Crag Hack arrived almost immediately, leveled up normally, got Tactics, then Earth magic.
On the first week, there were Cavaliers in the Castle, and a stable.
There was only one road, leading to the underground. I ran through it; on the surface there was snow — for some reason I thought the opponent's base was there (the bases were identical). The guards in the underground were too weak for me; the second block was fire elementals. On week 1, day 1, I see a guard of 50-99 Dendroid Soldiers on the road, a Pandora's Box nearby. I didn't go further, decided to buy troops. I had to dismiss two scout heroes to build a chain that only connected on week 2, day 2. I was planning to break through the Dendroids, take the Pandora's Box, and fight my way home; the scout heroes found a lot of good stuff on respawn, but I was only interested in Boots of Speed, the Rhino Beetles from the Pandora's Box, and checking the canned goods. Building Angels on the second week and the external Angel dwelling were realistic options. But the Dendroids turned out to be too nasty. I declined auto-play, even though the opponent offered it himself; I spent 3 game days on preparation — we'll practice.
Thanks for the game.
