One for all and all for one - 2

Group C, game2
23.11.2013 Lim4 (blue, random Conflux, random Brissa, Erdammon) def The_ (red, random Rampart, random Alagar, Alagar) 2sm4d(3) 141

A very good army came out with the second tier built: about 40 fairies, 15 air elementals, a few water elementals, and 9 gogs from Khal. I took a mini crypt, dispelling darkness. And on the very first day, I ran a scout along the path past some unclear cluster of guards on non-road, and right there next to them were pits for a portal.

It was a bit concerning, but I thought those were guards on non-road, and further ahead there would be guards on the road. But on day 112 it wasn't there, and the scout revealed a block of ogre mages behind a niche of angels :eek: So it turns out I'm running around here while the guard for the secondary is not broken through. I ran the scout back, moved Erdammon over, and wrote to The_ about the situation. He responded fairly, thanks again :) but now I definitely have to fight those griffins :( On day 113 I immediately attacked the griffins, but ended up attacking the pits :rolleyes: Out of frustration, I fought, to put it mildly, not very well. But the pits guard a portal, not the secondary that I had already run through, and to keep the agreement I attacked the griffins too... Only 7 air elementals left :o A new life began, ascetic style!)))) What birds on the first week... I stalled, scouting, until I built psychos. Then another crypt, glad it was a small one) I reached the secondary castle by roundabout paths on day 115. On day 116 I built a market, but by day 117 I'm 7 thousand gold and mercury short for the birds. Oh well, at least alive. And my opponent, judging by the tavern, also has 4 heroes and two castles.

On the second week, on my turn, I return with Erdammon to the native respawn to take the Dwarf Cottage on day 122 with 4 psychos, 13 air elementals, fire elementals, and 1-stacks of fairies. I lose 2 air elementals and 1-stacks. I build birds on day 123 and buy them with trade. I head the main hero upward through the stat boosters and stable towards the opponent's grass secondary through non-road. I reach it on day 126 - Rampart. I scout with bought scouts, find the main hero on a pegasus, but I'm afraid that if I give the army to a scout to cut off the main hero, his scout will shoot me down or do something terrible. I play it safe and just approach with the main hero and army. Though I thought it might be a trap :D oh well.

On the opponent's turn, he hides somewhere in the dark, while I take a naga bank (no earth magic and only two birds). I came out of there with a composition that made me decide to run home :D But Erdammon took a log and advanced. I split up back to my side. I haul the army for about two days. At home I also take a similar naga bank, but with the third week's growth. Then I take 2 Dragon Fly Hives for 4 and 6 Wyverns, a Griffin Conservatory for 2. They give armor and earth magic :) I run through the portal into the treasure zone. There's another Dragon Fly Hive for 8 Wyverns :cool: , shield +6. But nothing else is visible, I consider splitting up. I take a niche of angels with a scout on day 135, along a chain of Dragon Fly Hives past thunderbirds, which took out my Wyvern with their lightning retaliation. But +6 Wyverns. I split up with Erdammon into the secondary castle and run through non-road supposedly to intercept The_'s main hero on day 137. In parallel, I luckily stumble upon a lookout with Jhelar and see that the road is winding and I won't get anywhere. I take a naga bank 2 with griffins and cut off an accessible scout. A Dragon Utopia is spotted. We plan to take it on day 141 with delivery of growth and the angel from the niche. We stumble upon the opponent's main hero on the way. I can see the army is small, but the mage stats are impressive. Scary, but for some reason I thought he had already taken the Dragon Utopia and there's no need to run for it, so I attacked, dismissing a 1-stack and splitting the birds. Thanks for the game!