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

Thanks for the game!

Great start, two roads, a minotaur external dwelling behind simple guards and clues. I ran down one of the roads and reached the AI's home town, which had 2 large cons and more clues. As a result, on week 1 at home I have minotaurs in the fort + portal, while the AI only has a portal. On week 2, I start with a clue, and not for nothing—it turns out to be max. I finish Earth magic there and go to the cons. 3+3.
It seemed like it couldn't get better... But then I decided to go into a large underground treasure zone. At the entrance, a Dragon Utopia immediately awaited me with a captain's hat and a +12 knowledge hat. This was around turn 126. I didn't leave this treasure zone until turn 141-142!!!!, moreover without control or any impressive stats (I found 2 more Dragon Utopias in this treasure zone—useful items were a gladius, +2 all, and a flask +2 hp). Meanwhile, the opponent was given DD in their very first Mage Guild (I built 2 of them; there was neither Town Portal nor DD there). So by the time I left the treasure zone, the opponent already almost fully controlled the map. With a long chain, I push Shakti into another treasure zone; just then, Striker and Galtran had neked about 500 bones near her and took 4 cons. I entered this treasure zone at the end of week 4, ate 3 hives there, and just as the treasure zone was almost over and the opponent was already fully seizing my castles, a Dragon Utopia appeared. And damn it, they actually gave me a cap in it. Another Dragon Utopia appears right then; I Dimension Door to it—there's +5 all, +4 all, and a cloak of renunciation. I settle into the castle to double mana; during the opponent's turn, I see him eat one of the last Dragon Utopias on the map and stay on the move. Shakti immediately took advantage of this chance, just reaching Dessa. Surrender follows. Thanks for the game.