Sky Pioneer
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11.02.2012 Juristis (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Dessa) def Sky Pioneer (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar/Brissa) 125
Opp took 112, I didn't take rest stops. Dealt 2 stacks, 2 levels built, Dessa arrives and grabs offense at the upgrade. An external dwelling of drakes is spotted. On 112 I break the camp, and there's an archangel! Got boots and a cloak 2-2, a few crypts. I'm pondering how to split the duties between the heroes.
113 - broke the drake external dwelling, grabbed a secondary Rampart, placed a portal.
114 - maxed the Hive, the dragon survived on 6 HP. Shakti took an empty Pandora's Box. Both heroes have earth magic.
115 - as usual, I make a terrible move on turn 1. Shakti goes into the throne Griffin Conservatory, turns out to be a three-stack, at least that. 2 procs of morale on the big stacks take out the dragon and 2 Wyverns. A crypt with a mini Dwarf Cottage, and I end up without a day for building because I messed up with gold. Dessa in Rampart refills mana, having taken 10k experience from Pandora's Boxes before that.
116 - take a Pandora's Box with Rion, and it's all fire magic, only learn spells levels 1-3. Unlucky with Pandora's Boxes this time. Dessa at the library, Shakti takes a mini Naga Bank.
117 - Shakti hits a Hive for 4, a flail, Ayden takes a Minotaur external dwelling and a Hive for 8. Dessa at the stables. I spot another Dragon Fly Hive and a sword +6, I decide to delay my exit by a day. Minotaurs at home in the Citadel.
121 - Shakti takes a two-stack Griffin Conservatory, Dessa takes a Dragon Fly Hive for 6, sword +6, Deemer takes a mini Griffin Conservatory.
A dragon in the portal.
122 - Fiur takes a Harpy external dwelling, Shakti took a Pandora's Box with 45 Harpies. Dessa before a Dragon Utopia near ГO, speeding up with the dragon.
123 - Shakti takes a mini Dwarf Cottage (by the way, not a single crypt with Vampires appeared out of about 10, both Dwarf Cottages are mini, the Naga Bank too). Dessa hits a three-stack Dragon Utopia, -1 angel and a feast, they give a helm +6 to all stats and a shield +12. Then ГO with 100+ Thunderbirds, Titan's Plate in the treasure zone and a prison with Elleshar who has expert pathfinding. Well, another Dragon Utopia, mini, with a Gladius +12 and gloves.
124 - central Fortress, Shackles of War, earth boost behind 100 Cyclopes, a mini Dragon Fly Hive and a Pandora's Box with 10k gold behind 13 black dragons (killed surprisingly easily). I kill Vistan. I spot 3 or 4 Hives right away.
125 - Tazar emerges and attacks. He has 3 angels, 17 greater Wyverns, 3 Hydras, 11 Basilisk stashes, 65 Gnolls, Elixir of Life. Stats around 14-20-8-9, 25 mana. I have 1 Archangel, 5 angels, 3 dragons, 13 greater Minotaurs, 32 Wyverns, a few Harpies. 26-24-24-14, enough mana. I forgot you can use a View Info scroll if any hero took all the fire magic. Would have maybe killed Taz that way. After the trade, the opp resurrects, I'm left with 2 drakes, all Minotaurs, 2 angels, and 14 ducks.
Brissa immediately attacks with 15 spell power, I forget you can seize the initiative and get chained. Angels and ducks remain, I resurrect. On the return turn, I sacrifice hero slingers to Brissa for 1-2 serpents each and attack with 7 Wyverns and Shackles of War with Dessa when she has no mana left and 1 serpent. I grab the Air Book, opp surrenders. Thanks for the game. The odds were in my favor, but the opp played well and could have pulled it off.
As usual, a stupid block of Scorpicores decided it. I had to keep going around it, a couple of Hives on the main are placed awkwardly, so I didn't go towards the block at all on week 1. And yet I should have. Later, through the scouting, a Dragon Utopia and +4 speed were revealed! I was faced with a dilemma: either get stuck for a couple of days but take the Dragon Utopia and speed, or go to ГO, grab the Elixir along the way and take a certain thing at the entrance to the treasure zone. I chose the second. ГO with 23 greenies with a huge stack fell quite easily, luckily I tried for the Elixir. The very next turn was already contact, Dessa with stats and a Wyvern stack, Tazar has only 17 Wyverns, 3 angels and some smallfry, but on that same turn I pulled out Brissa, level 30, gave her that certain thing, because Tazar had barely any mana. I probably should have gone into battle with Brissa with all the firepower, unclear why I split the artifacts. In the final fight, Tazar fought decently with the Shield's support, but couldn't stand against such a difference. Magic could have decided it, but I forgot about the Shackles of War, and was punished for that.
Thanks for the game.
