First week, Wystan arrives with three stacks, seems to have money, Grindan in the tavern, I decide to make him my main hero, pick up the secondary Necropolis,
the guard in the treasure zone is silver pegasi, in the other treasure zone 20-49 mages, I have to waste time waiting for the Wyverns to be brought over.
Second week, I break through the mages, take the Tower village, clear three Pandora's Boxes with 40 gargoyles, 20 mages, 5k experience, and a Dragon Fly Hive with 6 Wyverns there too. I chain-transfer the lizardmen for an upgrade, take the crypts and medusa dwellings, end up with nearly 20k gold.
Third week, I scout the opponent's treasure zone through the viewfinder, there's a very lucrative Pandora's Box with 100-250 minotaurs and also a Dragon Fly Hive, I see the opponent's army composition, I rush to break through to his third castle (Dungeon), through wasteland, capturing an external dwelling of giants along the way. There was a portal on the route, obviously leading to the opponent, but I really wanted to double my mana and take that chest. Grindan has Lightning Bolt for 226 and Mass Slow, I leave Grindan to clear. All the gold is on the horse (:D). And of course the opponent then comes out of that portal, attacks, I have enough gold to buy back immediately, but I need to kill the cavalry (10 speed on the grassy patch), because Grindan is standing nearby on a regular serpent, in the end the trade isn't even that bad for me — all cavalry (5), about 15 archers, and 6 knights are killed. Meanwhile I lose 8 ducks, 50 lizardmen, 2 basilisks, and 4 mages. After the buyback, I transfer the gold to Grindan — I attack, roughly equal in battle stats, but with a big advantage in magic. A surrender follows.
Thanks for the game!