I spent all my restarts. Both games went pretty well (almost mirroring each other).
First week
On the second day, I took the scouting spell; my starting area is small. After gathering some gold and resources, Korgus breaks through to an adjacent territory. There, he conquers almost everything and captures the dwelling of the Devils. In the tavern, the opponent had more heroes each day than I did (I bought one hero each day). On day 114, I reach my secondary castle, and on day 115, Korgus takes it by storm without any losses. It's a pity there wasn't a Guild; I didn't build one. I didn't have enough money: I built dwellings for Nixies and Pirates in the Citadel and Nixies in the Citadel without Pirates in the secondary castle. I'm wondering where to find more money! I find a quest artifact on the computer-controlled hero. Later, I received 40 Cutthroats.
Second week
I think, why not focus on the economy, so I build everything for gold production. I break through to a passage, which, as it turns out, leads to the center guarded by 50+ Lizards. There, I make a mistake - I lost one Devil in the Imp Lair (200 of them). And an early encounter happens: a scout runs into a portal, from which Korgus emerges and runs into mine. He fled. This fact made me turn my army in another direction. But it was already too late - Valeska and Jeremy were already moving towards me. I buy everything I can. And a rather interesting early final battle takes place (the forces are approximately equal), where Korgus is defeated (no book, no Amulet of Despair equipped).
mals, thank you for the game! Good luck in the future!:smile20: