Dirty_Player
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In the final match, all games against Vova followed the same scenario: I chose all the restarts and ended up in a tough spot. The last game was no exception. I got Citadel against Conflux, on a poor template, with little gold, and couldn't get Bears. At the end of the first week, I captured 2 external dwellings of Efreeti, which allowed me to start developing from around 121. There, I got Birds and Vidomina—in short, a sad situation. Barely managed to take a Dragon Fly Hive with 8 Wyverns, went into the treasure zone, and found a few Dragon Fly Hives. After that, things picked up; I captured 6 good hives, got nearly 50 Wasps, Gundula upgraded Earth and got good skills, but no Diplomats. The opponent's army was shown to be stronger, so I decided to break through via GO into the central zone. In the center, I found a Cartographer and ran into 100+ Wizards at a GO; without Mass Haste, I didn't dare attack them (possibly a mistake). The revealed Cartographer showed a scout hero with an army in an adjacent zone, plus Dessa on Birds. I killed the scout hero, lost a few Wyverns, and chased away Dessa. A skirmish with scout heroes began; Dessa on Birds kept breaking my chains, while Vidomina escaped into the treasure zone. I decided not to chase Dessa but instead teleported through chains and took a Dragon Utopia (Sword of Justice, Red Orb). The next turn, I teleported to a second Dragon Utopia, which also gave nothing for control. I camped with the Red Orb, and on my turn, Vova unexpectedly flew in from somewhere and attacked. I had a larger army and was wearing the Red Orb. For some reason, Vidomina equipped Shackles of War when attacked, which prevented her from retreating. GG ensued.
Post-game analysis showed that Blue had the Cartographer, full control, and could have assembled the Cloak of the Undead King in 1-2 turns. Essentially, Vova just handed me the win. Thanks to Vova for the games, and thanks to all opponents for the tournament.
My biggest gratitude goes to Sergey and Pavel, who carried the entire tournament like beasts!!!! You are the best, guys!!!! :smile49: :smile49: :smile49:
Post-game analysis showed that Blue had the Cartographer, full control, and could have assembled the Cloak of the Undead King in 1-2 turns. Essentially, Vova just handed me the win. Thanks to Vova for the games, and thanks to all opponents for the tournament.
My biggest gratitude goes to Sergey and Pavel, who carried the entire tournament like beasts!!!! You are the best, guys!!!! :smile49: :smile49: :smile49:
