Дегустация Horn of the Abyss

It was a messy game, I misjudged the Pandoras and the scroll :). In the end, I only got out on day 124 after upgrading all my troops.
We played without restarts. I had a block of 24 Medusas under my castle, but they broke through fairly easily and gave a Pandora's Box with 5k gold. Right next to it, I immediately take an external dwelling of Nix. I also spotted two external dwellings of Nymphs and an external dwelling of Serpents. Time to play.
On day 112, I scouted the area and saw another external dwelling of Serpents. There are also several Pandora's Boxes and Angel Wings. In the corner of the respawn is a Dragon Utopia.
Day 113 - slowly leveling up on Crypts and Graveyards.
Day 114 - I decided to start with the Pandora's Box guarded by 20-49 Ogres, since they were also guarding a Refugee Camp. 48 Ogres :eek: A pretty tough fight, but thanks to the terrain, I got through almost without losses, too bad one Nix got eaten due to morale. In the Pandora's Box there's 10k gold. In the camp - Peasants. I don't risk attacking the one with 10-19 Nagas yet, but I should have, there was 10k experience there.
On day 115 I grab the first external dwelling of Serpents, on day 116 the second.
On day 117 I reach the first town, grabbing Boots along the way. I clear the second external dwelling of Nix. At home, the first 7 dwellings without 3 in the Stronghold.
Day 121 - I take two Zephyrs of 8 and 6. I have Expert Earth, but there's no Slow anywhere. So I have to hold back and wait for upgrades.
Day 122 - a couple of banks, I went to replenish mana, bought a spell book.
Day 123 - I reached GO. By this point I was very far behind the opponent.
Day 124 - I find a Slow scroll, and it makes the game. I break through GO very easily. Anabelle is right nearby. The stats are harsh, tons of troops. No room to retreat, nothing to do, I visit the library and attack.
His stats are 21-17-18-13, 40 Wiverns, 5 Serpents, 4 Chaos Hydras.
My stats - 11-8-6-6, 8 Aspids, 14 Cyclopes, 14 Nix Warriors, and a horde of Nymphs.
But there's no mana! And no money to buy it back! The result turned out to be catastrophic - the opponent bought back with 4 Nix, losing everything else, while I only lost a few Nymphs.
Not everything in the center was eaten. On day 125 I grab 8 Cyclopes, the Thunder Helmet, and hole up in the town. Unfortunately, there's no Tavern or Mage Guild there, and I can't build them.
On day 126 I take another Zephyr of 8, the Titan's Cuirass, and break towards the home Dragon Utopia. It gives an average reward - Gladius and +3 to all stats. The problem is the lack of magic.
On day 127 the opponent comes out into the center again. I reach him on the last tile and decide to attack. I get hit by Chain Lightning, but it only takes out half a stack of Cyclopes. It's manageable, reinforcements are coming soon, and I have enough money. But things look grim for the opponent - no troops at all, very little money, and from his towns only the capital, where he needs to sit for another day to replenish mana. GG.
Thank you for the game!