"Newcomer-2014. Summer"

The game was very tough and tense. I thought I would lose this match, I was literally hanging by a thread from defeat):D . I don't remember how many restarts each of us had, but we started playing the layout (I think I had 1 left, but I didn't spend it and started playing the layout). I started playing - saw a Dragon Fly Hive and an external dwelling of lizards (but didn't take it on week 1). 1 passage to the adjacent zone with the opponent (strong guard for week 1), 2 passages to a secondary town (but ГО blocks it at the Dungeon, and the detour is very long through rough terrain). And then things heated up when the opponent came through the adjacent zone at the start of the second week with 160+ Infernal Troglodytes and 50+ Beholders - I was stunned for a couple of turns:eek: . And I defended in the Castle and at the same time grabbed a Dwarf Cottage and built a Castle there for better defense (with 1 Wyvern + Vassals in the Citadel). The opponent didn't dare attack the Castle with Tazar (I probably would have chickened out too:D ). Then very well-thought-out moves began, I took a Dragon Fly Hive in the middle or end of week 2, then ran in 3 moves - 2 Dragon Fly Hives, but both were minimal, (while the opponent ran off somewhere on his own business). And I quickly broke through into the underground treasure zone through a portal (and then the countdown of days without a Castle began - the opponent captured my Castle - but I managed to buy the army and lead it sideways through the swamp - on cheap). In the treasure zone without mana, it was very painful to get slapped around and slowly lose the army. In the treasure zone there were 4 Dragon Fly Hives and a Pandora's Box with all the fire + a library - I cleared that treasure zone:D . I run out of the portal and run to another treasure zone with a Dragon Utopia revealed on the rocks (max Dragon Utopia - using Summon Fire Elemental for 30 units - I take the Dragon Utopia - КВ drops, armor +10 SP and sandals). I run to replenish mana in the Rampart secondary town and using Advanced Air magic, I control the map and run to a very juicy Rampart treasure zone, there is 1 minimal Dragon Utopia - level 5 cap, bracers, medallion of vulnerability - generally decent. Then I run out of mana in this treasure zone (only enough mana left for Flight - to exit through it and Town Portal, to get out of there somehow) and the opponent shows up and takes a 100-249 Chaplain with pits - which I was aiming for, but the opponent's stats didn't increase much, they became around 15+ - tolerable. I Town Portal, as planned, and replenish mana in the Rampart (and upgrade it to Dragons, since in the Rampart treasure zone there are many external dwellings of dragons + an external dwelling near the secondary town). Then I again run to the same treasure zone for Pandora's Boxes and the rest - since the treasure zone is huge, I pick up another couple of Dragon Fly Hives + +5 All sword + shield +3 +3 (which I didn't have yet). I see the opponent running along the road towards my Rampart secondary town ready to fight with 40+ Lizards, 188 Beholders and a few single Faerie Dragons:D and stats around 15. Meanwhile, I have everything planned - a chain is built from the treasure zone to the Rampart, but then I eat a Pandora's Box and it gives all Earth magic - Town Portal:smile20: :smile03: . I Town Portal to the Rampart, from there Flight to the well near the Castle, I get mana to about 260 and jump on Shakti with such an army: 35 Gremlin Sages, 45 Dwarves, 25+ Pegasi with a few singles, 4 Dragons and 40 regular Elves (from the Pandora's Box). Stats 21 25 36 20 - I have attack magic and put on the bracers:smile12: , but the opponent has the Cloak of the Abandoned, but it doesn't save him! Thanks for the game!!:D :D