BOLIVAR
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Bolivar (Elves, Tal'anar) won against GL (Dungeon, Irka), sunny weather, end of the 1st month, round 3.
We restarted the game, and on the 3rd attempt, only the outpost remained from the Dwarves, where a 4th-level creature was stationed, which didn't make me very happy.
I decided that if I didn't quickly reach the dungeon, I wouldn't have anything to fight for later. I decided to take "Death Stride" and "Path of War." I upgraded the tent to "Skilled," but I got all of that in the machines. I also leveled up "Battlefield Potion." Well, ideally, I should have gotten fire resistance, but I only got "Protection."
I saw the dungeon's entrance in my resource area and looked at the map – there was a quick path to the dungeon. But... the gate was heavily guarded – it was simply impossible to get through – hundreds of Dwarf warriors and something else. It's clear why – the gate generates guards without any reinforcements, so they attack with maximum force (if I understood the generator correctly). The only chance was to jump over it. I built a guild in the city – there's no resurrection there, I found a regeneration spot on the map, but it was far away. So, I had to jump.
I jumped. On the next turn, I was in the opponent's starting area – I guessed the direction. Irka arrived from her expedition and attacked – 6 Air Elementals, 2 Scouts, and 10 Succubi. I had 5 Emerald Dragons, ten Ents, about 25 War Unicorns, 35 Elder Druids (I made a mistake here – I should have taken Arch Druids), 8 Air Elementals, and 4 Fire Elementals. And about 50 Blue Archers.
GL miscalculated a bit, which ultimately cost him the game – he needed 14,000 gold for the ransom, but he only had 10,000. So, we played until that amount, and then – time ran out, and the week ended. And if he had deployed Hydras, I would have had to retreat.
I ran further with the remaining troops (about 11 Unicorns, 10 Ents, 1 Dragon, 8 Archers, 1 Air Elemental, and 1 Fire Elemental, and a Druid) and, despite having a "Skilled" lair, I didn't make it to the city. The next day, Irka wasn't in the tavern, and Erin, a 1st-level hero with the remaining troops, couldn't withstand Tal'anar.
Thank you for the game. It's a pity that I met GL at this stage – he's a very good player; he just wasn't lucky this time. It's always a pleasure to play with him.
We restarted the game, and on the 3rd attempt, only the outpost remained from the Dwarves, where a 4th-level creature was stationed, which didn't make me very happy.
I decided that if I didn't quickly reach the dungeon, I wouldn't have anything to fight for later. I decided to take "Death Stride" and "Path of War." I upgraded the tent to "Skilled," but I got all of that in the machines. I also leveled up "Battlefield Potion." Well, ideally, I should have gotten fire resistance, but I only got "Protection."
I saw the dungeon's entrance in my resource area and looked at the map – there was a quick path to the dungeon. But... the gate was heavily guarded – it was simply impossible to get through – hundreds of Dwarf warriors and something else. It's clear why – the gate generates guards without any reinforcements, so they attack with maximum force (if I understood the generator correctly). The only chance was to jump over it. I built a guild in the city – there's no resurrection there, I found a regeneration spot on the map, but it was far away. So, I had to jump.
I jumped. On the next turn, I was in the opponent's starting area – I guessed the direction. Irka arrived from her expedition and attacked – 6 Air Elementals, 2 Scouts, and 10 Succubi. I had 5 Emerald Dragons, ten Ents, about 25 War Unicorns, 35 Elder Druids (I made a mistake here – I should have taken Arch Druids), 8 Air Elementals, and 4 Fire Elementals. And about 50 Blue Archers.
GL miscalculated a bit, which ultimately cost him the game – he needed 14,000 gold for the ransom, but he only had 10,000. So, we played until that amount, and then – time ran out, and the week ended. And if he had deployed Hydras, I would have had to retreat.
I ran further with the remaining troops (about 11 Unicorns, 10 Ents, 1 Dragon, 8 Archers, 1 Air Elemental, and 1 Fire Elemental, and a Druid) and, despite having a "Skilled" lair, I didn't make it to the city. The next day, Irka wasn't in the tavern, and Erin, a 1st-level hero with the remaining troops, couldn't withstand Tal'anar.
Thank you for the game. It's a pity that I met GL at this stage – he's a very good player; he just wasn't lucky this time. It's always a pleasure to play with him.