Speed and aggression.

14.04.2012. Captain(red, Conflux, Grindan, Grindan) def Stryfe(blue, Tower, Ain, Vistan) speed 1 (m-u) 123

I decided not to restart too much in the last round and just play out what I had. And winning with Tower on an m-map against Conflux (who also had a Grindan from the start) is difficult. But I was greatly encouraged by 2 Griffin Conservatories I found on the very first day at respawn (both displayed as 2-4). In the first week, I killed the computer players - Necromancer and Barbarian, picked up a Pandora's Box with 10k gold for about 35 Dendroids, and built Nagas in the main Stronghold and Golems in the secondary. On day 121, I took both Conservatories (turned out to be 2+4, I lost an Angel in the second one due to poor planning) and on day 122, I came to the center, where I popped a lvl 5 magic cap and took a Book of Earth for Scorpicores, which ate up all my chaff. In the end, I was left standing in the middle of the desert with no mana, and I was one tile short of reaching a prison to give the army to a hero from there and reclaim the cap. That's where my opponent caught me. GG!
From the tournament templates, I liked Speed -1 on m and l maps; you can play funky strats on them quite well. The others didn't really impress me much. Thanks to the organizer for the tournament! Overall, everything went well; keep up your organizational work in the same spirit!