The respawn is small and full of blocks. I see 2 external hydra dwellings but the guard is 0_0…
Quickly took 2 villages and built prefectures since it was obvious the respawn was poor and there was nowhere to get gold. There is 1 Dragon Fly Hive on the respawn…2 Griffin Conservatories.
But while I was breaking through the guard to the hydra monks, the external dwelling itself was tough to take…there was no meat left, and I didn't go into the pre-max – max Dragon Fly Hive. And without reinforcements, the scouts won't take the second external dwelling deep in the respawn on their own. I had to send Taz there with a huge loss of tempo.
The third hydra dwelling's guard is outright brutal — 50-99 gr of Medusas. It was left for a snack by the second week. Somehow scraped together enough for hydras in the castle +2 external hydra dwellings.
While Tazar was returning from the depths of the respawn, he ate that MAX Dragon Fly Hive along the way, and the scouts beat off 2 Griffin Conservatories +2+3.. and collected gold from the crypts.
124 Taz hits the GO, 64 gr of Unicorns — without mass magic it was tough going. -1 Angel -1 Hydra -2 Wyverns.
Then the opponent comes out, as I thought, from above. And is exactly one move behind Tazar. Tazik eats everything in sight, while the opponent turned into the treasure zone via the no-road. Tazar heads toward him and attacks. Bron (7-22) has 8 Archers. 8 Titans. 8 Ducks. and a stack. Taz (18-25) has 16 Hydras, 20 Ducks, 4 Angels, and a stack, Cape of Speed +2. There was a surprise — Bron had a Red Orb +1 to Speed. I almost got stuck — there were 3 Archers left and my Hydra stack…which wouldn't have reached the Archers, and GG had no gold to buy them out…but my remaining tiny bits of army helped drive off the Archers and Bron retreats with 3 Archers. If the opponent were more experienced, I would have been completely stuck, but as it is, a good lesson for me.
Tazar was left with his 16 Hydras, 4 Wyverns, 1 Angel. Finished clearing the treasure zone and by 136, when the opponent decided to take my capital, Tazar quickly recaptured it from Bron.
Thanks for the game!
