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14.01.13 numOne (blue, Inferno, Calh, Shakti) lose RozenKran (red, Conflux, Erdamon, Monere), 2SM4d(3), 141

Although I lost due to total SM bias, I did enjoy playing.
After 1 restart, I spawned in the basement; gogs were not built as always, but an external dwelling of devils was revealed, an easy guard 2/2 and 3 roads, Shakti arrived. I thought for a long time about whether to take a restart or not, and in the end decided to play, even though I realized it would be a survival game, because the passages are narrow and money is scarce. I visited the +1000 stone and camped before the guard (20+ flies). In general, as practice shows, Inferno on SM spawns in the basement roughly 7 times out of 10, and the layouts are often completely unplayable, so it's better to take something rather than end up with nothing.
I scouted around — there is a Dwarf Cottage, a Dragon Fly Hive, a Griffin Conservatory (level 2). Shakti is right near the passage to the secondary dungeon in the basement (devils + portal — some plans are already starting to form in my head :)). The second road is guarded by 50+ orcs, leading to the upper exit — overall not bad. I took all this by the middle of the second week (including a secondary Castle town). Shakti with Loga and Earth magic, and after the vortex with 80 mana, he heads to the treasure zone. The roads were slow, so the pace wasn't very high. On 127, Shakti bursts into the treasure zone, full of hope, but... starting the next day and until the end of the week, my chances of victory begin to melt away with every second.
On 131, the opponent reveals Monere (before that, Necropolis heroes with low stats were in the tavern; I thought he was leveling them) with stats around 15-20 :smile11: , meaning the Dragon Utopia has already fallen, meaning there is meat and expect visitors until the end of the week. I cleared my own sizable treasure zone, laid out in a Z shape, but among the worthwhile finds I only got 4 boxes (2 experience and 2 magic — levels 3 and 5), the Book of Air, and an external dwelling of red dragons. There was also a Gladius and a Sphere of Earth behind the Crystal creatures, but I was afraid to go in without a proper stack. There wasn't a single Dragon Fly Hive, and all the Dragon Utopias ended up on the opponent's side (4 pieces on the lava treasure zone). Monere with wings, 32 ducks, 8 birds, 6 angels, full-growth psychos (+external dwelling) plus chaff, takes my capital and runs off to another treasure zone.
I break into a Castle, and from there, through the stable, I head to the treasure zone on the rocks (I have Expert Pathfinding), but on the same turn I am caught by Monere, now with 50+ ducks and other accumulated growth.
The autopsy showed it was simply no chance — there were hives and Dragon Utopias all clustered together in one treasure zone, the Helm + Shield of the All, a level 5 Helm, Boots, and much more. The opponent played strongly, I must note, and he claims to be relatively a beginner. :smile42:

Thanks for the game! GL further.
Пусть мой враг будет силен и страшен. Если я поборю его, то не буду чувствовать стыда.