Jebus Cross - 4

Opponent took 3 on 111, I [took] 111. Roads are average. At 111 the run-up is bad with 6 heroes, but right under the Castle there's a cons, 2 clues, external dwelling of lizards, viv, hydras, Pandora for 20+ elves and a sword +4 to all for 10+ combat unicorns. I decide to play. At 112 I find another 3 cons and 2 clues. Then another 2 hives; at the respawn there are 2 external dwellings of hydras, though the guard is fierce: 100+ magogs and 50+ orcs. I reached 124 with full moves through 70 minors, with an army of 30 ducks and 6 angels. Immediately took a box for 10k experience. At 125 there was nothing tasty on the way. Tazar is out of mana; at 126 I fought off КЗ, [at] 127 wings. At 127 a break into the main to refill mana; meanwhile the opponent takes the teapot, cons, clues, and several boxes. 131-134 duck upgrade; took 3 Dragon Utopias which gave some useful loot: boots +2 to all, and chainmail +4/-4; several boxes gave 35 golems, 6 gr.nags. At 135 the opponent fights off a box for 100+ minors and doesn't have enough move to take it; I fly in and take +20 djinn. I'm thinking what to do: either keep stripping the center (there are a couple of libraries, a couple of hives, boxes, Titan's Gladius is visible), or attack Craig, who has 30 mana. I have explosion 1000 and 250 mana; in terms of meat we are roughly equal. I attack: Tazar-handsome: level 23 [stats] 26 25 10 25 (250) - expert defense, attack, tactics, earth, air, log, passfind, wisdom. 6 angels, 41 gr.duck, 6 gr.nags, 30 golems, ones. Craig level 17 [stats] 27 18 13 10 (38) expert attack, luck, earth ballista (which hit like crazy), tactics, wisdom; 5 angels, 9 negr.bears, 19 gr.ruks, 24 ducks, 121 gr.goblin, 96 gr.orc, 56 gr.dog. With the explosion FB it was a one-sided slaughter, killing first 6 bears, then 5 angels. Thanks for the game!