Redwhait
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26.12.13
Redwhait HP (blue, Inferno, Cale, Luna) vs Javdet (green, Necro, Gosha) def злой_романтик (red, Tower, Solmyr, Tant/Mullich) vs Pit for LM (brown, Fortress, Tazar) Jebus 125
More or less balanced pairs were submitted.
The drafts were terrible, the first one had to be reset as it was bugged — no road in my GO, the second was just a shock at the start.
On one road, a block; on the other, empty.
A Pandora's Box with no guard forced me to build a Mage Guild on 111 and take it with Gretchin, since there was also a Sword +4. 5k experience turned out to be decent, and I leveled up fairly well.
On one road, a block of 10+ Medusas guarded a Scroll, a Cyclops, and a Pandora's Box; the other went in an unknown direction.
Off-road, I found an external dwelling of Efreeti, immediately planned to take it once I dealt with other things.
I broke through the Medusas with the Efreeti already built; they gave 5k gold, and the scout went down the road to explore, while the main hero went to take the Efreeti dwelling.
The scout, after a day of travel, discovers a Book of Fire for 50-99 Marks :eek: as well as nearby +2 HP gloves, etc., etc. It turns out I have another Efreeti dwelling. This is all good, but my strongest mage has 3 spell power and 20 mana, which isn't even enough for Armageddon. Gretchin also entered the Arena, and the Scholar gave him +1 Attack (already 15-6), and he smashed the Efreeti dwelling without much trouble, though there were some concerns. Immediately after, he heads to the second one, intending to take it on 116.
But then all plans are ruined by a certain lady who appears in the tavern unexpectedly :D. I had to abruptly restructure my plans and level up Luna as quickly as possible. Intelligence came immediately, giving +3 and +2 mana.
Gretchin, after destroying a Dragon Fly Hive, gives 6 Efreeti and everything else to Luna, who then destroys a Dwarf Cottage on 15 and levels up on mobs, while simultaneously heading back to the main town. I built Efreeti in the Citadel at the end of the week, since gold was tight.
On 121, I buy out from the external dwellings, upgrade everything, transfer everything, and buy a couple more Efreeti. Luna, riding an upgraded Efreeti, reaches the secondary hero and prepares to sit there and restore mana, then smash the GO of Vampire Lords with Armageddon without much trouble. But oh no, I'm short 70 gold for the Guild; I decided to risk taking a small stack near the castle with Luna, and naturally, she never came back :(
40-something mana. Then another problem arises: Tazar comes out and sits in a Barbarian castle not far from my GO.
He has a decent army — I can't kill everyone with just Armageddon, and there's no guarantee he doesn't have a Cape or Sphere. Again, I have to change plans. Gretchin fights and breaks the GO of Vampire Lords, and his 15 Efreeti take them down quite easily, wiping out a stack of 15 with no problem, then levels up Oil, but spell power is really low, and Oil only lasts 1 time for 4 rounds, with stats around 15-12. Tazar is 5-15-5-5.
Time is very short; I give all my army and artifacts to Luna — she's 5-8-8(43) — and I attack.
To keep it brief regarding armies:
http://clip2net.com/s/6tp26n
I immediately check for the Sphere and Cape, nothing there. At a glance, with two Armageddons, everything should die.
I start waiting and counting simultaneously. It turns out I leave the Hydras and Lizardmen with just a sliver of HP, and the Efreeti will finish them off in the second round. After all his units had acted and a Blind was cast on the Lizardmen, I throw a couple of Armageddons and finish him off.
After that, I built a Back Gate just in case and sat down to restore mana.
A turn later, I took Wings and 5 Angels from a Pandora's Box for 90 gr of Horde creatures. Then I roamed the center, which turned out to be a dud. Meanwhile, Pit was staging guerrilla uprisings — he even took my capital. Javdet, with half a thousand Skeletons, killed his own evil GO of 50+ gr Fanatics (I was slightly too late to help him with that). And he kills Romantic standing nearby. After that, the games are surrendered.
Thank you all for the game!
Redwhait HP (blue, Inferno, Cale, Luna) vs Javdet (green, Necro, Gosha) def злой_романтик (red, Tower, Solmyr, Tant/Mullich) vs Pit for LM (brown, Fortress, Tazar) Jebus 125
More or less balanced pairs were submitted.
The drafts were terrible, the first one had to be reset as it was bugged — no road in my GO, the second was just a shock at the start.
On one road, a block; on the other, empty.
A Pandora's Box with no guard forced me to build a Mage Guild on 111 and take it with Gretchin, since there was also a Sword +4. 5k experience turned out to be decent, and I leveled up fairly well.
On one road, a block of 10+ Medusas guarded a Scroll, a Cyclops, and a Pandora's Box; the other went in an unknown direction.
Off-road, I found an external dwelling of Efreeti, immediately planned to take it once I dealt with other things.
I broke through the Medusas with the Efreeti already built; they gave 5k gold, and the scout went down the road to explore, while the main hero went to take the Efreeti dwelling.
The scout, after a day of travel, discovers a Book of Fire for 50-99 Marks :eek: as well as nearby +2 HP gloves, etc., etc. It turns out I have another Efreeti dwelling. This is all good, but my strongest mage has 3 spell power and 20 mana, which isn't even enough for Armageddon. Gretchin also entered the Arena, and the Scholar gave him +1 Attack (already 15-6), and he smashed the Efreeti dwelling without much trouble, though there were some concerns. Immediately after, he heads to the second one, intending to take it on 116.
But then all plans are ruined by a certain lady who appears in the tavern unexpectedly :D. I had to abruptly restructure my plans and level up Luna as quickly as possible. Intelligence came immediately, giving +3 and +2 mana.
Gretchin, after destroying a Dragon Fly Hive, gives 6 Efreeti and everything else to Luna, who then destroys a Dwarf Cottage on 15 and levels up on mobs, while simultaneously heading back to the main town. I built Efreeti in the Citadel at the end of the week, since gold was tight.
On 121, I buy out from the external dwellings, upgrade everything, transfer everything, and buy a couple more Efreeti. Luna, riding an upgraded Efreeti, reaches the secondary hero and prepares to sit there and restore mana, then smash the GO of Vampire Lords with Armageddon without much trouble. But oh no, I'm short 70 gold for the Guild; I decided to risk taking a small stack near the castle with Luna, and naturally, she never came back :(
40-something mana. Then another problem arises: Tazar comes out and sits in a Barbarian castle not far from my GO.
He has a decent army — I can't kill everyone with just Armageddon, and there's no guarantee he doesn't have a Cape or Sphere. Again, I have to change plans. Gretchin fights and breaks the GO of Vampire Lords, and his 15 Efreeti take them down quite easily, wiping out a stack of 15 with no problem, then levels up Oil, but spell power is really low, and Oil only lasts 1 time for 4 rounds, with stats around 15-12. Tazar is 5-15-5-5.
Time is very short; I give all my army and artifacts to Luna — she's 5-8-8(43) — and I attack.
To keep it brief regarding armies:
http://clip2net.com/s/6tp26n
I immediately check for the Sphere and Cape, nothing there. At a glance, with two Armageddons, everything should die.
I start waiting and counting simultaneously. It turns out I leave the Hydras and Lizardmen with just a sliver of HP, and the Efreeti will finish them off in the second round. After all his units had acted and a Blind was cast on the Lizardmen, I throw a couple of Armageddons and finish him off.
After that, I built a Back Gate just in case and sat down to restore mana.
A turn later, I took Wings and 5 Angels from a Pandora's Box for 90 gr of Horde creatures. Then I roamed the center, which turned out to be a dud. Meanwhile, Pit was staging guerrilla uprisings — he even took my capital. Javdet, with half a thousand Skeletons, killed his own evil GO of 50+ gr Fanatics (I was slightly too late to help him with that). And he kills Romantic standing nearby. After that, the games are surrendered.
Thank you all for the game!