"Новичок SUMMER-2013"

15.08.2013 Grizvald (red, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def GUNAR (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 8mm6a, 146. Game 1
There was one rest left, but I spotted a Griffin Conservatory at the respawn - we play. Roads are average.

First week: meat situation is bleak, no money, I ran with 4 heroes, but I spotted two more Griffin Conservatories at the respawn, killed my native Rampart computer on turn 115. Sacrificed all the Gnolls... As it turned out, I chose a somewhat wrong direction, thinking I was running toward the center, but as it turned out, it was my corner, and the second passage to the computer was through the central zone via wasteland.

Second week: broke into my corner treasure zone, got a quest necklace of +1 speed, took a village, and on turn 123 Tazar with refilled mana charged straight into a Dragon Fly Hive, but forgot the Dragon Flies in the village xD Dawdled for a day, brought the Dragon Flies, took a mini Dragon Fly Hive, army: 9 Dragon Flies, 4 Champions, and 22 Lizardmen... On turn 126 I decided to bust through 50+ Vampires for a Pandora's Box and an Imp Statue. Ended up with about 68 of them, got wiped to zero, leaving 9 Vampires. Decided to finish them off with reinforcements, but the morale penalty is very harsh.

Third week: broke the Vampires, got 10k gold, ran further, got rings 1/1 morale and luck, by the way Tazar got luck as his second skill! On turn 132 I run Tazar toward the first Griffin Conservatory. On turn 133 I check - it's a one, great, take it. Then I successively grab the remaining Conservatories at the respawn - both twos. Broke through to the center (tempo :D) sent a scout hero. From the scout's vision I saw the opponent's village. With Tazar I decide to go finish the treasure zone.

Fourth week: I send Tazar into a Conservatory in the treasure zone, it's a maximum, great. Then I run, took a Dragon Fly Hive, and went into a Dragon Utopia. The Dragon Utopia is a one, artifacts gave me so-so - a Red Orb (had no stats for it), Angel Feather Arrows (!), and two useless artifacts. Then I run to the second Dragon Utopia - a two. Army: 9 Angels, 21 Dragon Flies, 13 Grand Champions, a few Dragon Flies, and 100 Lizardmen (60 were given in a Pandora's Box for Wizards). Meanwhile, the opponent took my main town and ran to take my Rampart. Took the Dragon Utopia two, got a few stats. Then I break into a village and run to take back my main town, the opponent has no control, has decent stats, but I caught up in that regard. Built a Grail building lvl 2 in the village, got a Bolt, have a Helm of +10 Knowledge. Tazar runs to the metro, I build an Artifact Market in the village, and face a choice: either buy a Sphere of Air, or the two missing artifacts for the Sniper's Bow. I chose the Bow, because Shakti's spell power was low, so the Lizardmen stack will dish out damage nicely. On turn 146 I broke the opponent's chain while reinforcing a small army, and Shakti attacks. First round: oil and shooting down the opponent. Oil also flies back, Bolts fly into the Lizardmen, but with luck they wreck things as needed. Finally, Haste on the Angels, I charge into melee - surrender follows.

Thanks for the game!