First Snow

07.02.2013 numOne (red, Tower, Aen, Gunnisson/Inteus) def darkello (blue, Tower, Iona, Shakti), 6lm10a, 213

A nice little runaround :). No neutral stacks spawned, roads were fast. I immediately sent Inteus to gather resources. I split my forces, killed a neutral dwelling, put Medusas and Citadel in it, home Nagas in the Citadel. Inteus Experted Fire Magic.
On 121 a single Griffin Conservatory, and the next turn EPIC BATTLE - taking the max Griffin Conservatory (checked with a scout first) with Mass Haste and Mass Bloodlust, from the troops: 130 Marksmen, 1 Angel, 5 Nagas, 10 Greater Medusas, 15 Gremlins, 1 Mage, and 1 Gargoyle. :) Hero stats were 5 4 6 and 18 mana, something like that, and Pendant of +1 Speed, found in a chest. Mass Haste is incredibly powerful in the Conservatory, and the Medusas did their dirty work, paralyzing nearly full stacks a couple of times. Came out with 100 Marksmen, 4 Nagas, and 5 Angels.
Then it took off: another max Conservatory on snow, recaptured my home town, visited the University there, destroyed a Hive, then another, Chain +4, and a bunch of other small stuff. Gunnar started leveling actively, got Logistics and Earth Magic, Inteus with Expert Earth Magic. In the dwelling I put level 1-6 in the Citadel and on 127 Inteus camps at the entrance to a Dragon Utopia.
On 131 I bring Troglodytes and Minotaurs for the sacrifice, destroyed it with loss of the sacrificed troops and a few Wiverns, got a king's ransom: a Chalice, Shield +12, Cloak +2 Speed, Boots of Resistance. Came out via Dimension Door and started pushing back the opponent's territory (up until then he had shown superiority in towns and heroes). Broke another Dragon Utopia with Gunnisson on the side, gave exactly what was needed: КЗ and Wings. I build Dragons in the dwelling, with a subsequent upgrade for a hit-and-run from Inteus with potential Armageddon.
Afterwards it was just pushing back territory and gathering Wiverns with Angels. Inteus became a 100% mage - master of 4 elements and other delights (nothing better was offered), while Gunnar got everything he needed. Shakti didn't show himself at all, so there wasn't much excitement. Placed Giants and captured their external dwelling, collected a set of three Earth Magic Tomes, another mini Dragon Utopia.
Shakti only appeared in the second month, taking from me a Conflux which I had captured from the computer a couple of days earlier. In terms of combat stats he was slightly behind, but in terms of КС I was already behind. The finale happened in this same Conflux: I attacked with 19 Angels, 60 Greater Wiverns, 350 Marksmen, and other growth. darkello had 9 Angels, 70+ Wiverns, 1+1 Fire Birds, and 3 Efreet - obviously for Armageddon. First turn was his and he casts Explosion into the Angels, after which it was immediately time to write GG, which is exactly what happened a couple of turns later. dark had an alternative - to cast Armageddon immediately - that would have given a chance for victory, perhaps, but he missed the chance and paid for it.

Thanks for the game!