10/30/2013 ProtosArchon (red Stronghold, Craig Hack, Craig Hack) def JustObserver (blue Conflux, Ciele, Ignissa) Spider, 1.4.7

Extremely difficult start. On day 1, I already lost more than half my army because three stacks of shooters were blocking my path to the adjacent area. Both wood and ore mines were blocked, and I had a hard time finding resources to build. Still, I didn't want to use any restarts because Craig had armor at level 2, boots were in my area, and there were two PC players playing Stronghold. In week 1, I struggled to fight for resources with a weak army and managed to build only levels 1-5 with a citadel, but I had one nice group of 4 cons on the road, so there was hope for a good game later.
In week 2, I bought all the army and started taking cons. I lost almost all of my Stronghold army but got 8 angels in return. With them, I started to explore the map. I took both Stronghold PC players by the end of week 2, so there was no problem with the lost army. In week 3, I started looking for utopias in the t-areas, and I found one late in week 3. It was a great one, giving me HH, the earth book, and wings. I took it all in week 4 and got the red orb there. In the meantime, I managed to explore a nice part of the opponent's map, so I was able to see what he was doing. When he came to 147 near one of my towns, I TP'd there and attacked him. Craig Hack had 46 attack with the red orb, 16 angels, and a triple Stronghold army, so it was an easy win. Thanks for the game.