Игры HoMM3 for fun

08.07.14 The Same Dio (red, Citadel, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) draw Grumbler (blue, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) Jebus Cross 224

My first game against a live opponent.

It was a tough match, we played for about 11 hours in two sessions. I took all the resets plus one technical, my opponent - one. The spawn was average, half the respawn points and Guarded Objectives were cut off by several strong guards, forcing me to build up forces to break into the center on limited territory: two external dwellings of Roc, two Dragon Fly Hives for 10 Wyverns, 3 Medusa dwellings, 2 Dragon Utopias, Griffin Conservatory with 4 Angels. Right under my castle lay a chest guarded by 56 Crusaders, which allowed me to reach the center before my opponent. Guarded Objective - 98 gr. Rocs. Wings of the Magi were lying almost at the entrance. I managed to devour almost the entire center alone. Opponent was initially far behind in stats but quickly caught up on the empty outer zones. I could have locked him out of one of them and likely won, but instead I went to grind in my own zone.

Around the middle of the game, we both made rough mistakes: I stopped at his castle with a main stack of only Wyverns (misjudging the movement range), and he didn't notice it.

Epic finale - roughly equal stats, my side: 77 Rocs, 13 Green Dragons, 7 Gold Dragons, 56 Wyvern Monarchs, 24 Enchanted Snakes, 59+1 Enchanted Goblin, Angel Alliance, Books of Earth and Air, Blackshard of the Dead Knight, +3 speed, +1 health. Opponent's side: Tactics, 14 Titans, 10 Green Dragons, 13 Black Dragons, 68 Enchanted Medusas with expert Archery and Golden Bow, 60+ Enchanted Minotaurs, 70+ Enchanted Wyverns, 23 Scorpicores. I flee, leaving the opponent with 10 Green Dragons, 10+ Scorpicores, 20+ Medusas, and 4 Titans, blowing up all the Black Dragons in the process. I offer a draw, the opponent agrees.

Thanks for the game!