"The Newbie-2015. Winter" tournament.

Both of us played Panic for the first time. In my opinion, the map fully justifies its name: somewhere from the middle of the second week, both our timers were at zero, no artifacts, no utopias, no pandoras, conservatories could be counted on one hand, and I only found hives towards the end. But let's take it step by step...

Huge respawn, a couple of demon and dog dwellings (I never captured the outer Abyss), a couple of naga banks (20) and a couple of conservatories (1+2). As for artifacts throughout the game: a magic ring (had it from the start), Armor +1x4, Boots +600, Ring of Life, I pulled the Spirit of Despair from a chest, and Meteor Shower and Explosion scrolls (which, strangely enough, were not relevant at all).
On the first week, I capture the dwellings, the Necropolis, and build Efreet in the Stronghold. On the second week, I buy up, start demoning, decide that I'm super cool, and throw away half my army in a naga bank. Pyra gets expert Earth, but the only useful spells are Cure and Haste )))) Meanwhile, Luna takes the pandora for the entire 1st level, and Pyra is offered Literacy for the next level. A literate Pyra boldly takes conservatories 1 and 2, while getting the Luck skill from the scholar scribe (facepalm).
I see the opponent capturing a city neighboring my Necropolis and start to panic.
On 132, I capture another Necropolis and take back another Angel from the griffins, and I upgrade Pyra's long-awaited Attack. On 134, I build a chain to burst out of the darkness and take the red swamp while (as I thought) the enemy Heroes are far away and busy with other things. So there I am, lying in ambush, gearing up for a swift attack full of ruthless cruelty towards a lone centaur guarding the Fortress, when Lacus casually runs past me (literally 7-8 steps away) and easily wipes out 100-250 silver pegasi (as it turned out later, without magic) for passage to the treasure. Honestly, seeing this action, I wanted to turn around and go grind somewhere else. But then, weighing my options, I decide to attack Lacus, hoping that the Pegasi had nonetheless battered his army. He loses 30+ Wyverns, 4 Behemoths, and pays off with 10 Cyclops and 2 Angels, killing all my Pit Lords, 3 Angels, and destroying the ballista.
On 137, I capture the red Necropolis, and on 141 - the opponent's main.
On 143, Craig appears with the remnants of an army and buffed Wyverns. His stats and build are better, but he is far behind in troops. The FB ended up being more of a formality.

Thanks for an interesting game! =) I enjoyed the game.
See you! =)

P.S. (for Makiavelli) - The Skull Helmet was near the Dungeon, which Lacuss didn't reach, and the Shield of the Damned could be bought from the artifact trader. Well, and you're already aware of the 15 gorgons for the Fearless Guardian.