“Two Seasons: Summer-Autumn 2014” Tournament. Online games for rating (reports, discussions).

The map provided a starting area with a dragon lair, a lookout tower, and a stable. There was only one road leading to the portal for exiting, but a path to the computer was discernible. On day 1, I merged into 60+ golems (I decided to breed ballistas). Thanks for the auto-merge feature! On day 2, I built dragons and took 2 convoys. On day 3, I only reached the opponent's starting area, where I found a long road around the castle. Then, I explored with scouts. I didn't dare attack the castle with archers on level 13 without combat magic, so I wandered around for another 3 weeks. The opponent didn't give up, despite the difficult start and the loss of archers. Only the lack of map control and the sight of Kyries and scouts running back and forth led to my surrender.
*This was my first time playing with the scouting skill - I really liked it.
Thanks for the hardcore game!