Group H

22.12.2013 Merlin (red, Castle, Valeska) def theShevanesian (blue, Swamp, Tazar), 8mm6a, 227.

A harsh and long game (we only managed to pull through on the third attempt). I took all the rests. The opponent got a double.
On 1-1-3, a neutral stack was taken - Barbarians. A major blunder: Valeska entered the town but didn't buy the spell book, the dyed bitch. Because of this, the game was on a knife's edge for Valeska, as time had to be wasted buying the spell book... Built horses in the citadel, behemoths didn't get built. On 1-1-7, Valeska is only level three, but with Earth. Cons are visible, but one is out of the way, and the other is guarded by 5-9 firebirds (con, pandora, gold, and +1 spells). The central village was taken. Barely managed to buy everything. On 1-2-2, a con is scouted on the road at 3-4, but a bit far.
On 1-2-5, pandoras were taken for a horde of Vamps (15 Lord Vampires) and a horde of Pit Fiends (35 rags). Zero mana.
On 1-2-6, Tazar arrives with a horde of lizards. Valeska hits the firebirds for a pandora and a con. Experience and the con, naturally, a single point. Tazar runs along the road - the under-daddy (rather, under-mommy - Synka with shooting) attacks Valeska with all her might. The result of the battle - an exchange of armies (53 lizards, 13 wyverns, some Vamps - Valeska loses an angel, 4 cavaliers, 47 arbalesters, 35 rags, 28 halberdiers), Synka buys back with the remnants of the Vamps. 15 Vampires are completely alive, and the center is ours. We build behemoths. We gather the goodies - cons.
On the fourth week, we take a Dragon Utopia on the respawn (by the way, endless) - a chalice, Dragon Crown, Helm of Satanic Rage, and a Blackshard. A Dragon Utopia has long been visible beyond the mountains - but the path to it is unknown. We find a Dragon Utopia in the underground - minimum with Red Boots.
We finally find the passage to that zone where another Dragon Utopia is visible. Speaker's Hat. The Wizard's Well is assembled. Then we jump and fly once. Didn't expert Air for a long time. We take a couple more Dragon Utopias. Sandals and a necklace. The sixth week was marked by upgrading angels. Determining the Grail dig site from two obelisks. It turned out to be on the respawn, but far (a three-day journey). Prospectors head there.
Valeska jumps - sweeps through towns, fights neutrals. Finds the Shackles. On 2-2-7, she fights a neutral of the opponent with some mini-army under a Red Orb and Shackles (next to an untaken con and a cape for speed). At this point, the opponent surrenders. He has slightly more angels (temporarily), 90 wyverns. But Valeska's stats are 26-30-21-15 (and with control) against Tazar's 19-18-6-8 and without control.
Thanks for the game.