We chose all restarts - first three in a row for my opponent, then three in a row for me. In the end, it turned out poorly, and there weren't many chances to pull it off.
111 - the respawn looked promising. Two Dragon Fly Hives, a Griffin Conservatory, a sword +6, gloves, a ring +1+1 for battle stats. However, one road was completely blocked by liches (two stacks - 26 and 29 with a large stack), starting troops were zero (a Pixie came and 3 Air Elementals), Air Elementals weren't built. Among the heroes, there's Tyraxor.
112 - I ran in three directions. Not a single useful object appeared. Nothing to do, I take crypts. Maxi, two for 2500 and one for 2000. At least there's money :). I bought Monere, thinking I'll still level him up.
113 - I found two more Dragon Fly Hives in impassable terrain. I took a village. Next to it - a Dragon Utopia, but I won't make it there.
114 - I found a free external dwelling of Air Elementals! And another Dragon Fly Hive somewhere off the road. There will be a Wyvern stack, and then - it depends on how the center goes.
115 - I find an external dwelling of Birds! Right next to the road, but in a blocked direction. Tyraxor took a Log in a hut.
116 - I take a second village. I move Monere there, bring him to the bird dwelling. I position Tyraxor in front of the liches. Still haven't had a single serious fight (except for the maxi-crypt on day 112).
117 - finally, I start playing. I take a Dragon Fly Hive behind Orcish Mages - 4 Wyverns. I hit the first pack of liches. The Dragon Fly Hive is big, forget it. I hit the second pack of liches. I free the Air Elemental dwelling, I take a sword +3. Tyraxor almost reaches the bird dwelling, Monere picks up the army, takes the dwelling. I lose one bird there. I shouldn't have taken them at all. Well, at least all the Air Elementals are intact. Result - birds in a fort with a dwelling. Monere and Tyraxor are level 5, Monere with Air Elementals, Tyraxor - with Log.
121 - Monere fights in the Dwarf Cottage, I take it right away - a double. Buyout of the external dwelling, freed a prison behind a pile of Ogres, sent the released Ivor's army home, took a Dragon Fly Hive - 8 Wyverns, Monere grabs the Griffin Conservatory. Minimal, damn... But near the Ogre Fort I scouted another one.
122 - I take two more Dragon Fly Hives. 12 and 8 Wyverns, decent. Finally scouted the Ogre Fort. Scorpicores, Ghosts, Chaos Hydras. Luckily, only the Hydras need to be fought, the rest is optional. I decide not to push it yet, to clear more Dragon Fly Hives and the Eye.
123 - another 6 Wyverns, Monere replenishes mana at the village. I'm ready to fight and buyout at the center (the castle is right next to the Ogre Fort, can't even enter it without breaking through the Scorpicore).
124 - the second Griffin Conservatory taken. Tyraxor fights the Hydras, the start was good, but then morale at the wrong time. Got upset and forgot that Hydras hit everything around. Instead of 4 Wyverns I lost 8. Took the town, bought out Monere, immediately pick up the Air Tome behind a pack of Black Dragons. Lost all the Air Elementals and another 1 Wyvern.
125 - I grab Pandora's Box with Bulls for experience, level up Armorer. In a Dragon Fly Hive they give another 8 Wyverns. With Mass Haste, the Dragon Utopia can be broken now, which is what I do. Double, Tome of Fire, Dragon Crown. Well, decent. Having gotten the Tome of Fire, I attack the Scorpicore (Ogre Fort) purely with Phoenixes. Fiery Fury, Armageddon is very weak. Minus 3 birds. Meanwhile, Tyraxor has leveled Expert Earth, so I attack 99 Master Genies with him. It didn't go very well, minus an Angel. But in the prison, Malcolm level 30 with Expert Log, Fire, and Earth. I take the central town with Fly, I look - above it is a Boiling Pot behind Bone Dragons! I do Dimension Door - no such luck, it's a bag of gold... But I free Ciele level 20 from a prison, Expert Air, Earth, Water, Wisdom, she almost flies over the mountains, but then the timer runs out.
125 - the opponent is nearby. Ciele manages to grab one Dragon Fly Hive, but it's a small one. I send the army back. Monere enters the Library, takes Pandora's Box for experience and the Necklace +3 to all. I send out scouts, I see Galthran. I attack to test. Under 400 large Skeletons, 20 Wyverns, 5 Green Dragons, a couple of Angels. No Orb of the Firmament. The timer is pressing, I don't have time to come up with the best attack plan, so I just attack with the entire army with Malcolm. 3 birds, 40 Wyverns, 35 Battle Dwarves and small fry. Definitely shouldn't have taken the Angels... Armageddon for 1k deals a significant amount, but a little over 200 Skeletons and a few Wyverns remain. In response, they cast Implosion on my Wyverns and buy back. I have 7 Wyverns left, 3 birds, and 35 Battle Dwarves :). I leave a couple of heroes on the birds, and Brissa spends the night in the town with all the artifacts.
126 - the opponent makes a very bad move, trying to take the central town with Sandro, who has all the artifacts on 7 single Skeletons without mana. Along the way, Sandro in Shackles attacks Malcolm. Nothing to kill the bird with, GG.
Otherwise I would have lost both Malcolm and Monere, and the central town, and would have been left with who knows what against the terrible Galthran...
Thank you for the game!
Осень-Зима 2013-14.