OFB-8

Thanks for the game!
Today, before the match started, I had a strange feeling that I would be rushing. Opp takes one rest, I check the starting area: at the respawn there's a Pandora's box for 10-19 units of wood, external dwellings of unicorns and centaurs. Roads aren't great, but there are interesting paths through wasteland; I break through one - there's a dungeon! I level Grindan for a rush.
On 114, red flags started appearing. Grinya is already level 8, I retreat from a roaming enemy to refill mana.
117, I step onto a portal, cutting Tazar off from the mainland. Opp hit-and-runs with Dimer, cuts down 10 elves, but doesn't attack with Tazar.
121, I attack myself; no ranged units, but the advantage in meat and oil decides. Tazar flees.
122, I take a swamp village, there's a Mage Guild; Grinya now has ranged attack with 92 HP.
123, Tazar attacks again and gets wrecked by the ranged units; then I clean up the weaklings and wait for wood delivery, since Castle is already in the swamp and I want to play it safer.
On 125, the opponent writes GG.