Season: "Winter 2013-14". Online games for rating (reports, discussions).

17.12.2013 Kluka (blue, random, Castle, Sylvia, Gunnison) def DenisIIIWR100pro (red, random, Dungeon, Malekith, Arlach) Jesus Cross 145

The map gave 5 Hives, a Tier 2 Griffin Conservatory, and a Dragon Utopia. The only external dwelling was for horses, completely unnecessary.

I threw twice. First on day 114, going for a Hive and an artifact with ogres — there were nearly 50 of them, I couldn't handle it. But no matter, on day 115 I build Angels, and by day 121 I already buy 2 Archangels.
The second time on day 126, I scouted a Naga Bank without reconnaissance using 4 Archangels and a stack of skeletons — it turned out to be a max spawn, I left 5 Nagas undefeated.

I reached the center on day 123, but calling it the center is a stretch: the central town is 4 tiles from the Dire Strait, and that's pretty much where it ends. The real road to the center goes through a bugged passage leading to the opponent's respawn.
On day 127, I take the second central town with a scout, move Gunnison there, and start clearing: a Fountain of Fortune, the Heavenly Guardian Temple, Hives, Pandora's Boxes.
No Boots of Speed, Pathfinding skill, Boots of Levitation, or Gloves of Negation, so everything builds very slowly. On day 137, I upgrade the Mystical Pedagogues and head toward the opponent. I arrived on day 145, turning in an artifact at a roadside hut in exchange for 30 Monks.

Thanks for the game.