“Summer 2013” experimental season. Online ranked games (reports, discussions).

02.06.2013 aka.Ward3n (red, Conflux, random, Ignissa, Crag Hack) lose The_ (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 137.

First week, good start, external dwelling of cats, Pandora's Box with 10k gold (probably as compensation for a completely moneyless respawn). But due to my greed, I lose two cats, first one to sharpshooters, and then another to goblins. I capture the Necropolis secondary hero.

Second week: nothing to catch at the Necropolis secondary yet, very small and a treasure zone right away, I run upward through a portal, there's a Castle secondary, the respawn is also empty, 3 crypts, sphere of fire, everything I managed to scrounge. Meanwhile, I see the opp leave not far from the Necropolis secondary through gates and run into the treasure zone, I start moving the miner to defense, the army there looks impressive, up to 10 angels, and a bit of army from captured dwellings. At this time, I have about 11 cats, Troglodytes, and miscellany.

Third week: the opp apparently gets beaten and chain-revives the army, the encounter gets postponed, I run to the central treasure zone, the first Dragon Utopia is a triple - cannot take without losses, and considering the opp is always nearby, every unit counts, so I only capture the shield +5 and a Dragon Fly Hive for 6 Wyverns, and here comes Crag Hack already, though his army hasn't increased, except for 16 Wyverns. Crag Hack runs through gates to my main, I summon Shakti back (expert armor, earth magic), stats are almost even, I have slightly higher defense and more than 7 spell power. With a boost, there is a shooter at 185. But a wild fail happens, the chain doesn't work out, as a result 18 Medusas and 6 Evil Eyes don't reach Shakti, I have to attack hoping to cut something off, but only throw away this army to zero without killing anything of the opp's, one consolation is there's a second spell power, meaning there won't be strong shooters. I attack with Shakti having 200 Troglodytes, 36 Evil Eyes, 6 Wyverns, 18 Manticores, 35 Harpies, singles, his army is 2 stacks of 8 Wyverns, 2 stacks of 7 Magma Elementals, 6 Angels. Shakti has a pendant +1 speed and earth ally, mass slow is cast, Crag Hack also has mass earth, but the opp surrenders.

Thanks for the game!

p.s. Thanks for granting the hum. restart in a situation where Shakti had two stacks and Lorelei in the tavern, and the only road out of the castle.