31.10.13. Pit for LM (red, Conflux, random Brissa, Galthran) def Aiwe (blue, Tower, Neela, Neela), mini-nostalgia, 131.
An excellent layout for a fast attack came up, and overall things turned out quite well.
We started without restarts, it seems. I built air, had Galthran with one stack in the tavern, a convenient stable along the way, took a crypt for 2.5k with a morale artifact, and a bird external dwelling was visible a little further away. Obviously, it was time to play.
By 112 I had expert necromancy and the computer barbarian defeated. However, after the turn passed, things started looking not so good, because Ciele attacked. All the fairies and a dozen skeletons were lost. On top of that, there was no wood, no ore, no gold.
113 — the computer's second hero wasn't visible; the turn passed to the other side. I found a life-saving pile of ore near a mine. The phoenix external dwelling was guarded by simple flies — should be easy if I can raise enough skeletons.
114 — Gunnisson ran out of the fog, and Brissa took him down; one computer opponent was killed. Galthran captured a Cloak +2+2 and ran to the swamp — the block to the Dungeon was a nasty group of grand elves, and there weren't many troops left.
115 — a good day; I raised almost 100 skeletons. Brissa found some gold deeper in the barbarian area; the swamp also seemed rich. In terms of troops, I scouted 3 Dragon Fly Hives and 2 Griffin Conservatories, plus there was a tasty Pandora's Box behind some fire elementals.
116 — I took the empty swamp. The computer's heroes ran off somewhere and never returned before their death. Galthran turned around toward the external dwelling, and Mullich was hired to take a couple of crypts.
117 — I barely had enough gold and resources to build birds in the citadel; the phoenix external dwelling fell with the loss of everything except the skeletons (150 remaining). I killed both heroes of the brown Dungeon but couldn't reach the town. In any case, I didn't have enough resources for a town portal.
121 — a portal was built in the Dungeon, phoenixes were hired, Monere took the dwarf dwelling, but it was, unfortunately, the minimum size. In the end, I had some problems with buying troops and decided to break the first Griffin Conservatory with Galthran. It was quite far away, and those two days might genuinely not have been enough... The look-out post near the Dungeon revealed another Griffin Conservatory.
122 — Galthran stood on the Griffin Conservatory. The chain was used for supply transport.
123 — 12 birds entered the Griffin Conservatory, and it was the minimum size... Very frustrating. I ran into the treasure zone toward the Pandora's Box.
124 — a stupid move. First, Monere took a Dragon Fly Hive with nagas — it gave 4 Wyverns. Thinking that 12 birds were a mega-stack and not fearing, I attacked the horde of fanatics. Result — lost 4 birds plus 4 Wyverns. Alright, I transferred the troops to Galthran. I took the Pandora's Box — and everything turned out great; it gave all Earth magic. Along with earth (after scouting), and also attack. I also captured a +5 hat.
125 — a mini-stack of imps, a horde of basilisks guarding a Pandora's Box for 5k experience, and a Dragon Fly Hive for 12 Wyverns. I decided to grab another Dragon Fly Hive with 100+ fishes, but I did it very poorly. 65 fishes split with a upgraded stack; I lost 100 skeletons and a Wyvern. Naturally, it gave 4 Wyverns.
126 — I town portaled to the swamp, took a Griffin Conservatory with just wyverns, which fortunately turned out to be a size 3 one. I town portaled to the Dungeon, doubled my mana, gave the troops to Monere; he took an empty Pandora's Box and 3 more angels.
127 — I town portaled home and ran to the ГО. I killed 100+ thunder birds; in the swamp treasure zone I saw boots, a prison, a Pandora's Box, and a +4+4 hat.
131 — I brought 7 growth birds, captured the boots, the Pandora's Box (all water), the hat, broke through the opponent's ГО (titans), and ran to the snow. I could reach the Tower, but unfortunately, it couldn't be captured with RR, even though it was empty...
On his turn, the opponent did something strange. He crashed Neela into the Tower, brought up troops, attacked, and without even trying to set up on tactics, capitulated.
The treasure zones there were, of course, magnificent, and it might even have been possible to lose... I needed to play a day faster — and that was entirely possible. Good thing it all ended successfully.
Thank you for the game.