22.08.2014.* Soulen** (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Tant) lose*** Zloy Geka** (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), JC, 124.

In general, the first attempt at playing against a real opponent ended in failure.
The restarts ran out, and I had to play with what I had. I got Valeska with 11 archers, in the Tavern Adela with 12 spearmen and 4 archers, and Astra with 20+ gremlins and 4 gargoyles. Right away, there was a road block near the castle in one direction (50+ harpies) and a Necro cloak. I gathered my forces and broke through with Iona, losing 10 gremlins and a couple of spearmen. I scouted around and found a Dragon Fly Hive and a lookout tower. I had enough money for both building and 8 heroes, but the layout wasn't great. However, Septiena and Tant showed up. I never really played Necro, but with no other option, I decided to give it a try given the situation.
On day 112, while breaking through the dwarves with Septiena, I lost all the gremlins and 7 archers due to bad morale. I found 2 more Dragon Fly Hives. While breaking through the gold mine with Tant against thieves, I lost the remaining archers and almost all spearmen. I had 21 skeletons and 6 spearmen left. I decided to hold out until the Angel, since my economy was fine and there were several crypts nearby. I left Septiena to take the crypts, and sent Tant ahead.

Day 113: With Septiena, I positioned myself under the crypts, waiting for monks and swordsmen. Scouting revealed 2 Griffin Conservatories nearby and a couple of caches (spearmen, archers). I thought things were looking up.

Day 114: With Septiena, I peeked into the pre-max crypt, and that's where I ended up staying. Lacking any meat shields, I had to take the skeletons. The monks failed twice, and the swordsmen failed once, which sealed the deal.

I concluded for myself: never set foot in battle with skeletons!

Oh well, we started a 2nd game—let's see how it goes))

Thanks everyone!