23.04.2014 Gallicij (red, Citadel, Crag Hack, Crag Hack/Straker) draw Solley (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Gosha) mininostalgija 216
Starting gold was decent, bought 6 heroes, Straker arrived immediately. Under the castle, Necro Amulet (+Mill) for 10-19 Champions. Further up the road, a stable and a found Flask of +2 HP, perfect for the skeletons Straker will raise. The guard was actually birds from Conflux. Below the road, a Griffin Conservatory. The passage to the Conflux opponent is easily breached. A +3 Helm seen behind some zombies, and Gloves in the depth of a spawn, the guard is not visible yet.
On the first [day/turn], Straker is 6th level, Expert Necromancy and Resistance. Picked up Logistics in a hut near the castle and advanced it. Also scouted a Necromancer's Cloak, a second Griffin Conservatory, an external dwelling of birds off-road behind upgraded Nagas, didn't take it on the first day. Conflux taken, upgrading Bears in the castle.
On the second [day/turn], an immediate loss. Went with cheap purchases, beat the Gloves with Skeletons, grabbed the Helm, and headed for the Amulet behind the Champions, sacrificing Goblins, Wolves, and 6 birds there. Accepted an auto-draw.
*On the second [day/turn], Straker is 10th level with Expert Logistics and Earth Magic. Took the second Griffin Conservatory, got broken in a captured Dungeon, farmed mana (200). Going with Oil to the next Griffin Conservatory. Army: 230 Bone Dragons, 2 Angels, 3 Brown Bears, 12 birds. Took the external dwelling of birds. Portaled Fairies in the Dungeon (lol :smile22: ). Artifacts are decent: Gloves, Cloak, Pendant of Downcast, Armor of the Damned +1 All, Helm of +4 Knowledge. Crag Hack 3rd level, picked up Logistics in a hut, working nicely in the chain. Scouted a third Griffin Conservatory almost on the road if breaking through Conflux birds for the Flask and a Crypt. Also there, Castle Cavalry GO in the lift.
*On the third [day/turn], they pick up the +3 and +1 Griffin Conservatories, grab the Flask, Necro Amulet from the Crypt, a +4 Shield. Beat the regular Cavalry GO easily with Oil. Below: Necro Cavalry Guards. Oil went poorly, they devoured 150 horses (had to sacrifice, first protected Bears, then Angels). In the center: a Dragon Fly Hive, Library, Pesti [Fiery Furnace? Quirk?], Tome of Air Magic, 2 Nagabanks (took Bears to upgrade). Scouted further into the center along the road. There, another Dragon Fly Hive, Titan's Cuirass, Ring of HP. Through an opening in some zone, a Dragon Utopia is visible. Army: 6 Angels, 5 Aged [one of the angel types? Or maybe it's a typo "sedykh" meaning gray/aged, likely Arch Devils? No, context implies rotting, maybe Liches? Let's keep as is for now: "sedykh" likely means "Ghost Dragons" given the army, although "sedykh" er... actually it's 'grey' probably Ghost Dragons], 24 Thunders, 600 Bone Dragons. Behind, Crag Hack 6th level (picked up Tactics) roaming with 4 Ducks. Scouted opponent's GO. Also in the lift: Arch Devils. Still alive at turn 137.
*On the fourth [day/turn], clearing the center off-road. 8 Dragon Fly Hives, 3 Dragon Utopias. Straker has 38 spellpower and a nice Chain Lightning. Crag Hack 10th level finished up, went to the Library, heading towards the opponent's GO. Straker will ferry him meat, stats, and the Red Orb. Straker himself will go tricky with Thunders. 56 Ducks, 870 Bone Dragons. Saw a Shield of the Dwarven King—didn't go get it, even though he was 5 tiles away from it apparently. Missing exactly that for the Dwarven King set under the Red Orb for the final fight.
*On the fifth [day/turn], breaking Arch Angels from that side. Ungreened Cats are still alive (lol :confused: ). Systematically capturing his half of the map. In Castle, upgrading Arch Angels. In Necropolis, upgrading Skeletons. Scouts spreading out. Straker, after sharing artifacts, is left with 32 spellpower, roaming with a partial army hoping to land a Chain Lightning. Crag Hack 16th level with Luck and Mysticism :smile54: , carrying combat stats 30 25, Red Orb, Cape of Speed, Pendant of Downcast, and +3 HP. 4 Arch Angels, 9 Aged [Ghost Dragons?], 55 Ducks, 37 Thunders, 2 Single Thunders, 1275 Ghost Skeletons. Straker never ended up useful. Gosha attacks Crag Hack. Combat stats 25 40, +1 Speed +1 HP. Army: 1360 Skeletons, 4 Angels, 1 Arch Angel, 70 Ducks, 15 Greater Ogre Magi, 59 Grand Elves, 29 Greater Horned Demons. Crag Hack pulls off the final fight with 1k Bone Dragons remaining. Opponent writes GG, draw by agreement.