The oppa in the center wasn't visible, so I took the center, which turned out to be even poorer than the respawn, but I managed to pull some very nice heroes from the prisons since I didn't have much in terms of stats or army; then I went and completely ate an adjacent respawn, where things were more cheerful: a cap in Dragon Utopia and 3-4 hives. Dimmer, meanwhile, ran straight through the center toward another adjacent one and was caught after a couple of turns.
Thanks for the game!