CHALLENGE The_ CHAMPIONS LEAGUE, The_'s CHALLENGE CHAMPIONS LEAGUE

25.12.2013 Defiant (blue, stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) def Mar (red, inferno, Calh, Nymus) 8mm6a, 124
The draw was actually pretty decent: good heroes, a bunch of Griffin Conservatories, but little money and ranged blockers everywhere, which prevented me from getting going.
Thanks for the game.

Nymus came in as the 5th hero, put him in the garrisons and off we went. On 114 I broke into the adjacent zone, from there 3 roads! O.o One is blocked by the guard of a dead-end treasure zone - a horde of gr water elementals, and behind them 20+ eyes (we don't need to go there yet). I look further, there is 1 teleport guarded by 20+ weak archers and a lift guarded by 20+ gr archers (crossbowmen), I figure the lift leads upwards for sure - I attack. There turned out to be 45 O.o Total fail (((I was wrong. I break through, on the other side 90 thieves - they fall. My army is almost gone. ((( I look further, a village is visible, the passage is blocked by an obelisk guard - a crowd of weak elves, up the road 50+ gr lizardmen, the 3rd road is blocked by a crowd of weak archers (man, I'm lucky though). I go back to the underground. At home there are pits in the Citadel. ((( On turn 2 I bring a couple of pits (just 2 of them, no money for more). I hit the teleport, I end up next to the opponent. He meets me with all his growth plus gr butterflies and all the power at mama's! ))) I attack for the hell of it, no chance there.
Thanks for the time.
P.S. But the draw was good, on respawn 3 Griffin Conservatories (2 of them 2-4 without gr) and 2 Griffin Conservatories on the opponent's respawn. There's an external dwelling of efreets, but it's blocked by a black market guard (50+ weak dogs). But I didn't find any money on respawn! (((