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

30.07.2013 BA/IEHOK (red, Castle, Craig, Eleshar) def Tovariщ (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), Jebus Cross, 134

111 external dwelling of monsters spotted, three Dragon Utopias - we are playing
113 I take Pandora for 50 wolves, Craig has expert attack and earth, two one-unit dwellings of ruhi are spotted. A plan is born to exit at the first one with oil after upgrades and double mana via 100-249 royal minotaurs, BUT
115 I drag the wolves to the other end of the respawn to break Pandora, nagabanka, and canned goods and... forget to upgrade them. Then I accidentally fire a hero from the chain that was supposed to bring the army to father for ГО. And for complete happiness, they don't give slow in the guilds; of course, it's not in scrolls or shrines either. I tilt, fight clumsily, lose wolves, attack the bird dwelling with Craig (a few birds and four level-1 gobs in the army - minus two more birds).
As a result, I run around the respawn, doing nonsense, but on 123 I find a slow scroll and skip another day before ГО, waiting for his arrival.
124 In the army: 100 dogs, gobs, 20 birds, 5 hippos, 1 angel. Exited to the center via king minotaurs.
125 Took the central tavern, ate Pandora at lvl 4 (Craig's build is just perfect in my view: attack, earth, wisdom, artillery, log, defense, air, and pathfinding). Blue flags appeared. Near them I see a prison and bracers for 20+ giants.
126 I place an observation post in the tavern, which reveals 3 hives, Pandora, a bunch of artifacts, and a Dragon Utopia in the center. Shakti has higher stats and a larger army than mine; I decide to portal home to collect three same-faction Dragon Utopias. Before that, I check the giants as a noob—they aren't upgraded stacks—I hit them and find Eleshar lvl 30 in the prison (wisdom, intelligence, log, pathfinding, attack, earth, water, healing)... a own good fellow...
127-132 I take home Dragon Utopias; the max one especially pleased me: breastplate +4 attack/defense (I preferred magic power breastplate for FB), bag of gold, resist boots (second set) and helmet +12 knowledge (somewhat useful). Meanwhile, Shakter—either with wings or flight—eats the center, which I so successfully highlighted for him with the observation post in the tavern.
133 I give Eleshar double mana and stand on the way to the center to pick off the central castle; Craig prepares to crash into the center on a dog (this is with learned TP from Pandora)))))) and run wild there. But he stands close to the central zone and is apparently spotted by the opponent.... Shakti flies over the mountains, kills Craig, and remains within Eleshar's reach.
134 I attack Shakti (14 29 17 14 mana) army: 6 angels, 90 wyverns, 25 evil-eyes, 12 and one by one gr djinns... Magics: expert earth and air, wearing bracers and cloak of renunciation. Eleshar (14 16 26 2240 mana) army: 2 angels, 90 dogs, 9 grey hippos, 12 wyv, 35 gr ruhi, 170 hobgoblins.
In the first round oil from me, mass haste there. Wyverns take out a stack of wolves, then all birds in the second round. I kill angels. Blindness on wyverns and I dismantle djinns. Ballista removes blindness, haste on wyverns, they take out my angels and in the next round -6 gr hippo. But then slow on 90 wyverns follows a slow death from the arrow at 310 :)
ГГ, Thanks for the game!

It was a good layout, nothing to even complain about. Although no, there is something—I got bad Dragon Utopias :)

Thanks for the game!