I bet on diplomacy and got beaten up by the computer Necromancer in the first week - I had to flee with 77 gremlins. On the other hand, I took his citadel without guards and with unbought troops in the new week. Although on the third day I already discovered an underground cartographer behind a pack of trolls, but I didn't dare take it; I didn't even have 1000 gold for the visit. The first decent join was quite late (74 hellhounds), right after the opponent's first foray into my zone of influence (by the way, I could have been rushed then). And then Vidomina appeared, she leveled up great; boots and a cloak were in sight, and in the Dragon Utopia they gave both an amulet and there was armor of the damned - how could it be otherwise. On the very first day I gathered 399 liches. And a day after that, Bron appeared. Thanks for the game.
