"Новичок-2012. Winter"

Confirmed. This is the very first game I started in the tournament, so I remember the beginning vaguely. Key points: near the Castle there's an external dwelling, by the end of the week I found another external dwelling with Manticores in the distance, plus a Pandora's Box with Dendroid Guards; 2 Griffin Conservatories (4 and 3), a Crypt (maximum level — I took it on day 2, but foolishly lost a fair number of Troglodytes) — overall, a good respawn, something to work with. On the first week, Minotaurs appeared in the Stronghold. Then I got greedy for a Conservatory and promptly got wiped by 20 upgraded Minotaurs in week 4 — underestimated my strength... The opponent let me reload, for which thanks again. Lost the tempo (spent several days preparing to take the Conservatory, plus it's poorly positioned). In effect, I did nothing during the second week — ran from one end of the respawn to the other — to the Manticore external dwelling. Made it just in time for day 127, on the way I picked up a Sword +6 Attack behind the Unicorns, don't remember what the Pandora's Box gave... On the second week, 1-6 appeared in the Castle. Then I jumped into the subway and took my native secondary town, from there to the Treasury — there are 2 Dragon Utopias, artifacts, and a Conservatory — I took it, then passed the meat to the weaklings and took 2 Conservatories on the respawn. I prepared to hit the Dragon Utopias. Both turned out to be level 2. Useful loot was basically a Book of Water and a hat for 12 SP, plus another for +4 Knowledge and Spell... Also picked up a Pandora's Box for all Air Magic (Advanced Wisdom was available). Then I ported home and from mid-week 4 started pushing through GO toward the enemy. Attacked on day 137 with all the meat in the Castle. There were 12 Archangels... Honestly — didn't expect that at all. But I played decently, ended up retreating leaving some meat behind. On week 5 — I go to attack him again — still a bit short of victory... And the final attempt at the end of week 5 — 2 Scorpicores and Harpies — if I don't finish him off, the game is lost, since with the new growth of 4 Angels I wouldn't be able to do anything... In the end, it didn't work out. Perhaps I lacked experience somewhere, since I could have won... But overall I enjoyed the game, it was tense until the very end. Thanks for the game!