“Two Seasons: Winter-Spring 2015” Tournament. Online games for rating (reports, discussions).

The game turned out to be tense, despite a good start. So, Шахтар started with 180 troglodytes. There was no hideout on the resource node. (In the first week, two dwarf miners and a nest with 12 ducks were taken). A dead-end utopia was explored in a remote village. The native stronghold was also repelled.
Second week: I attack the nest with 60 cerberuses and run to the center. On day 123, I reach the center. I take the village of Falx and a nest with ducks. On the next turn, a red scout runs there. I defeat him in the village, drive out the rogue, and take two more nests (now 30 ducks). I wait for the opponent's attack. There are almost no mana left. (Valeska has better stats and army strength). I run down from the village. I reach the orange Tower. I was pleased to find a built-up level 2 income building. There, I take another nest with 6 ducks.
Third week: I run to my dead-end village, to the highlighted stronghold. It turned out to be a minimal one. On day 136, Шахтар takes a minimal utopia there, and they give a shield +12. A unicorn hideout + portal was repelled. By the end of the third week, the opponent had already occupied the center and taken the Necropolis. On day 141, I let Шахтар be attacked, and the opponent drives him out. On the next turn, I buy units and attack.
Valeska: 12, 14, 3, 4. 9 archangels, 60 griffin archers, 12 ducks, a few griffin units. Knowledge skill.
Шахтар: 12, 23, 4, 3. 1 angel, 30 griffin ogres, 35 griffin medusas, 16 griffin cats, 21 griffin minotaurs, 40 ducks, and 8 unicorns. +2 to speed.
In the first round, I position myself forward tactically and wait for the archangels to attack. They attack. On my turn, the angel removes the retaliation from the archangels and I attack with everything; the unicorns attack the archers. I destroy 3 archangels of the opponent. And then a series of archangel attacks begins :D They attack, then attack with morale, and finally attack with success (on the ducks, from which retaliation has been removed). 24 ducks remain. In the second round, the unicorns cast blindness, and the opponent retreats without an army (since there was no money for a ransom). I write to him, "GG?" And he writes, "Let's play." Then I ran to another central village, and the opponent ran to his dead-end village. I took a couple of nests there. I found two more minimal utopias: a sword +5, a helmet +4/4, and a helmet +5.
On day 224, I see the opponent rushing to the center with archangels (there are already 10+). Meanwhile, I prepare a chain attack to destroy Шахтар in the village where the opponent should appear. On day 225, the opponent makes a mistake: Valeska is still with the archangels, and the rogue is with the last army. Шахтар attacks. Шахтар: 17, 30, 15, 15. 24 cats, 30 minotaurs, 50 medusas, 45 ogres, 40 ducks (and there are 40 of them again :D), 12 unicorns. +2 to speed and a cloak of magic resistance.
Valeska: 17, 17, 16, 15. 4, 4, 3 archangels. (There was a chain lightning spell). Thanks to the unicorns and the blindness spell, it was possible to achieve a victory with fewer losses. The opponent pays a ransom of 6 archangels. And Шахтар, on the last turn, reaches the rogue with the army. The rogue has 60+ griffin griffins, and 55 griffin swordsmen, 4 griffin horses, 77 archers, and 18 monks. The unicorns and cats demonstrate their spellcasting skills, and the opponent casts chain lightning (he regretted that he had removed the cloak before attacking the rogue-mage). In the second round, two griffin units and a medusa remain. I decide to pay a ransom of 34,000 gold to avoid being hit by another lightning bolt from the opponent. 226. Valeska catches up to Шахтар (he is still without a cloak). And again, thanks to the unicorns' ability and the 450 lightning bolt, Valeska manages to win! Thanks for the game.