standard layout: Lorelei start, nothing on the respawn (CAPTAIN'S NECKLACE!!!), looking for something to portal: went into the adjacent zone — also empty, I go further — there's a Dragon Fly Hive behind cyclopes, I go further through road blocks and OH MIRACLE! EXTERNAL DWELLING OF SKELETONS! barely held myself back from portaling, reached the opponent on day 117, there's an incredibly huge detour to the town, with the growth I'm an easy target, I turn around, the AI comes out of the respawn through rough terrain and cuts me off from a CRUCIAL chain (2 heroes), spent half a week returning home, break through triple guards into another adjacent zone, a +5 shield nearby, grab it and on day 131 I enter a dungeon, power-stack before the Dragon Fly Hive behind green turds. Resources and a level 2 shrine added value — 95 green turds. There I lose most of my army, nothing left to take the Dragon Fly Hive with, no money for reinforcements (could have had some but the same AI recaptures its town, all his heroes are mages with a lightning bolt easy game. thanks for the game