"Newcomer-2014. Summer"

Thanks for the game

At the start Shakti came with 3 stacks of troglodytes and Ivor was given 10 elves. I decided that such a restart couldn't be allowed. Unfortunately, besides 2 caches of pegasi at the respawn, there was nothing. I found one Dragon Fly Hive for the entire game and a couple of conservatories closer to the end, but at a time when my main and chain were on the other side.

Somewhere around week 2, a scholar was blocking the upgrade and I decided to risk taking him with Shakti. And I didn't regret it — I was given strategic navigation. Then I had to take fire as well — though it came in handy in the final for one mass berserk.

I took 2 Dragon Utopias in the underground — a box of 50 dwarves helped. I was given attack stats, a sphere of inhibition, and a captain's hat with boots of levitation.

I tried to muster something against the archers — my opponent had previously revealed a red orb. But I found nothing and was caught in the underground, where the final battle took place. I only had 40 mana, plus I simply didn't have haste. Surprisingly, the fight was tough up to a certain point — my opponent decided to remove the red orb and kill me with explosion. Mass berserk worked well in the first round (though it could have been better if 30 champions had hit 10 archers instead of the ballista). But the advantage in mana and army strength ultimately did its job.

Thanks for the game!