Group A, HaMaS - Siberian Sloths 2-0

08.10.2013 HellLighT(Red, Dungeon, Gunnar) def BaJleHoK(Blue, Fortress, Rosic, Gurnison) Jebus cross 126

After yet another restart, I get a Dungeon with Gunnar. Immediately scout a Dragon Fly Hive, a Dragon Utopia, a Pandora's Box with 100 stone gargoyles (which I never took), a lot of gold, great layout. Both villages turned out to be Castle! The idea of Archers immediately comes to mind, since there's plenty of gold, and I've already scouted 3 Griffin Conservatories! One of them near the external tavern turned out to be a singleton. I immediately find an external dragon dwelling! Though guarded by a rather unpleasant stack of 10+ Minotaurs, which turned out to be 18... Thanks to a couple of artifacts, Gunnar had decent stats + I got Offense and Basic Defense. In general, it was a close call in the dwelling itself — any morale and it's a wipe, but I miraculously got out with 20 Troglodytes. I immediately portal another red hero, take the Griffin Conservatory (1), clear 2 mini Dragon Fly Hives with Loaches, run to the upper Griffin Conservatory near the well. Gunnar got Basic Earth Magic. I check the Conservatory 3-4, position Gunnar near it on 117, contemplating. Unfortunately, the Angels didn't get built due to resource issues. I decide to take the Conservatory with growth anyway. Stats: 10 9, 1 Angel, 8 Wyverns, 3 Crystal Dragons, 50 Troglodytes, 10 Evil Eyes, 8 Medusas, and singleton Harpies. And the Conservatory turned out to be max! I got out with a Dragon, 6 Wyverns, and an Angel. Chain to the third Conservatory + along the way I pick up another Shield +3+3 and a Necklace +3+3 Morale/Luck. Conservatory — minimum. Gunnar fights near the Castle next to the Stables, learns Slow there (Earth Magic is only Advanced, but the Rust Dragons are still no good). Not enough troops for the Dragon Utopia, so I head straight for the Rust Dragons. I only leave on 123. Luckily, there were only 3 Rust Dragons. Next, Specters drop for the Dragon Fly Hive, +5 SP, a Pendant, and a Scout's Lantern, which immediately gave me a great view: a Conservatory with a useless artifact and resources behind Brown Bears, an external Market, an external Gold Dragons dwelling, and a bit higher above the road — Wings behind Liches!! I immediately grab a nearby Box behind Wasp Worms, even without Slow, and there are 15 Gold Dragons! Conservatory — singleton, Dragon Fly Hive — singleton too, +3 Gold Dragons from the dwelling. I cleared the external Market but didn't look inside. Next turn, I see movement to my left on the view chain, meaning the opponent is also already in the center. I take the Wings, a Pandora's Box with gold (which I immediately spend on Bracers at the market), and sit in the central Fortress town. With Wings and acceptable losses, I clear the Speaker's Hat behind Devils with Roaches, +4 All and +2 Speed behind Trolls. A Dragon Utopia nearby, but I don't have time for it. I sit waiting with 55 mana and Implosion at 1250. On his turn, the opponent clears a chest on his side and on his last moves eats the Dragon Utopia, sharply increasing his stats. He disperses my troops. On my turn, a check of the opponent shows 71 mana, and troops consisting of 4 Angels and 30 Monks + their singletons. The second level was accessible, but with my ten Wyverns and 6 Angels against stats 1.5 times higher, attacking was foolish. I scout another Dragon Utopia nearby but a bit to the left, a Dragon Utopia behind the central town, and another one higher up the road. But I start my turn (which lasted about 30-40 minutes of burned timer :D) through a Prison below, a Pandora's Box for experience, a Dragon Fly Hive, a Pandora's Box for gold. I return to my main hero, decided not to leave anything behind, took another Dragon Fly Hive along the path, and headed into the Dragon Utopia on the left. It turned out to be a double. The Minotaurs bit me, and it was a tough fight but bearable. It gave a Kill Steal artifact and +5 All!!! A royal reward! Immediately Dimension Door to the second Dragon Utopia — a triple there. Didn't take it right away; ran with a prepared hero Nela further up the road. A Dragon Fly Hive candle with a Kill Steal artifact and a Pandora's Box with 50+ Necro Horses. Higher up, another Dragon Fly Hive, a Prison with a Pandora's Box. A serious Jabarkas comes out of the Prison. In the Pandora's Box, it seems to be gold again (or experience). I take a nearby Hydra dwelling and attack the Horses — there are about 80 of them with a Ghostly Stacks ability. It hurt. I lost an Angel, about 5 Wyverns, a couple of Minotaurs, and some meat from the Toad. In the Pandora's Box — experience. But the Dragon Fly Hive was max! Dimension Door to my main hero and into the Dragon Utopia. Thanks to moral and luck, I only lost 2 Minotaurs. It gave +3 All, Boots of Resistance, and something else... I jump into the Castle, build Angels there, and place as many heroes as possible around the central Fortress to take it back. One of them was Brissa, who recaptured it on the next turn. Upgrade Archers, Town Portal to the center, and chase the opponent who jumped to the Dragon Utopia behind the central town. I put on the Bracers. 7 Archers, 34 Wyverns + miscellaneous. Stats 20+. He had an Orb and the same troops. An unsuccessful attempt to buy him off, followed by surrender. Thanks for the game