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Not just a game, but some kind of super thriller! With plenty of fails and glimpses of good play in episodes from both sides.
Until day 116, I thought I was far behind. Only one Griffin Conservatory (level 2) on the respawn, 1 Dragon Fly Hive, and an external dwelling of Centaurs — that's almost half the map for a respawn. On day 117, things got a bit better — a chest with 15k gold + found and captured an external dwelling of Horde. Almost no stat artifacts — just a +4 shield.
Choice of GO: either 4 Rust Dragons or 20-49 Ghost Dragons. So with low stats I decided to upgrade all troops first, and attack on day 125 from the get-go. Shakles picked up. A Cape of Silence for 2+ level magic was lying nearby, but I didn't take it (big mistake!).
That's where the fun begins: I defend the KV and sit in town to refill mana. On day 126, I see the enemy speeding up on birds, with the rest of the meat on a scout hero. I killed the meat and with stats around 10-10-6-8 (65 mana) went to crush Kreg with stats 20-24-8-(100+ mana) on 12+ individual birds, hoping he had no serious magic, but I took off the Shackles just in case. But no such luck — KZ and he lives on crap. Ehh, with the Cape, the game would have ended there. I run away, mistakenly thinking his hero would disappear. But, news to me, Kreg goes directly into the tavern. Nonetheless, at least I pushed him significantly back from the center. Remaining: 1 Angel, 2 Unicorns, and 6 Archmagi. Essentially, the center is mine, even without an army, but there are 2 Dragon Utopias, convenient for hit-and-run with air elementals. Situation assessment: I'm ahead with a good advantage. Both villages are mine, and I'll see if the opponent comes for me.
Day 131 — I capture the Loincloth of Rejection, attack with singles intending to leave 1-2 dragons in the Utopia. But here's the mega-fail: air elementals deal maximum damage and I lose the fight. Situation — total s. Thought about surrendering.
I try to dig up a hero, but the Utopia isn't taken yet, not enough gold to find a hero.
Day 132, scout hero takes the Utopia. +30k gold. And I finally pull out Kyrre at the cost of almost all the cash!
Situation: slightly ahead again. I take the second Utopia — it's mini with junk. And Kreg starts coming out, his army already larger. Considering how badly I had messed up before, I decide to stall a bit in the center, assuming he can't reach the second village in the center.
The calculation turned out to be a miscalculation: the hero is in the sands, even though I scraped together 18 Unicorns and 10 Nagas from a chest. And the opponent snatches 1 Castle and, with a scout hero on a stable, reaches the second one, grabs the Cap, and sits in the second Castle. The situation is now "a little more and there's no advantage." But the opponent, due to lack of a timer, didn't manage to hold the fort, so I attack without Shakles. And here the chaos continues. His army doesn't seem large, but I play the battle so terribly, fail after fail, that I'm forced to flee with 1 Unicorn and 5 Nagas against 6 birds, Cyclops, and 50+ Goblin mutts. Kreg with Haste wrecked me good.
The situation now — almost total disaster, only waiting for the enemy's mistake.
But, fortunately for me, the opponent didn't disappoint — he ran forward towards my main, fell just short, and as a result, got himself in quite a predicament. And barely any army. First, I sacrifice the hero from the center with Sandals and KV, but I kill his birds with Cyclops' targeting. Then I attack with Kyrre using Shackles and the Cape. 7 stacks against 5, and I can kill any enemy stack with Lightning Bolt. In the end, I kill Kreg with no chance, and the opponent concedes. Thanks for the game!
Also, one moment — even though I had Expert Resistance, Red Boots of Resist, and Unicorn Aura, this damn Resistance didn't trigger even once!
PS These are just two epic playoff games — the first round and now.
Until day 116, I thought I was far behind. Only one Griffin Conservatory (level 2) on the respawn, 1 Dragon Fly Hive, and an external dwelling of Centaurs — that's almost half the map for a respawn. On day 117, things got a bit better — a chest with 15k gold + found and captured an external dwelling of Horde. Almost no stat artifacts — just a +4 shield.
Choice of GO: either 4 Rust Dragons or 20-49 Ghost Dragons. So with low stats I decided to upgrade all troops first, and attack on day 125 from the get-go. Shakles picked up. A Cape of Silence for 2+ level magic was lying nearby, but I didn't take it (big mistake!).
That's where the fun begins: I defend the KV and sit in town to refill mana. On day 126, I see the enemy speeding up on birds, with the rest of the meat on a scout hero. I killed the meat and with stats around 10-10-6-8 (65 mana) went to crush Kreg with stats 20-24-8-(100+ mana) on 12+ individual birds, hoping he had no serious magic, but I took off the Shackles just in case. But no such luck — KZ and he lives on crap. Ehh, with the Cape, the game would have ended there. I run away, mistakenly thinking his hero would disappear. But, news to me, Kreg goes directly into the tavern. Nonetheless, at least I pushed him significantly back from the center. Remaining: 1 Angel, 2 Unicorns, and 6 Archmagi. Essentially, the center is mine, even without an army, but there are 2 Dragon Utopias, convenient for hit-and-run with air elementals. Situation assessment: I'm ahead with a good advantage. Both villages are mine, and I'll see if the opponent comes for me.
Day 131 — I capture the Loincloth of Rejection, attack with singles intending to leave 1-2 dragons in the Utopia. But here's the mega-fail: air elementals deal maximum damage and I lose the fight. Situation — total s. Thought about surrendering.
I try to dig up a hero, but the Utopia isn't taken yet, not enough gold to find a hero.
Day 132, scout hero takes the Utopia. +30k gold. And I finally pull out Kyrre at the cost of almost all the cash!
Situation: slightly ahead again. I take the second Utopia — it's mini with junk. And Kreg starts coming out, his army already larger. Considering how badly I had messed up before, I decide to stall a bit in the center, assuming he can't reach the second village in the center.
The calculation turned out to be a miscalculation: the hero is in the sands, even though I scraped together 18 Unicorns and 10 Nagas from a chest. And the opponent snatches 1 Castle and, with a scout hero on a stable, reaches the second one, grabs the Cap, and sits in the second Castle. The situation is now "a little more and there's no advantage." But the opponent, due to lack of a timer, didn't manage to hold the fort, so I attack without Shakles. And here the chaos continues. His army doesn't seem large, but I play the battle so terribly, fail after fail, that I'm forced to flee with 1 Unicorn and 5 Nagas against 6 birds, Cyclops, and 50+ Goblin mutts. Kreg with Haste wrecked me good.
The situation now — almost total disaster, only waiting for the enemy's mistake.
But, fortunately for me, the opponent didn't disappoint — he ran forward towards my main, fell just short, and as a result, got himself in quite a predicament. And barely any army. First, I sacrifice the hero from the center with Sandals and KV, but I kill his birds with Cyclops' targeting. Then I attack with Kyrre using Shackles and the Cape. 7 stacks against 5, and I can kill any enemy stack with Lightning Bolt. In the end, I kill Kreg with no chance, and the opponent concedes. Thanks for the game!
Also, one moment — even though I had Expert Resistance, Red Boots of Resist, and Unicorn Aura, this damn Resistance didn't trigger even once!
PS These are just two epic playoff games — the first round and now.
