I chose all the restart options. The game was incredibly generous; the map was filled with resources from edge to edge, with excellent road connections in the form of figure eights. There were three Hive structures, each with 16 units, and when I captured a fortress that took 6 days to reach with 35 units, I was already confident in my victory. The only thing that worried me was that the Guardian of the Orb was about 6,000 movement points away, and it couldn't even be seen because of the three blocking structures, but that was a minor issue. Somehow, I managed to gather three more Angels from the respawn point! And I even found a hidden stash of Unicorns! With my mighty army of 15 Wyverns (one of which was lost somewhere), 3 Angels, 9 Unicorns, 14 Grand Griffins, 8 Pegasi, and 30 Centaurs, I rushed towards the Guardian of the Orb. On turn 124, I positioned myself right in front of the Guardian of the Orb, facing the Giants. On turn 125, with full speed and over 3500 mana, I entered the center (fortunately, the Giants didn't have Guard Shield, and the mana somehow replenished). In the center, I immediately devoured two Hive structures – the maximum level :smile16:. Then, everything went smoothly; I consumed the entire center, collected stats of 30-42, and acquired the Red Orb, gaining control. Considering that my opponent had a Grinding Pack with 13-13 combat stats, it was game over. I defeated him on his way to the Utopia with damage-dealing units. After reviewing the save files, it seemed my opponent also had a tough time. The only positive thing was finding a Teapot at the respawn point. Thank you for the game!