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02.09.2013 The_ (red, Castle, Valeska, Galthran) def u2noob (blue, Dungeon, Shakti) JC 124 game 1 (1-0).
We each took one restart and started playing.
Valeska rolled in with one stack, archers aren't upgraded, but I decided to play since I scouted three Griffin Conservatories on the first turn, an 8-hero spread, and Tammika wasn't bought yet, whom I plan to necromancy with (I have Boots of Necromancy, with 19 upgraded chests). On the second day after buying Tammika in the tavern, Galthran appeared — my spirits lifted considerably, and I definitely decided to go necromancy, since there were no external dwellings or any other high-level creature dwellings visible that would allow me to take the Griffin Conservatories and break into the center. Having passed the Necromancy Boots to scout heroes through a chain, I transferred the stash to Galthran and led him along the path — there was even a hut there that offered Logistics. Unfortunately, necromancy ran out after 80 zombies and 110 spearmen; there was simply nowhere else to necromancy further — no Goblin Barracks or Imp dwellings were within reach. I scouted a Guardian Object — Minotaurs. Taking a secondary hero, I rushed home to take the first Griffin Conservatory — level 1. Next, I took the only Dragon Fly Hive — 6 Wyverns. Then a level 1 Griffin Conservatory, and Angels in the fort. I directed Galthran toward the biggest level 3 Griffin Conservatory, while building chains toward the farthest Griffin Conservatory and to claim the Helm of +12 Knowledge.
But day 121 was a dark day. First, I fought disgracefully against 70+ Ogres for the +12 hat, losing a Wyvern for nothing. Then a terrible fight in the Griffin Conservatory, losing another Wyvern and 40 skeletons (it did give 65, but still). And to cap it off, a scout hero fight (after Galthran had already split) against 30 upgraded Dendroid Soldiers (for +1 speed) on grass — where I lost 50 skeletons. Luckily, there was a Well almost on the way to the Guardian Object, and a secondary hero was one day's march from the Guardian Object, but running from my main to the Guardian Object took quite a while.
Ah yes, a lyrical digression: on day 117 I found a corner on the respawn where there were two external Angel dwellings, +3 Attack, Sphere of Permanence, +1 Attack, a Dragon Utopia, all on a tiny 10x10 cm patch of land, but it was inconvenient to go there, so I finished off the Griffin Conservatory (the third level 1 one) and with 8 Angels, 51 Marksmen, 200+ skeletons, 4 Wyverns, and a bit of Castle chaff, I went to fight the Minotaurs (magic-wise, Advanced Water Magic... no Offense). The Minotaurs moraled a couple of times to the sound of loud curses and wiped out the entire skeleton stack and all the chaff. I moved a bit forward past the Guardian Object and passed the turn. The opponent also took his own Guardian Object on day 123 and broke into the center. The scout heroes finally delivered the Golden Bow (previously captured) to Galthran. From the prison I pulled out Nella, level 20 — Expert Air, Expert Armorer, Offense, and then the useful skills ended, followed by Estates and other junk, but she would still have been better in combat (I sent her to cut down the opponent's scout heroes, because I didn't know how far away or long ago Shakti had been in the center), so Nella could have easily reached Shakti. But nothing to be done — I attacked with Galthran. His army: 18 (19?) Manticores, 1 Angel, 50 Troglodytes, and low-tier units (stats higher, 1 more Attack, 6 more Defense, but weak spell power of 2 and 53 mana). My army: 80 skeletons, 51 Marksmen, 8 Angels, 4 Wyverns, low-tier units (8 spell power, 100 mana). In the first round, I cast Bless on the Marksmen, who then killed 3 Manticores. The opponent threw Slow and charged his Manticores into the Angels, killing one and taking -4 in return, then bought back. On my turn, I managed to capture Pandora's Box as well — behind Castle horses were 20k experience; I leveled up Expert Archery for the Marksmen and finally got Earth magic. I passed the turn, and a few minutes later, my opponent conceded due to lack of prospects.
Thanks for the game!
We each took one restart and started playing.
Valeska rolled in with one stack, archers aren't upgraded, but I decided to play since I scouted three Griffin Conservatories on the first turn, an 8-hero spread, and Tammika wasn't bought yet, whom I plan to necromancy with (I have Boots of Necromancy, with 19 upgraded chests). On the second day after buying Tammika in the tavern, Galthran appeared — my spirits lifted considerably, and I definitely decided to go necromancy, since there were no external dwellings or any other high-level creature dwellings visible that would allow me to take the Griffin Conservatories and break into the center. Having passed the Necromancy Boots to scout heroes through a chain, I transferred the stash to Galthran and led him along the path — there was even a hut there that offered Logistics. Unfortunately, necromancy ran out after 80 zombies and 110 spearmen; there was simply nowhere else to necromancy further — no Goblin Barracks or Imp dwellings were within reach. I scouted a Guardian Object — Minotaurs. Taking a secondary hero, I rushed home to take the first Griffin Conservatory — level 1. Next, I took the only Dragon Fly Hive — 6 Wyverns. Then a level 1 Griffin Conservatory, and Angels in the fort. I directed Galthran toward the biggest level 3 Griffin Conservatory, while building chains toward the farthest Griffin Conservatory and to claim the Helm of +12 Knowledge.
But day 121 was a dark day. First, I fought disgracefully against 70+ Ogres for the +12 hat, losing a Wyvern for nothing. Then a terrible fight in the Griffin Conservatory, losing another Wyvern and 40 skeletons (it did give 65, but still). And to cap it off, a scout hero fight (after Galthran had already split) against 30 upgraded Dendroid Soldiers (for +1 speed) on grass — where I lost 50 skeletons. Luckily, there was a Well almost on the way to the Guardian Object, and a secondary hero was one day's march from the Guardian Object, but running from my main to the Guardian Object took quite a while.
Ah yes, a lyrical digression: on day 117 I found a corner on the respawn where there were two external Angel dwellings, +3 Attack, Sphere of Permanence, +1 Attack, a Dragon Utopia, all on a tiny 10x10 cm patch of land, but it was inconvenient to go there, so I finished off the Griffin Conservatory (the third level 1 one) and with 8 Angels, 51 Marksmen, 200+ skeletons, 4 Wyverns, and a bit of Castle chaff, I went to fight the Minotaurs (magic-wise, Advanced Water Magic... no Offense). The Minotaurs moraled a couple of times to the sound of loud curses and wiped out the entire skeleton stack and all the chaff. I moved a bit forward past the Guardian Object and passed the turn. The opponent also took his own Guardian Object on day 123 and broke into the center. The scout heroes finally delivered the Golden Bow (previously captured) to Galthran. From the prison I pulled out Nella, level 20 — Expert Air, Expert Armorer, Offense, and then the useful skills ended, followed by Estates and other junk, but she would still have been better in combat (I sent her to cut down the opponent's scout heroes, because I didn't know how far away or long ago Shakti had been in the center), so Nella could have easily reached Shakti. But nothing to be done — I attacked with Galthran. His army: 18 (19?) Manticores, 1 Angel, 50 Troglodytes, and low-tier units (stats higher, 1 more Attack, 6 more Defense, but weak spell power of 2 and 53 mana). My army: 80 skeletons, 51 Marksmen, 8 Angels, 4 Wyverns, low-tier units (8 spell power, 100 mana). In the first round, I cast Bless on the Marksmen, who then killed 3 Manticores. The opponent threw Slow and charged his Manticores into the Angels, killing one and taking -4 in return, then bought back. On my turn, I managed to capture Pandora's Box as well — behind Castle horses were 20k experience; I leveled up Expert Archery for the Marksmen and finally got Earth magic. I passed the turn, and a few minutes later, my opponent conceded due to lack of prospects.
Thanks for the game!
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