“Spring 2013” season. Online ranked games (reports, confirmations, discussions).

11.03.2013 Iamsamstan (blue, rampart, Ivor) def. Ariputra (red, castle, Valja, Dessa), Diamond 126

the animal abusers were selling a hydra at the zoo, decided to buy it)

47 dendroid guards for the mercenary camp, shield+4 and resources — on native soil we ran very fast: minus 52 pikemen and 3 swordsmen and 18 bog shooters.

few resources and not built up, tough start, on 126 Dessa half-filled her mana at the snow secondary with 3 logistics on a snake, aimed to level up earth magic on the way to the conservatory hoping for tier 1: instead of 3 earth spells got 3 wisdom, luckily nearby there was a tree granting a free level-up — earth got maxed out, but the conservatory turned out to be stronghold.

nothing to be done, Dessa went to the conservatory near the captured main hoping it was tier 1 and still untaken. The conservatory was tier 1, no troops lost, but had to use oil twice, mana left at 22. In a tense force field, 3 snakes held out, the moner brought recruits, Dessa lost 2 scouts, ran into the idol of fortune, but

in the end, just one shooter short to take back the main with the citadel where my opponent kindly built me cavalry :): only one snake with 2-6 damage and 1 gnoll with 6 HP remained, but it wasn't meant to be, Akeela missed :)

thanks for the interesting game!