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

Group F.
11.11.2012 numOne (blue, Inferno, Calh, Charna) def R55Max (red, Rampart, Ivor, Kyrre), 2SM4d(3), 126
Started in a basement, no caches visible, Gogs not built, but Charna is in the tavern, a pendant +5 to Necromancy is glowing, the Griffin Conservatory is minimally scouted and a mercenary camp — intriguing. On the second day, I go after the boars (they were guarding the Griffin Conservatory and a campfire), supposedly to rack up skeletons, but there turned out to be an indecent number of them, around 40, plus they had morale — they killed all the Imps and a few Gogs. Picked up 2 chests — both 2000, good, recruited Efreeti. I fight my way up through a group of zombies, which also went awkwardly, and I had to sacrifice a Gog so as not to lose the Efreeti, and the Demons fell too. Up top there are swamps and Magog, so I turn back. In the end, I was left with 115, 2 Efreeti on hand + 4 Gogs and a few skeletons). Captured a cap +4, destroyed the camp, and there were Cavalry — hurrah! Just in time to get Tactics — broke through the Magog without losses. I break a minor crypt in the swamp and pick up a chest — just enough to recruit Pits. Total 1-6, no Hounds, in the citadel, 0 gold. Spent the night, Charna with 2 Efreeti, a hero with 50 skeletons and 2 Cavalry, when out of nowhere, the opponent on the road! I buy out both. No money even to recruit, had to build a market and sell almost for nothing.
In short, Max dragged it out a bit, went poking around the swamp for some reason, while I leveled up a bit in magic, captured the Griffin Conservatory and gathered enough gold to buy out the Efreeti and Pits.
Kyrre decided to run to me, without a spell book, as it turned out, and I met her at the castle. Managed to win in Fireball thanks to 70 shooters and a few mistakes by the opponent. It was all hanging by a thread.

Thanks for the game!