VanjaM (red, Castle, Valeska, Galtran) def mhhf (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2SM4d(3) 2 1 2
22.12.11 We rolled Castle vs Rampart. Started with one restart.
The respawn wasn't bad in terms of gold; under the castle there were a couple of crypts, a stable not far away, and gloves along the road. 113 found a hidden lookout tower, revealed the respawn, and didn't see anything worthwhile, just a Dragon Utopia visible in the distance in the swamp. 114 broke through to the secondary area, took the elven external dwelling, and reached the castle the next day.
Ran around the secondary area, found artifacts for +4 spell power and a +5 hat. After picking up the artifacts, I defeated Kyrre at home and started pushing toward the castle, which my hero had spotted. At the start of the third week, I took the castle and went into the underground, where I captured Necropolis.
At that point, I was already very worried about the lack of cans and Dragon Fly Hives; from four taverns, it was clear that my opponent's army was superior, and Galtran's stats had grown significantly. I decided to push forward with all the speed Kyrre had available, but I was caught while on the move, and I also lost Necropolis in the underground. I respawned at home and decided that if I couldn't take the power stack, at least I should level up my stats.
I ran to a corner of my respawn to the library, broke a Pandora's Box guarded by a hundred demons near the respawn exit, but was one move short of reaching the Pandora's Box. Imagine my surprise when the opponent's scout hero popped out of the fog, ate the Pandora's Box, and got defeated. )
I defeated Kyrre again, this time in the secondary area, near which a Dragon Utopia, spotted way back in the first week, was visible in the swamp. Gathering all available power stack, I went there, and it turned out to be very fortunate, because under the Dragon Utopia in the swamp there was another library and a +6 shield. From the Dragon Utopia, I got a decent armor piece giving +1 to stats, resistance boots, and I was particularly pleased with the Titan's Gladius.
While I was leveling stats and gathering power stack, I lost the castle and a couple of scout heroes that scattered upon Galtran's arrival — my opponent was pressing me on all fronts ). A hidden scout hero managed to recapture Necropolis, which had been left unguarded.
The 40k from the Dragon Utopia was enough to buy out, and Kyrre rushed at full speed into the thick of events. After retaking the castle, I built a citadel and sat Kyrre down to await the approaching Galtran. I was hoping that behind the citadel walls, with slow, meat shields, and 27 attack, the elves under Kyrre's command would handle the power stack of Archangels, Wyverns, and Skeletons, but my opponent gave me an unpleasant surprise with an Implosion dealing 1200 damage :smile07:.
Thanks for the game.