CHARITABLE

Half-asleep, I scribbled a bit sloppily, got repelled on the rest, and then a very interesting block shows up on the only road for 50+ ogres. If it weren't for 112, I'd have taken the rest immediately, but as it was, I went with Mullich, Deesa, and 29 archers. I decided to upgrade on turn 2 and try my luck, leveled Mullich in the crypts and checked for GS—he wasn't there. 56 ogres fell perfectly with losses of a few centaurs, and in the Pandora's Box, 20 crusaders were waiting for me! Right next to it, a level-1 Griffin Conservatory, which I again took with Mullich on 113, and a three-stack Naga Bank on top of it the same turn. Further down the road, a scouting post, a +3 shield, then another level-2 Griffin Conservatory with GS fell, losing 2 crusaders. On 114, Deesa with 3 angels on auto-combat smashes everything in sight! A corner stable village, with a Dragon Fly Hive and a mini-Naga Bank, +5 SP belly, and I headed toward the center—though it turned out to be awkwardly placed and far, but I managed to roll it out fine. By 124, I checked the central super-treasure, and there was a KV plus a Dragon Fly Hive behind the sultans; I had to take a detour with Mullich. There were 37 of them; I lost 6 wyverns, a couple of crusaders, and a bunch of spearmen, but got control! Suddenly the opponent popped up and jumped into a portal to the computer; I followed, killed the bird in the town, and sat there regenerating mana. In response, a daring attack comes with Ciele, 20 wyverns, 2 angels, and singles, 7 SP, a 150 shooter, and oil—but I didn't even need to cast a second Haste; I traded 3 angels for 2 angels and 16 wyverns. Then I killed the remaining chumps, took back the village, and using a view of the land, hopped over to the opponent. By 127, I was already near his main; 100 mana. The opponent attacks, takes a look, and surrenders. Thanks for the game.