"only XL"

19.12.2012 Mizrael(red, Stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) def hunter98(blue, Inferno, Pyre, Pyre) 8mm6a 126

Spent all my restarts, got a layout with 2 external dwellings of goblins. On the first week, bears in the Castle, Crag with a log goes wandering. Plenty of exits, unclear where to go, also strayed from the chain because of the logs... Decided to send him into a one-way path, a scout spotted a village there - it seemed it was the closest one to home, plus a dungeon. Bought a spell book there and continued wandering, the roads were quite long, broke into the Inferno basement on 125 and camped outside. Next turn, the scout finds a view earth scroll... I give it to Crag and it shows that Inferno is actually blue.. from the army only 3 bears and goblins, no point in attacking - angels were visible there from the start of week 2, I can't do anything to him in the Castle. Decided to eat all the goodies at the exit from the opponent's spawn so he wouldn't get them, but on his turn the opponent surrenders: he had wasted a lot and saw Crag's stats (he had also visited the library on 126). Thanks for the game.

I confirm, the layout was gorgeous, in terms of meat - 4 external dwellings of imps, 1 of gogs, 1 of pits (but for 10-19 cats). On the first day, I spotted the Griffin Conservatory, it was a low-level one, no matter how much I wanted to break into it on day one, I couldn't do it because the risk would have been unjustified, could have lost. On day one, finances allowed me to make efreets in the Citadel, with pits, but I practically had no money for hiring. On 121, I took a mini Griffin Conservatory, sacrificing all the meat, namely: 40 imps, 20 gogs, singles, a pit, and even an efreet. 6 pits and a couple of gogs remained. Then Pyre on the angel rushed off in search of adventures, as it turned out, I had to run for a long time. Took another mini Griffin Conservatory with Tyrax, saw my native treasure zone, from an external dwelling of devils for 20 archmages and a ring of health. On 125, I run into the treasure zone (thought it was my native one, turned out to be a Castle treasure zone on lava). I see a Dragon Fly Hive behind the pegasi, for some reason didn't take it.
Then I wanted to get the oil and take the Pandora's Box for 10-19 champions... There, 20-49 minotaurs for imp swarms and a shield +2 block them, I attack... there are 40 of them with Gold Shields, they cut down fifty imps, 2 efreets, a ballista... didn't waste mana, just one cast. I attack the champions, there are 19 of them...:smile11: Lost 2 pits, almost all imps. Pandora's Box for 15k experience... Since the opponent had cool stats visible, I decided not to drag out time, but in vain, could have won...
P.S. The fact that I haven't played for a long time is taking its toll...)