22.12.2012 Heroes13 (Red, Castle, Sorsha, Adelaide) def Wladysha (Blue, Stronghold, Saurug, Ciele) 2sm2c 136
1-1-1 I'm saving money for one hero, scouting the external dwelling of crusaders.
1-1-2 I buy two more heroes (4 total), build archers, have a lot of money left over, two crypts and an external dwelling of medusas.
1-1-3 I take the crypts, buy another couple of heroes, and a second external dwelling of crusaders!
1-1-5 I scout a dwarf dwelling for 50, my native secondary, a beehive for 300, 8 heroes, and a third external dwelling of crusaders! Cavaliers are being built in the citadel, there's also a stable. I think victory is in the bag; the enemy has Ciele scouted, but that doesn't bother me at all. But everything didn't go as smoothly as I wanted...
In the middle of the second week, I clear a Guard Oblivion of 30 Wizards, and I set up not far from the opponent's town with full mana. Ciele attacks; the first battle against the opponent: 2 Beholders, 120 Goblins, 9 Orcs, 9 Roc Riders. I have 35 Archers, 40 Pikemen, 4 Champions, and about 40 Crusaders. I win the battle, but I'm left with about 20 Crusaders and 40 Pikemen; in the battle, I didn't kill the Behemoth in one hit, leaving it with 1 HP, which was very memorable :( .
No magic, and the scraps in the form of 10 Cerberi in the opponent's castle can't be taken; I have to retreat. The hardest part begins; no money, no army, we try to attack/scout each other with secondary heroes, several minor exchanges, and all for nothing. I can't scout successfully, and it's dangerous to approach the opponent's town with my main hero.
On the third week, I buy an army: 87 Pikemen, 20 Archers, 2 Cavaliers, 32 Crusaders, 80 mana, and I decide to boldly go to the opponent's respawn; I lurk around the area but can't attack. In the end, the opponent decides to attack on 1-3-6. 2 Behemoths, 35 Cerberi, 40 Goblins, 19 Orcs, 22 Archers, 40 Pikemen, 6 Roc Riders.
A tough battle ensues: Frost Ring for 45 HP vs. Arrow Tower for 110 HP. I gain the upper hand in melee, left with 12 Crusaders and 24 Pikemen, 7 Archers, and 40 mana! The opponent has 15 Centaurs and 4 Dwarves left in the castle. I calculated I had enough mana; the Dwarf reflected one attack, and I killed the last unit with the last arrow shot. If there had been a resistance, I would have safely retreated with 12 Crusaders. The game was very intense; the opponent made a mistake by attacking my hero; it would have been better for him to wait until week 4.
Thank you for such an engaging game