30.01.2014 wowa (blue,Necro,Thant,Klavius) def aka.Ward3n(red,Castle,Caitlyn,Nagash) 143 on MiniNostalgia
I took 1 restart, my opponent took 2, and off we went.
111 I see a Griffin Conservatory, Nagash, I free Dace from the prison.
112 I capture a Tower town and an external dwelling of archers.
113-117 I capture Inferno with 2 external dwellings of gogs, I also capture Dungeon, but the Miner beat me up so badly that he came out with 6 archers and even then a tricky one)
121-124 the period of necro-demonry begins and the exit into the Inferno treasure zone. The treasure zone is just what I need: a prison guarded by a keymaster, a Pandora's Box with 50-99 gr. of medusas + a couple more stacks of resources they guard. I turn around and head to my home Griffin Conservatory.
125 The Griffin Conservatory of 3rd level falls with the loss of 4 demons and 5 imps
126-133 the Tower treasure zone is cleared with a lot of swearing, since aside from 3 Dragon Fly Hives for 16 dragonflies and a club +5, nothing interesting was found. My main hero goes to replenish mana, and we face a dilemma: what to do? Scouting shows that the opponent is not in the center, and it would take at least 2 days to reach the Dungeon treasure zone on a crooked, winding path. Well, I think, if both treasure zones are bad, then at least the center might be okay...
We saved the game
134. I take out a GO with upgraded Hydras, losing 3 imps and 5 demons (can't escape morale), and a second GO with 51 champions, losing 4 imps, 4 demons, and 4 dragonflies (2 moral procs). I take an imp dwelling, boost my speed at a Dragon Fly Hive, but because the timer ran out, I didn't manage to hide the scout hero in the castle and buy another one to scout the center.(maybe I would have turned around then, though it's unlikely)
135. I take a Dragon Fly Hive for 6 dragonflies, a Cloak of Negation, and reveal a block of 10+ Ghost Dragons guarded by a Golden Bow and an external dwelling of nagas. I reveal the opponent's stats in the tavern on my scout hero Kiryukha, and realize they are +10 each higher than my main hero's stats...
136. I break through the dragons, go down, there are Pandora's Boxes there, well, I think, maybe there's something in them?
137-141 I take Pandora's Boxes and a Breastplate guarded by 10-19 hydras, of course the artifacts are on the scout hero. They give several thousand experience, and in the last one, a whole 4th level [spell]. A small consolation, but a consolation nonetheless. I Town Portal my main hero to the stables, then to the Dungeon. There I see there is no [Grail/Guardian], I'm taken aback, but I think, it's even better this way, I have no movement points left anyway. On turn 141, I see the opponent's main hero, Klavius, marching from home. My blood runs cold — he has 3 times more troops, stats are also 3 times higher, except for spell power. But I also know that my first main hero has neither attack nor defense, and frankly, my chances are just as slim) With my scout hero I find a KVz [Conflux/Fortress?] guarded by 4 fairies, but I simply have no way to take it.
142. I double my mana, send my weak heroes into the Dungeon treasure zone (Gunnar took 2 damn days and didn't even get 2 hexes away from it), and I myself decide to hide my main hero, who is on a speed boost, in the Tower treasure zone, since I know the opponent can only reach me there.
143. I realize my only chance is for Gunnar to capture a village in the treasure zone, Town Portal my main hero there, and spend a couple of days seeking salvation in Dragon Utopias and Dragon Fly Hives, collecting them with anyone and any way possible. But Gunnar doesn't reach the village, and I surrender. As I found out later, it was still visible from his line of sight anyway.
Thanks to my opponent for the game and good luck ahead. It was a pleasure to play and to review the game afterwards!