I don't want to waste days because of mana. I cleared out the Leprechauns with a Hero and one Imp, after first building level 2 magic.
There's also an option to eliminate them on the first day with a Hero + 6 Imps.
But in that case, my Hero died, the Imp survived, and he advanced a step towards the Fortress. Overall, I didn't like that the upgrade didn't come through and I lost a step. :)
So, by the end of the first day, I have armor in the Fortress, the lumber mill is mine, and I've killed about 36 skeletons. I don't like it again, but I haven't figured out how to do it any better yet. :)
Beast - so, is this going to be a training tournament with new rules? I'm not against it. Let's figure out the limits of this map. Maybe Aiden can help? But only with the new rules, without hiding with portals. That would be unusual. :)
And one more thing. When I said that an open hiding spot is forbidden, I didn't express myself accurately. An open hiding spot where a large monster can't get in should probably be allowed if there are no large monsters on the enemy side in the battle. That is, it would be exactly the situation you described. Let's say a Hero is attacked by only one unit of Fairies, or two. But I don't want to bother too much with selecting the field. If I select it, I might be able to avoid losing skeletons?
Iron, here's how you can clear out the Leprechauns (this is probably the optimal solution):
1) Build a level 2 Tower in the city.
2) The Hero learns the "Drain Life" spell.
3) The Hero attacks the Leprechauns alone.
Round 1: casts "Drain Life" (one Leprechaun dies).
Round 2: raises a skeleton from that Leprechaun.
Then, wait for the Leprechauns to come within range of the skeleton. Attack with the skeleton, and take the counterattack. Then, the Hero immediately attacks the Leprechauns, poisoning them. In the next round, get the Hero's morale up (so that he has time to run away from the Leprechauns). And then, run around some large obstacle.
I think I've explained it clearly.
By the way, on day 1, I also took wood and armor, but when I took the lumber mill, I lost all the skeletons that were in the city (25 of them, I think), and some Imps. I don't know what to do next, I guess I'll take the mines on the second day, return to the city, wait for the level 4 Tower to be built. I'll learn the Aura of Fear and Vampire Touch, and then I'll go after the Nomads.
