12.11.13 Volodymyr (Castle, blue, Valeska) def Piterius (Rampart, red, Mephala), 8mm6a, 141

A good layout played out with 2 cons, Müllich, Mark's external dwellings, a peak, the native computer, and a Dragon Utopia. By 113 it became clear that there was no path to either the computer or the village; my mood soured. I broke through the harpies' slot via teleport to the center; on the other side was a pack of greedy medusas, which made things even less fun since another Dragon Utopia was found and could have been played quite well. By the end of the week, I painted the external dwellings and built horses and griffins in the Stronghold.

At the start of the second week, I picked up a +3 shield and started preparing for cons; I decided to take Valeska since she had run through some upgrades. Red flags flickered behind the medusas, money was tight, and I had no desire to make contact, fortunately Petya didn't push further.

I started with the second one, getting a +3 sword, for some reason losing a horse there—maybe because I was essentially playing without magic, I don't remember, we started playing a very long time ago. The second cons also turned out to be a double; Müllich broke into the treasure zone, and a dolphin and cartographer were in sight (SoD foreva :smile02:). Valeska spent the night before the hive and arena; overall, that's how the second week came to an end. Meanwhile, Petya had already captured the native purple computer (his necromancer on the first one, I think)

The hive turned out to be a mini one; I look at the Dragon Utopia and drool, but I simply have nothing to take it with. I also have nothing to go to Petya with, so I decide to run around the hole a bit in search of something useful. Found +1 all, a nagobank, and a box with 10k money. Then the purse is passed to Nimuss; in the gut treasure zone, 6 vivs and 4 efreets are taken.

On 136 the purse returns to Valeska via the cyclops' place. 12-14 combat units, must-have, 135 halberdiers, 10 vivs, 4 angels, 18 crusaders, 8 champs – now we're getting somewhere. The Dragon Utopia falls without problems – КО (norm, under 2 efreet external dwellings), +2 all, GB. I immediately want to take the home one with Müllich, but since it's maxed, I decide to build angels and wait for growth instead, and place Valeska closer to the teleport for a run into enemy territory with Archangels.

The Dragon Utopia is good, +6 all, gladius, sphere of resolution, another КО. I set up the Archangels, pass to Vale 31-19-16-15(60) 7 archangels, 88 marks, 20 crusaders, 11 champions, griffins, halberdiers. I run into Danj's village, followed by ГГ. Petya was chopping up computers there, there were wagons of Castles, the income was cosmic, but something didn't work out.

Thanks for the game!