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24.03.2015 =Stinger= (Red, Stronghold, Gretchen, Gunnar) def Maretti (Blue, Rampart, Kyrie, Kyrie) Jebus Cross 142
Another 12-hour game happened. I took all restarts.
First one on 111, second 112 - respawn with a Dragon Utopia, taken with an external dwelling of bears on 111, and I also freed Tyraxor from prison at level 5 with logistics and pathfinding, but the respawn had no objects and it wasn't particularly clear if there was money.
I won't describe the bugged generation, but overall everything was good there, by 112 Crag was already level 10, there's an external bear dwelling, a utopia, 3 Griffin Conservatories, and a КЗ behind the sharpshooters, but Maretti has no road to ГО. Technical restart.
Average roads generated, to Maretti's delight, but I have Gunnar in the tavern and stables in front of the castle. On the first day I discovered three "Zephyrs" near the castle, a Conservatory, and a Dragon Fly Hive. On 112 I freed Luna from prison at level 5 with expert fire and air magic; she was supposed to take a checked minimal-conservatory and easily gather the "Zephyrs" with wall without losses.
But something went wrong, because I forgot she was on a single goblin, not on the usual faeries, and I couldn't take the conservatory without losses. I ran away from it and decided to take the conservatory with Gunnar; the scout hero next to him would go take the external bear dwelling with the leftovers. Luna stopped by the first "Zephyr".
In the end, by week 1 I took 2 external bear dwellings, gathered 20 cyclopes, found 4 Dragon Fly Hives, a Red Tower, Shackles of War, a Red Ball, and 2 components for the new Ogre's artifact combo.
Luna on an angel runs toward the Dragon Utopia, which consists of Hydras and 100+ greater Minotaurs.
I only left on 124 because I couldn't transport the gold earlier.
Gunnar took the Red Tower and visited stables, also took a Pandora's Box for 20K gold and an empty Pandora's Box, Gretchen took the Golden Bow, another "Zephyr", and the maximum Dragon Fly Hives.
I lost troops here and there, but nothing too critical.
Before leaving, I took a Vampire Mansion with a scout hero, there were another minus 2 bears, but I wasn't too upset since I couldn't upgrade them anyway, but the mansion gave a Tunic +4 to spell power; I only needed to find the Club +5 for the combo.
124 - I break into the Dragon Utopia with Luna, struggle with Gunnar and Gretchen, and run out into the center. Immediately to the right is a passage to the Inferno respawn; further along the road, Black Dragons guard the sought-after Club +5, a Medal of Diplomacy, and a Dragon Fly Hive. Bone Dragons nearby guard a Pandora's Box with 25 greater Demons, and since I took another Pandora's Box with 25 Demons earlier, I attack 10-19 Black Dragons. I sacrifice all the Demons there and send Luna to the respawn to burn the Nagas for the Shield +5 for the combo.
125 - I run with Gunnar along the path into the center, with reveal I see the road is crooked and long, and halfway it runs into a block of Titans and Black Dragons on swamp neutral terrain. I break through the Black Dragons and was already planning to run into that respawn, but I spotted a +5 All artifact behind Devils and a Griffin Conservatory behind 20+ Bone Dragons. I decided to take the +5 Sword and stopped in front of the Dragons waiting for delivery of the Shield +5 for the combo.
But on my turn, Maretti attacks me with a superior army; I kill his grand creatures, half the horses, and some Wyverns, and flee without paying ransom because I have no money.
Everything is grim, I only have 3 Phoenixes available, no money, the passage to the nearby Inferno respawn is guarded by a front of Enchanters, and even the completed combo doesn't help.
And then Gretchen enters the arena, who, thanks to expert pathfinding and basic logistics, while boosted on a Phoenix, runs onto the swamp neutral with the combo, 3 Phoenixes, and 25 dogs from the Pandora's Box.
Gunnar, meanwhile, pulls a "feint", buys himself back from the central town, and runs into Maretti's vision range. That way I wanted to distract him from going to the swamp respawn and buy himself back on tactics.
I hope Maretti doesn't have scouting and didn't notice this move, and also that he'll be afraid to fight the Titans and scout that respawn.
It all worked out. Maretti chased Gunnar, who, after buying himself back, bought himself back into the dungeon captured by Gretchen on the swamp respawn.
From there, maximum scouting of the respawn, while Kyrie was out of vision range - apparently clearing the center. I find a Utopia, 2 Griffin Conservatories for only three Angels, a +12 to spell power, and a Shield +4 All.
Maretti sent his two scouts to this respawn, but I managed to kill them with the Shackles and the combo, deliberately revealing myself so he'd think ten times before making contact.
Also an important point: I dug up Alamar with Resurrection, and Luna has expert literacy; having learned Resurrection, I take the Utopia. From the useful items, I get a +3 All necklace, and now I have money.
Scouts revealed a Dragon Fly Hive and a "Zephyr" below the Dungeon. Where there was one "Zephyr", there turned out to be 2 more, and I formed a decent stack of Cyclopes - about 30.
During this time, Luna sits in the dungeon, replenishes mana, Kyrie flies to the dungeon and kills the scout. I bring the army to Luna, equip the Cape of the Seas, and attack with the goal of paying ransom and transferring the army to Gunnar to develop the Inferno respawn.
Gunnar bursts into the Inferno respawn and immediately at the entrance there are 3 Utopias near the castle.
I take the Inferno town, buy Luna there and take the first Utopia for her.
They give Wings. In the second Utopia, they give the long-awaited КЗ and a Cap of +5 Magic. In the third, they give something for stats.
Meanwhile, Kyrie jumps and runs around the +2 All stat boosters and takes over my already insignificant towns.
On 141, Kyrie took my small Dungeon town from me, where he stopped.
I upgrade the bears, take the artifact for neutral morale, and attack.
After an Imp butting for 3K HP into 8 Angels, the opponent surrenders.
Thanks for the game!
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After Twitch went down, I streamed on GG
Thanks, Tyom, great game.