10.08.2013 Grizvald (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Gunnar) def The_ (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) Mini-Nostalgia, 223.

My opponent had one restart left, while I had Kyrre without elves and Ufretin with three stacks in the tavern :D , and paired with him, the cheater Moandor. The opponent started the game and we were off:

Week 1 - I spread out to 4 heroes, little money, but under the castle there was a stable and an external dwelling of Beholders for 10+ Greater Demons. Also under the castle three Knowledge boosters. Also a Dim. Almost all guards were beaten with 7 Grand Elves and 27 Centaurs. I revealed two roads: one to the underground leading to the Inferno computer, the other to Conflux, but I never found a road to the castle, and as it turned out, there wasn't one :( . I cleared the zombies on the road to the underground, behind them I saw an experience stone with easy guards, cleared it, then couldn't resist necromancy on the grass. I decided to ignore the computers, saw that my opponent wasn't really fighting them either, and I didn't want to lose troops on computers. On day 114 I revealed a second external dwelling of Beholders on no-road. I cleared the Dwarves for two experience stones and a chest, checked the Dwarf Cottage: 2-3. On day 115 I went into the external dwelling with an army of 7 Grand Elves, 15 Dwarves, 16 Centaurs, 60+ Skeletons, a few imps. I positioned badly, and on the first anti-morale of the Dwarves couldn't protect the Grand Elves :D . In the end I came out with 31 Skeletons, thought about asking for an auto-surrender but didn't. At home I used Dim to run through the Knowledge boosters, built the Mage Guild at home, refilled mana, and on day 116 I set up for a boost before the second external dwelling. On day 117 I took the external dwelling with loss of Elves, but there was no money to buy them out :( . Beholders at home are in the Fort. Moandor got Logistics and Offense :smile44: .

Week 2: Nothing special to describe, I slowly farmed Skeletons, simultaneously killing the Conflux computer and exploring its grassy expanses; from the good stuff I took a prison with a level 10 Monere, though I lost the horse. There was a Griffin Conservatory triple with Grand Elves.

Week 3: I took the Griffin Conservatory and went home to refill mana and visit stables. The army was 300 Skeletons, 20 horses, 3 Angels, and a bit of native meat. I cleared the underground, and there the road split in two directions - to the computer and into the treasure zone. I revealed a Griffin Conservatory nearby on no-road and went in immediately. I didn't go into the treasure zone right away, since the path was blocked by a stack of Cyclopes for a scroll and a Pandora's Box.

Week 4: I bought out Gunnar, planning to assign him to folders. Army: 450 Skeletons, 9 Angels, 30 Greater Beholders. I went into the treasure zone, cleared the Cyclopes, the Pandora's Box was empty :( . Then immediately cleared the second one with Genies, got 15k experience, Gunnar leveled up royally: Defense, Wisdom, Earth, Offense. Three Dragon Utopias stood in a neat row, and I devoured them immediately :smile02: I got КЗ, the Hat of the Fifth, the Shield of the Watcher.

Week 5: Had scrolls of Dimension Door and Town Portal. With Gunnar I learned Air in Conflux for no-penalty Fly and Mass Haste. Nothing particularly noteworthy, I jumped, flew, farmed, killed the computer - set up Archers, upgraded them. From the home lookout I spotted the opponent's main hero, which held Shakti on a boost; I decided not to attack the castle against him.

Week 6: Shakti flies into my grass and after visiting two libraries, positioned above my main. I checked with a scout hero, and there was Angel of the Dead :eek: Stats around 20. I gave up my main, Gunnar ate up the treasures in the underground. On day 223 I attack Shakti: in the first round I cast Mass Haste and charge into the Dragons, immediate morale on the Archers followed by a surrender.

Thanks for the game!