Игры HoMM3 for fun

10.11.2014 MikeM (Red, Rampart, Kyrre, Gunnar) lose Makiavelli (Blue, Castle, Caitlin, Luna) Diamond 131

On day one, entered with Crag and Gunnar. Upgraded centaurs, broke through to a sand adjacent zone with two Citadel villages. There's a Griffin Conservatory (turned out to be level 1), a Dragon Fly Hive. Went into the underground - one road is blocked, the second led to goodies: Dragon Fly Hive behind wasps, a Speed Artifact behind djinns, Boots +2 behind manticores, two fat Pandora's Boxes. Gunnar got Earth, Crag got Air. Placed Cavalry at the Citadel with 1000k. Didn't upgrade elves and didn't break through to the computers. Took two more villages. Little gold.
On 121, bought 5 Cavalry, centaurs, a few elves and entered a big Dwarf Cottage with a weak Gunnar - turned out to be max. Got out with only one Cavalry. Then, taking meat from villages and upgrading the remaining 10 elves, took back the castle from the Citadel computer. Along the way found 2 external dwellings of wolves. Total with my two Citadel villages on 131 would have been 92+ gr. wolves + Gunnar with oil. Started rebuilding the Citadel village. Upgraded 35 wolves and captured the level 1 Griffin Conservatory. Here on 126 a powered-up Loins jumped in with 5 Cavalry and 28 Archers and killed Crag on an Angel. On 127 Gunnar kills the opponent's 5 Cavalry and half the Archers, but I lose 30 out of 45 wolves, opponent buys off. Then the Citadel computer takes back its castle - without wolves the desire to continue playing disappears.
Thanks for the game.

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12.11.2014 MikeM (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Marrakesh (Blue, Stronghold, Gundula, Xarfax) 2sm4d(3) 144

Shakti came with two stacks. Underground. On day one scouted a level 2 Griffin Conservatory, a Dragon Fly Hive, Boots behind Snipers. Found a Sanctuary with Blessing. Nothing to do at respawn - went, broke through to an adjacent zone with a Castle. There's another big Dragon Fly Hive behind Vampires. Found decent gold, placed Minotaurs at Citadel (later regretted building them - not enough for buyout/split).
On 122 captured the Griffin Conservatory, Dragon Fly Hive (mini), took Boots. On 123 captured max Dragon Fly Hive on the adjacent zone. Entered a small Naga Bank. Captured level 3 Griffin Conservatory. Then went with Loins to take two Dragon Fly Hives in the Inferno treasure zone, while Shakti headed to a fat Citadel treasure zone.
On 133 took with Loins the Portal of Angels, another Dragon Fly Hive. Total 34 ducks and 7 Angels. See via Air Scout the opponent in Citadel treasure zone. On 134 approach and kill on the rush: the main's elementalist, Gunnar with part of the meat. Attack Xarfax with 7 gray bears. Opponent buys off. On 137 captured a max Dragon Utopia - gave complete junk: Book of Fire, Water, Boots of Levitation and Red Boots. Gave a long-ago opened Pandora's Box (105 Monks) to Gellar - turned out not in vain - all Air.
On the fourth week went to a swamp treasure zone. There met the opponent (he didn't see me again). On 144 attacked with Gellar on Xarfax on the rush. Opponent for some reason didn't buy off, although first speed was there. Killed with Lightning. Follows surrender.
Thanks for the game.