lvl 16, and a Bard lvl 17 with Master Nature; 16 Phoenixes, 10 Mantises, 16 WD. Dispel only with the Lifer, Exorcism and Tactic with him.
I had — Warlord lvl 18 with Swarm of Bees and Anti-Magic (Expert Nature), Paladin GM lvl 17, Battle Mage GM lvl 16 with Berserker and Dispel, GM Druid lvl 17 with Dispel, Runner with Teleport lvl 17 from a scroll; 10 Phoenixes and 10 Mantises.
He had morale +5, I had +11 (+9 on heroes). From tactical artifacts, having almost fully cleared my side, I only had the shield against nature and morale ones. He had the Helmet of Speed and Boots of Speed. At the same time, his morale +5 worked just as often as mine, i.e., every turn. His Phoenixes could fly to any of my heroes from almost any point, especially from the starting position. He attacked me and his Phoenixes flew behind my Tactic, who was standing at the very top left, striking such that the druid fell too. Quite a speed.
Despite the coolness of his artifacts. By the way, he also had an Axe +40% to monster attack :) Despite his luck with artifacts, I admit my mistake in the finale. A ridiculous blunder, but my own :) Just as I started the game wrong, I started the final battle wrong. Just one mistake, both at the start and in the finale. Blocking Jel's WD with my 10 Phoenixes, I stood slightly crookedly — blocking the line of sight for a strike on the heroes, but exposing my Mantises. Jel immediately cast Forgetfulness on my mantises with his WD, and they immediately skipped a turn :) This happened three times. With his WD, he did nothing but mess up my mantises. Not a single other mistake in the finale. But there was no point in error-free play anymore. One mistake was enough. Exactly like at the start of the game :) Not losing 3 games. It could have been easier to play on the battlefield. And the easier it is to play, the fewer the mistakes ))) In the end, the resolution was one-sided; he controlled my Mantises, and I couldn't solve it with Phoenixes alone. His Mantises under anti-magic wouldn't obey me. I had to play defensively. I held out for 5 rounds and surrendered :)
It was interesting to play. Losing, given my start, became more pleasant with each passing day. Especially after opening the passage. Every day I added a lot to both the army and hero levels. In terms of levels, considering I had one more hero, I think I caught up by the end. Regarding the army, everything was decided by the layout. I joined everyone except 2 Phoenixes and all Mantises. I had few WD — 3 neutral positions, Gargantuans also 3 or 4. But Gargantuans are joined 1 by 1, plus they are slow. I played as best I could, messing up twice.
Remembering the first 14 days of the game, I lost with pleasure. In the end, resisting :) There's no particular disappointment. There's only an unpleasant feeling — losing to an opponent who is one line above you in the World Championship rating :) Therefore, we will try to go further in the next WC, especially through Jel :)
And meanwhile.... Interportal awaits ))))))))))
That's it, I'm going to sleep. From 11 AM to 3 AM, nothing but nature. My nature. Jel's nature. Neutral nature. That's what I'll be dreaming about :)
