"Новичок SUMMER-2013"

05.10.2013 Lim4 (blue, swamp, Tazar) def Nitro (red, Conflux, random, Labetha, Edric) Jebus Cross, 133

We started playing without rests. I had two stacks of Wyverns near the road and a stack of Lizardmen, but it was a bit frustrating that they weren't upgraded.

I quickly take the stacks (losing my own Wyvern in the first one), a level 1 Griffin Conservatory with the loss of all Gnolls and 5 Lizardmen, then run Tazar to the Dwarf bank and to the Crusaders guarding the Gauntlets. I capture undefended castles with scouts: Dungeon and Inferno. I find a stack of cows, so I didn't build Hydras. These beauties are better against Phoenixes. It was disappointing that by week 1, day 1 I only scouted 1 Dragon Fly Hive at the respawn and a Wizard GO. Build order: 1-6 in the castle.

On the second week, without a supply, I take a Dragon Fly Hive containing 8 Wyverns with scouts, losing all the Lizardmen from the first week, and also defeat Monks with Grand Elves for the Boots of Speed and a Helm of +3 Spellpower.

Tazar, with Expert Archery and Advanced Earth Magic, defeats the GO on week 1, day 2 with maximum speed + Advanced Logistics. 89 Wizards got scared of the upgraded Lizardmen and cast the best possible spell - Air Shield :D I win with the loss of an Angel and several Monarchs out of 21, but managed to save a couple of Serpents. On the same turn, I defeat Trolls for the Shield of +6 All Stats, and a Manticore for two boxes. The boxes gave 12 Unicorns and 20k experience. In my excitement, I picked up skills and forgot to save a slot for Air Magic... I ran off to find the central town and ran into a Citadel GO... well, so many movement points wasted and not even a single Dragon Fly Hive found... The next day, scouts found the opponent and I scouted. I was impressed by the number of Wyverns, but since Edric had little mana, I ran closer to him. Nitro attacked on his week 1, day 2.



Tazar has better stats and the Cape of Speed +2 Speed vs the Pendant of +1 Speed. Also, I was very lucky that Edric has nothing, as it turns out during the fight, to counter Oil and all sorts of nasty effects that Dragon Flies and Monarchs generously shower his troops with. Only his own Oil, but Tazar has something to remove it, even if from someone. And importantly, his stack of Wyverns didn't get any morale. The surrender begins.

I bring in upgraded cows, still have decent mana, and wreak havoc in the center. I ran the wrong way again and ran into an Infernal Ground GO :confused: I returned to the fork and went the right way. A couple of days later, the forfeit follows.



Thanks for the game!