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01.12.2013 Ayauhteotl (Red, Flax, random, Erdamon, Gundula) def theShevanesian (Blue, Swamp, Tazar) 8mm6a 214
An incredibly tough game, with a ton of luck and bad luck at the same time.
First week - the roads are long and inconvenient; I struggled to get the birds in the fort. My main hero wasted time, running along a long road to hit the computers, only to find a block at the end. I was pleased to find a DD scroll.
Second week - I somehow bought up the birds, broke Pandora with harpies for 90 gold, but it was empty. Disappointing. I kept moving. I took a +2+2 cloak, broke 100+ earth dwellers with GS for 10k exp for Pandora, and Gundula got fire, air, tactics, and log. Only 4 birds were left of my army; the rest were either killed or I didn't have the money to buy them back. I see a portal, I enter, and I'm slightly surprised to see a dog den painted blue. I realize that pushing forward without mana and almost no army is not a great idea, so we retreat. I send scouts to the portal. My scout kills the opponent's scout, and then Tazar appears with 30+ vivis and stands on the portal. Tazar is quite formidable, but I'm glad his magic is weak, while I have blindness and hard-hitting lightning if needed. I plan to attack if he pushes. But apparently, Tazar isn't happy with his magic stats either, as he retreats.
Third week - I take the consul at the respawn (2-4, turned out to be 2, I just didn't have time to take or even check her before), I place Gundula on the acceleration near the split, and I sneak up to the portal again with scouts. The opponent doesn't kill them, presumably busy with other things. I decide on a risky gamble. I bring the army to the scout and seize the blue's secondary Rampart. There I buy back Gundula, take the army, and brazenly run into the swamp with 2 angels, 6 birds, and 6 psychos. On the way, I spend a move to kill a scout (so he doesn't get in the way), and in the end, I fall 1 cell short of the scout with the whole army. Frustrating, indeed.
Tazar takes the utopia on his turn and sits in the castle (probably to replenish mana). His army noticeably decreases, and his stats noticeably increase. I turn around and sprint in the other direction. Tazar follows me. I reach his secondary dungeon and cast *2 mana; Tazar almost catches up. I set GM4 with rain at home, break out with Gundula for magic, break back in and attack.
Gundula ~8-8-6-8, 5-1 birds, 2 angels, 6 psychos, 1k fairies.
Tazar ~10-19-8-10, 18 vivis, 7 vasyas, 7 bulls, 20+ gr lizards, about 20 snakes.
I blind the vivis, we hit each other with magic, I charge in and out with troops; in the end, the trade is not in my favor. I'm left with 5 birds and 2 psychos; the opponent has 18 vivis (resurrected some with sacrifice at the end), 7 bulls, and a few lizards. He buys out because 5 birds are under anti-magic, my lightning hits hard, and he has no mass haste. The money is timely for me, as I was desperately short of it the whole game and had nowhere to get more.
In my excitement, I clear the surroundings a bit and place Gundula on the acceleration near the dungeon with 1 bird, with a scout and 4 birds nearby (didn't make it in time), and I put the psychos and some meat in the Dungeon. Then Clavius attacks the Dungeon with a pack of harpies, troglodytes, and a magic arrow. I realize that if I lose the fight, it's over, because Tazar is right there and will buy back. We circled for about 40 minutes; I somehow won.
Then I set GM5 at home. Although Tazar has 18 vivis, he has no other strong stacks and is trapped at the respawn. And only 1 castle is left. Meanwhile, I have DD, 5 birds, and good magic. But then a setback. The utopia gave wings, and Tazar flies to the treasury. I take the castle, but on 141 the opponent manages to take it back and buy out the growth.
4th week - We run around the map and feed. With 2 DD and exp log, this seems to work better for me; I soon have 7 angels and nearly 30 vivis. The camp gives gold. I go into the utopia, it's the 3rd one, and I get a lvl 5 hat. I kill the swamp computer. By the end of the week, I have 7 birds, 10 angels, and 30 vivis.
5th week - I see that the opponent killed another swamp computer and decide to run there. I arrive, take the castle, and send scouts for reconnaissance. I jump into the portal and see a cluster of the opponent's scouts nearby. I plan to take another consul and catch up to Tazar. I intend to cast implosion in battle and crush them.
But theShevanesian decided not to continue, as his utopias didn't give control and there was nowhere to build GM5, although he had DD and explosion scrolls.
Thanks for the game!
01.12.2013 Ayauhteotl (Red, Flax, random, Erdamon, Gundula) def theShevanesian (Blue, Swamp, Tazar) 8mm6a 214
An incredibly tough game, with a ton of luck and bad luck at the same time.
First week - the roads are long and inconvenient; I struggled to get the birds in the fort. My main hero wasted time, running along a long road to hit the computers, only to find a block at the end. I was pleased to find a DD scroll.
Second week - I somehow bought up the birds, broke Pandora with harpies for 90 gold, but it was empty. Disappointing. I kept moving. I took a +2+2 cloak, broke 100+ earth dwellers with GS for 10k exp for Pandora, and Gundula got fire, air, tactics, and log. Only 4 birds were left of my army; the rest were either killed or I didn't have the money to buy them back. I see a portal, I enter, and I'm slightly surprised to see a dog den painted blue. I realize that pushing forward without mana and almost no army is not a great idea, so we retreat. I send scouts to the portal. My scout kills the opponent's scout, and then Tazar appears with 30+ vivis and stands on the portal. Tazar is quite formidable, but I'm glad his magic is weak, while I have blindness and hard-hitting lightning if needed. I plan to attack if he pushes. But apparently, Tazar isn't happy with his magic stats either, as he retreats.
Third week - I take the consul at the respawn (2-4, turned out to be 2, I just didn't have time to take or even check her before), I place Gundula on the acceleration near the split, and I sneak up to the portal again with scouts. The opponent doesn't kill them, presumably busy with other things. I decide on a risky gamble. I bring the army to the scout and seize the blue's secondary Rampart. There I buy back Gundula, take the army, and brazenly run into the swamp with 2 angels, 6 birds, and 6 psychos. On the way, I spend a move to kill a scout (so he doesn't get in the way), and in the end, I fall 1 cell short of the scout with the whole army. Frustrating, indeed.
Tazar takes the utopia on his turn and sits in the castle (probably to replenish mana). His army noticeably decreases, and his stats noticeably increase. I turn around and sprint in the other direction. Tazar follows me. I reach his secondary dungeon and cast *2 mana; Tazar almost catches up. I set GM4 with rain at home, break out with Gundula for magic, break back in and attack.
Gundula ~8-8-6-8, 5-1 birds, 2 angels, 6 psychos, 1k fairies.
Tazar ~10-19-8-10, 18 vivis, 7 vasyas, 7 bulls, 20+ gr lizards, about 20 snakes.
I blind the vivis, we hit each other with magic, I charge in and out with troops; in the end, the trade is not in my favor. I'm left with 5 birds and 2 psychos; the opponent has 18 vivis (resurrected some with sacrifice at the end), 7 bulls, and a few lizards. He buys out because 5 birds are under anti-magic, my lightning hits hard, and he has no mass haste. The money is timely for me, as I was desperately short of it the whole game and had nowhere to get more.
In my excitement, I clear the surroundings a bit and place Gundula on the acceleration near the dungeon with 1 bird, with a scout and 4 birds nearby (didn't make it in time), and I put the psychos and some meat in the Dungeon. Then Clavius attacks the Dungeon with a pack of harpies, troglodytes, and a magic arrow. I realize that if I lose the fight, it's over, because Tazar is right there and will buy back. We circled for about 40 minutes; I somehow won.
Then I set GM5 at home. Although Tazar has 18 vivis, he has no other strong stacks and is trapped at the respawn. And only 1 castle is left. Meanwhile, I have DD, 5 birds, and good magic. But then a setback. The utopia gave wings, and Tazar flies to the treasury. I take the castle, but on 141 the opponent manages to take it back and buy out the growth.
4th week - We run around the map and feed. With 2 DD and exp log, this seems to work better for me; I soon have 7 angels and nearly 30 vivis. The camp gives gold. I go into the utopia, it's the 3rd one, and I get a lvl 5 hat. I kill the swamp computer. By the end of the week, I have 7 birds, 10 angels, and 30 vivis.
5th week - I see that the opponent killed another swamp computer and decide to run there. I arrive, take the castle, and send scouts for reconnaissance. I jump into the portal and see a cluster of the opponent's scouts nearby. I plan to take another consul and catch up to Tazar. I intend to cast implosion in battle and crush them.
But theShevanesian decided not to continue, as his utopias didn't give control and there was nowhere to build GM5, although he had DD and explosion scrolls.
Thanks for the game!