17.12.2013 Defiant (red, Castle, Cailtlin, Crag Hack) lose Yostairs (blue, Conflux, Grindan, Luna(?) ) Jebus Cross 116
A lucky start, got going right away (no resets). Crag arrived, though at level 2 after Expert Offense they offered Ballistics or Intelligence. Near the castle there were stables and a Griffin Conservatory (2-4). On day 111 I built a Mage Guild (Haste, Shield). On day 112 I popped a bunch of beehives and an external dwelling of angels behind diamonds. On day 113, with an army of 47 Pikemen, 4 Swordsmen, and singles, I took the first treasure pile with 4 Vivi. On day 114 I broke Crag back home, took the Dwarf Cottage for 15, stopped to break open a prison behind Hobgoblins. On day 115 I freed Mephala level 1 from the prison and built angels. On day 116 I took a treasure pile with 6 Vivi and an external dwelling of angels behind diamonds, but lost all the fodder; in the end, for some reason, I went with Crag into a Naga Guard of 4 with Griffins, 10 Vivi, and 2 angels. Result: -1 angel and 5 Vivi. Next on the plan was taking another treasure pile with Ivor; I decided not to skip it, since there were simply no other options. The treasure pile turned out to have 8 Vivi; autobattle offered to swap my 5 Vivi for the 8 from the hive, but I somehow declined and decided to tough it out, ending up with morale for the serpents and a loss. I decided that since things turned out this way, I'd finish the game, because time is very tight right now, and if I continued, it could drag on significantly. (There were options to continue: from week 2, +3 angels + a powerful Griffin Conservatory + several unclaimed beehives.)
Thanks for the game.
Spring 2014