Favorites, to battle! - 7 - The Battle of Favorites! - 7

There was a constant shortage of gold, few heroes... the distant ore and wood mines slowed down building. In the first week, I rushed to the computer and took an external dwelling of Wyverns in the intermediate zone, and also through the portal. Built the lookout in the Citadel.
In the second week, I scouted the treasure zone with a village. Collected 31 Ducks and a couple of Angels. At the start of the third week, I move to the center and immediately run into an attack from Blue.
Shakti 12,9,5, 145 mana, 1 Angel, 31 Ducks, 87 Troglodytes, and singles. Magic: Expert Earth, Oil, Archery at 120:)
Shiva 19,10,6, 40 mana, 2 Angels, 5 Birds, 5 Psychos, 8 Ducks, and singles
Shiva attacked without scouting, clearly not expecting such a fat stack of Wyverns.
A long fight with Oil on both sides, single Haste... Archery at 120... etc.
Shakti's huge mana reserve played a role, and Shiva had to buy herself off with 2 Birds and 4 Psychos, while I had a stack of 26 Ducks left.
Next turn, I attack a hero from the tavern, he buys himself off and wipes out Shiva. GG.
Thanks for the game!

In the first week, birds weren't built, since I'm not Red and there was less chance of finding Mercury — and of course, I didn't find enough. Each location had a convenient well — perfect for scouts Bрисса and Ciel. Built Psychos in the Citadel. Shiva leveled up decently and was the main hero (Fire was only offered on the 4th). The Green computer was blocked by a box with Ghosts. I killed it as early as the second week. That's 10k experience. In the Necromancer's castle — a municipality :cool: and building up to Vampires. On his respawn, I found a level 2 Griffin Conservatory and +4 Chain. Then I broke into the main area and from there ran to the treasure zone, where I entered the library. A Dragon Fly Hive was visible behind Ghost Minotaurs; without upgraded Oil, I didn't want to attack, especially not with scouts. By the end of the second week — birds in the castle.

On turn 131, I bring 3 birds (so 5 total). If I had traded, I could have bought another bird, but I thought it wasn't urgent. Broke into the swamp zone — there was a Crypt. Then a box for experience behind Medusas. I was given Air. And then I noticed Red :confused: Shakti with an army. I see two uncleared Dragon Fly Hives in the zone. A Prison nearby. I free Octavia with Advanced Logistics and a boosted Gold skill + another +350 specialty — that'll be my undoing)) I take a Dragon Fly Hive with her — 8 creatures — and return the army. I don't have enough moves to check Shakti, I trade for a ceasefire, then attack with Shiva. The goal is to deal damage, since there's no way to take out such a stack of Wyverns and a million mana. We fight, I buy myself off. I don't buy back in the castle because I don't have enough gold. I save the game, since the battle dragged on time-wise and I needed to leave. Then we continue on my turn. I have enough to buy one bird and a couple of tier-1 Fairies. I pass. After Octavia's attack, I buy myself off — after all, such a profitable hero. Yeah... Then my turn. In the tavern — that very Octavia and Inteus with third-week meat. GG.

Thanks for the game)