One for all and all for one 4

Game 1 of the round! :D
The spawn was very good — a Dragon Utopia along the road (max, there were two more Dragon Utopias, but far away), an external dwelling of psychos (but I took it on [Month] 2), 2 external dwellings of air elementals (3 total, but the 3rd was very far away together with a crystal mine), and a double. Crystal was scarce, so I had to fight not only for gold but also for crystal. At Lacus, after Expert Tactics, the choice was Navigation or Estate :D . I placed the Phoenixes on 117 in the Citadel. At the start of Week 2, the opponent appeared within my vision range with 17 Minotaurs [gained from] Griffins' Saddle, and snatched 2 Dragon Fly Hives and the central Castle from under my nose. I cleared a Pandora's Box [rewarding] rags [from] Griffins' Saddle and rushed forward at him with all the might I could buy with my measly gold :D . The opponent, due to a lack of mana — as it turned out later — and the loss of 5 Minotaurs in the Dragon Fly Hives, was defeated and transferred the army back home, where he had a Dragon Utopia [of] level 3 [of] Illusion or level 2, and a Dragon Utopia [of] level 3 (with Air Control). But then, as soon as I recaptured my central Castle and started building up army strength for the Dragon Utopia, the opponent surrendered in the Dragon Utopia. Thanks for the game! :D