Got lucky with the starting hand; archers built, rich respawn, Grindan from a level 1 prison, got the lodge and quickly experted Earth magic. At the end of the first week found a Griffin Conservatory 3-4, picked up 2 external dwellings of Pikemen, and one each of Swordsmen and Fanatics. Built the Stable in the Castle and there's a Stable for upgrading. In the middle of the second week, I took the max Conservatory, with minor losses; the Griffins had no morale at all. Started thinking whether to go into the treasure zone, where 2 Dragon Fly Hives were visible, and moreover, it was native territory. Then the opponent came; he had no options in his Fortress, only bought out with 3rd level Nagas, but surrendered the next turn.
Thanks for the game.