16.02.2012 AlexAG (blue, Fortress, Tiraxor, Nimus) def PlayHeroes_HP (Red, Swamp, Tazar, Kirry) Jebus cross, 134
We played for a long and painful time - in three sessions...
During the first session, we went through seven restarts (three of mine, two by the opponent, and two more of mine due to block), during the second session we started playing, but the opponent had internet issues, so we had to repeatedly load autosaves or save at the end of the turn and then reload due to disconnects... The third time everything was fine, so we finished normally.
The respawn turned out to be gorgeous in terms of money - 8 heroes on day one, bears on day four, 123457 in the castle on 117.
Near the castle, there were several small external dwellings scattered around - three goblins and some orcs
On 115, I spotted a bear external dwelling deep in the corner; things were complicated by the fact that my main hero and primary troops were slightly elsewhere, and next to the same external dwelling lay a blood vial, so the guard was appropriate - 45 gr basilisks... Simultaneously on 115, a minimal "can" is opened - 1 angel is a decent help...
I somehow build a chain, move troops toward the external dwelling, but I have to fight for it with level 1 Fiona (advanced scouting and stats 2-2-1-1, no book)... The 45 basilisks successfully fall; of the troops, only the most valuable remain - a hundred goblins and an angel... I attack the external dwelling, lucky with the terrain - I block the passage with single units and, sacrificing all the goblins, I finally take the external dwelling, getting the much-needed +1 growth on 117 and 2 bears from the external dwelling
Since the respawn turned out to be truly gorgeous in terms of money (and a market was found) - on 122 I build an upgraded den and on 123 I leave with five gr. bears to get some cash to keep the party going...
on 125 I take three more angels from the "can", snatch a Pandora's box from snipers with 60 gr. goblins, build a chain and on 127 I crash into the main army, immediately retreating toward ГО.
on 131, by mistake, I lose one of the five bears on a crushing six; Nimus with the bears retreats to the vanguard to collect Pandora's boxes, while the rest of the troops (by this time all except cyclops are upgraded and bought out) are dragged in the rearguard toward two Dragon Utopias, around which the Pandora's boxes are scattered...
132 - I sacrifice a pawn at the first Dragon Utopia, it's minimal... I take it, but it's trash - water book, basilisk breastplate, sulfur ring and some other junk...
133 - a second pawn arrives, spots the second Dragon Utopia, it's pre-mini... I open it - also almost complete trash - dragon breastplate already, fire book, some wagon and another fourth completely useless artifact (I don't remember which one)... Upset, I go to ГО (50+ gr. unicorns), having 5 magic points but expert earth.
134 - the unicorns fall without losses, I immediately take three more angels near the passage, and 8 ducks... In transition, news comes from the opponent that he lost half his army and, considering an early exit from the group, doesn't really want to continue.
Thanks for the game, waiting for the play-offs :)