"Newcomer-2013. Winter"

Finally wrote a report on our game with Shadow

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Group B ShadowManiac (Castle, Valeska, Charna) lose Rockmachine (Rampart, Ivor, Gunnar) 2sm4d(3) 217

I could have won the match, but lack of experience and my blunders did their job. Thanks to my opponent for the game!

Group B. 29.12.2012 Rockmachine (Rampart, Ivor, Gunnar) def ShadowManiac (Castle, Valeska, Charna)2sm4d(3) 217

Week 1. Development in the first week went according to a good scenario, basically =) Ivor brings me 10 archers into the treasury, which I immediately send to search for the Holy Grail))) I make 6 armies and start scouring the corners to see what's where. Things are pretty good. Gold is sufficient, and resources are also piled up in heaps on the ground. I reveal 2 conservatories not far from the castle. But I realize that in week 1 I'm not ready to wait for them. Pure scouting begins. In the end, I clear the guard on the way to the secondary town (gogs) and the secondary town turns out to be a Swamp castle, which is pretty good since gold is definitely guaranteed then. On day 2, I already reveal the GO which turns out to be guarded by devils and a crowd of wyverns, and from the GO one road starts branching into 2, which is interesting in itself. Go left - you'll get *****, go right - you'll find a castle:) So, I've gotten a bit distracted, let's continue our story. Several crypts near the castle, some basilisks, and dwarf dens. But I don't take any of that in week 1, since I've put all my effort into scouting and gold is sufficient anyway. In the end, by the end of the first week, I build a castle with all units except dragons (which is quite natural). You understand the situation is very good in terms of troops and further development. So, moving on to week 2...

Week 2. Basically, nothing particularly new. Gunnar becomes the main hero. Scouting continues in the area around the main castle and in the swamps around the Swamp castle+I also go into the underground, starting to feel out what's there. I begin clearing crypts and dwarf dens. In short, it's just a continuation of week 1+scouting the treasure zone...

Week 3. I think it's time to start a Crusade against the army of darkness=) I clear 2 conservatories near my castle - I get 3+2 angels. I load them into Gunnar and then start clearing the treasure zone with this army. In the end, I don't find any particularly cool treasures there (Dispel Magic, Crystal Generator +1, etc). Among the valuable items, I beat off a shield for +12-3 defense. I build Green Dragons in the castle. Meanwhile, I'm constantly afraid that while I'm running around the treasure zone with angels, the enemy will attack my castle which is near the GO. But there's no sign or sound of the opponent, so I continue staying in the dungeon...

Week 4. I fully scout the swamp near the Swamp castle to the north. I realize there's nothing particularly impressive there, and I need to slowly break through the GO and head for the final battle. Otherwise, I'll just fall asleep with such a slow pace))) I wonder if my opponent has fallen asleep too, just like me)))

Week 5. So, the most interesting part begins. I've cleaned out everything I could from my spawns in terms of money. I buy an army with all of it. And I go to break through the GO. (It's triple - Crystal Dragons, around 20 Devils, and around 100 Wyverns). I decide to hit the Devils. I take them out and capture the opponent's castle. After that, I dump all my armies into his spawns and start a rapid scouting of the area. To intercept him if anything. The opponent's armies are barely visible. Scouts flicker by occasionally. I charge around with my armies - and easily and effortlessly capture the opponent's secondary town, also a swamp. I'm collecting swamp castles. By the end of week 5, I capture the last castle too, the 2 castle. In the end, I have 5 castles, the opponent only has Inferno in the dungeon and that's it. Then he surfaces with his main army - and I catch him on the move. So, THE FINAL BATTLE...

Final battle: On my side, Gunnar - stats 13-23-12-11. Troops: 4 Green Dragons, 6 Angels, 36 Gold Serpents, 33 Grand Pegasi, 48 Grand Elves. On the opponent's side, Charna - stats 17-17-11-9. Army: 4 Angels, 17 Greater Wyverns, 68 Grand Archers, 2 upgraded Cavalrymen, 9 Sharpshooter Observers...and most importantly, nearly 400 Skeletons. Which could have pounded me, basically=) But since my army is mostly flying...and flying well))) plus Mass Slow and plus Meteor Shower dealing 400 damage, I won the battle without much trouble. End of story)

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[/U]Group B
06.01.2013 SVAROG (Blue, Conflux, Lacus, Vidomina) def Rockmachine(Red, Tower, Nila, Nila) 131 2sm4d3
We started before New Year. Continued on 115. On 117, I dive into the dwarf den with 20 GS and wipe, leaving 21 dwarves, in the castle 4 Earth Elementals, 4 Water Elementals and 12 Skeletons, I immediately finish it off and build birds on 117 in the fort. On 121, I buy 3 birds and break through the guard into the underground, and there are reds there, Nila comes out and stands near Vidomina, I bring up another bird and FB without any issues.
Vidomina 5 4 3 6 (60) has Blessing for the birds. A war of weak heroes, alternating recapturing of castles, but there's no serious army left. On 131, GG.

I confirm. On week 1, from Tower there's 1 road with 2 entrances to the dungeon with guards. I break through one, capture the Dungeon castle. Then I see a second Dungeon...through another guard, I run to it and capture it too. And then I discover that not far from it, the opponent's armies are standing. I realize it's about to get hot:smile02: and then the scout battles begin - 1-on-1))) in the end, I take out all of the opponent's scouts, and I stand next to his main hero with my main hero, since I didn't make it to the castle by 1 move. In the end, I have 9 Minotaurs in my main, he has 4 Phoenixes. No options. He wins, and then my kingdom just gets torn apart without any options for me)) I got captured fairly quickly, my scouts got killed, and that's it:) Thanks for the game