Favorites in battle! - 5 The Battle of Favorites! - 5

Group D
20.10.2012 Captain(red, Rampart, Ivor, Moandor) def zuro007 (blue, swamp, Vistan) 2sm4d(3), 122

On week 1, two external dwellings and a path to the opponent is visible - via roads, since ГО is not on the road. 200 skeletons.
On 121 I break through to the opponent's respawn and on 122 I take his Castle.
Thanks for the game.

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Groupe D 19.10.2012 Maretti (red, castle, caitlin, shiva) def Captain (blue, ramp, ivor, vidomia) 212 on 2sm4d(3)

Was happy to get shiva as main but 2nd area by road was guarded by lots ice elementals and there were no other obvious way to go. Saw horde demons guard a box in my area and to get something going i checked size with a scout. Was just around 50 with upgraded so decided to attack. Lost a cav with 1 or 2 hp and the box turned out to be empty. My last hope was 2 griffen dwells in my area. I took them week 1 and built griffens.

Week 2 I got to t area pretty fast and saw HH guarded by horde wyverns and since I had earth and slow i planned to take it pretty fast. But couldnt get exp earth and I kept losing army to moral. So it was going pretty badly.

Finally week 3 I got boots and could take a con with 3 angels, then returned for that HH and another con that gave 4 angels. Took tope 137 in my area and another one week 4 and then made arch angels 143.

I went for a new t area but then opponent showed. I wanted to chain back and attack him but got a bit to gready and couldnt make the chain. Instead I could take air book and take 2 more cons and then take my town back with a scout and dd. I had much higher stats and bigger army so he used town portal to get away. I went for new t area and got red orb and wings. Then he came back to my town. I think he had given up and wanted to end it. I attacked him and was much stronger.

Thanks for playing.

Confirmed.
The opponent took one respawn, I took a technical one, because I started playing on HD-mode and all my heroes ended up with books.
On week 1, two Castle external dwellings, an external dwelling of elves and pegasi. On week 2, a confluence for three angels without mass slow. Ran around the treasure zone - nothing there.
Leveled up earth and on 131 I could hit ГО. Stood next to it; the opponent's stats were significantly higher and he crashed. Decided to return, like to scare him, but Maretti, as it turns out, wasn't afraid of me; he had no troops, he was running through treasure zones. Could have finished everything at the start of week 3 :(
And so I kept messing up. Dragon Utopia for three swords, in my own Town Portal and water summon. Took the opponent's capital and messed up again, ran far away from there, plus left a sucker with a +12 sword (the boss had a +5 all sword). Maretti like a sucker took back his capital and reclaimed my sword.
In short, my same-faction hero ruined my whole mood - Vidomia; I should have taken expert necro, or diplomacy, or navigation. No logistics, no attack-defense, and no control.
Thanks for the game.