My opponent had a rough start.
Thanks for the game!

My opponent and I used all restarts. Tazar didn't get a good army. In the tavern, Arlach and Sir Wolf with ballistae and barely any armies. I build Lizardmen for a quick start, buying out the maximum number of heroes for scouting. On the second day, I fight several battles with Tazar and get rolling; scout heroes gather resources. I was 500 gold short of building Wyverns, so I build Gorgons instead. I don't have enough movement points to deliver the Gorgons. I don't have enough gold to hire a hero. On the third day, with my entire available force of 15 Troglodytes, 9 Lizardmen, 29 Gnolls, and 4 Lizardmen, on the way to the second town there is an Obelisk and its guard (35 upgraded Lizardmen (5 stacks of 7)) blocking the path to the town. There are 3 options: fight the Lizardmen and most likely lose my army there, or take 3 days to backtrack and go the other way, though there's nothing worthwhile visible that way. Or disband and save gold to hire a hero and go that same other way. I choose the first option and lose my entire army there. Without a second town and decent objects on the respawn, I saw no point in continuing or dragging out the game. A clean victory for my opponent. Thanks for the game and good luck in the tournament.