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The opponent used 2 restarts; I was about to take a restart myself, because on my path there were 10-19 Cerberi (turned out to be 18) guarding the external market and a flail +4ATK, but I spotted an external dwelling of ogres. I captured it, took the ogres, visited the stables, and went to fight. It was painful — 3 ogres were lost, and a few goblins too. But I could still carry on for now. I immediately saw a portal under the orcs... I decided not to go there yet and went to check the second passage. On 112 there was again a reason for a restart (a bunch of blockers, no money, nothing much to fight), but I revealed Boots of Speed under a horde of Dendroids. I was still considering a restart because overall it looked tough, though pleasant, but then my scout hero pulled another pair of Boots from a wagon... I decided to play.

On 113 I broke through to the computer (Fortress), but the computer played far from childishly (Wystan with 3 stacks + other joys); in the end I was left with 2 Harpies (what an excellent army). I thought if the computer attacked, it would surely defeat me and also might take my mine. The computer didn't attack — I captured its castle and revealed an external dwelling of Basilisks, under 10-19 Beholders' eyes... I placed the Basilisk dwelling, saw an external dwelling of Gnolls — alright, I have something like a strike stack and something like unit-ones. 115 — I'm running around on 8 Basilisk, collecting crypts in the swamp. 116 I sent the Basilisks for money, but the chests turned out to be small. And all across the respawn there are blockers (a crowd of Cerberi, mages...). Alright, 117 I broke through the orcs — another joy: sand, more rough terrain, alright, screw the Mighty Gorgons, I placed Hydras in the Citadel.

On the second week I reached the Rampart computer and finally set Mighty Gorgons in the Castle on 127. During this time I revealed 3 Dragon Fly Hives but with guards... A blocker to the center — Bone Dragons, and in the treasure zone through unwalkable terrain a Dragon Fly Hive is visible under 100-249 Water Elementals; I also saw an external dwelling of Mighty Gorgons (the Mighty Gorgons were built for it). I saw that there were Swordsmen there, but couldn't reveal how many. I reached it — a horde, and there were piles of resources and a Mill, but only a scout hero with Pathfinding could reach it... I thought it over, realized things were bad, but there was no point in folding, so I turned back.

The third week was no less disheartening. All the artifacts I revealed were either quest artifacts, or bags of gold/amulets of diplomacy, etc. Crag Hack, who arrived in the second week, ran around stat-boosting locations and leveled up where he could (good job, he took Armorer and Earth Magic). He entered the treasure zone from the Rampart side (more rough terrain, swamp). On 135 the army was simply incredible... (9 Birds, 9 Hydras, 3 Mighty Gorgons, 13 Basilisks). I saw a Griffin Conservatory + a level 5 spell scroll. I captured it — a level 2 Griffin Conservatory, scroll of Fire Shield, and also revealed a Dragon Fly Hive nearby (+8 Hydras), which I also took. 137 I captured an external dwelling of Red Dragons and took one Dragon from the refuge.

141... I realize everything is terrible, but the opponent still isn't going to the center. 142 I capture a Griffin Conservatory from a chain and a couple of Dragon Fly Hives, totaling 5 Angels, 29 Hydras, 3 Mighty Gorgons (not enough money for a Mighty Gorgon from the dwelling) + a pack of Basilisks. I see the opponent is positioned near a Dragon Utopia, and there are 2 packs of 5-9 Angels visible there. 143 I capture the Dragon Utopia in the swamp with Crag Hack (level 1 — Admiral's Hat and Crown) and plan to retreat toward my corner (the roads were long, and the guard in the corner was unpleasant, so I couldn't reach it earlier). On the way to the Dragon Utopia, I broke through a blocker of 10-19 Bone Dragons with Dessa (for Sphere of Air + monolith) and sent my scout hero there. On 144 my scout hero told me: "there's a Dragon Utopia, 2 Griffin Conservatories, and a Dragon Fly Hive — forget the corner — let's eat before the opponent does." 145 I take down the Dragon Utopia, Dragon Fly Hive, and 1 Griffin Conservatory (the Dragon Utopia gave a Gold Golem, but Dessa has no Earth Magic, and Crag Hack has 1 Knowledge, and fighting it now is a mediocre idea, though still not bad — the army is growing, I have money, I have one element of control). Meanwhile, Crag Hack gobbled up another Dragon Fly Hive. So now I have 40 Hydras, 7 Angels — still alive. I sent my scout hero to a village, and Dessa reached for a Griffin Conservatory, took it (level 3) — I saw a Shield +4 (Uraaa!!! Stats!!! Now I have not only a flail and a crown, but also a shield! :smile23: ) — I took the shield, and behind it a Dragon Utopia was revealed + a Helm (+5) under 5-9 Chaos Dragons. Got to take it. I took it — level 2. I was given a Cap of the 5th level as well as a Shield +12 — full control :smile47: )) — behind the Dragon Utopia I see another Dragon Utopia. OK, Dimension Door there — That's a Gold Golem and a Cursed Mire. Behind that Dragon Utopia I see yet another — OK, another pile of money, Gladius, Wings. I see that, despite the opponent's Archers being revealed since 143, he's still running around in his corner. I decide to finish it.

211 — 212 I get: Dragon Utopia, Griffin Conservatories, replenish mana, gather troops, buff up, take Naga Bracelets. 213 — I fly to the opponent's Castle, finish him off, make 20 Archers = profit. 214 I reveal Marusya's army with my scout hero, grab a couple of Griffin Conservatories (both turned out to be level 1), a Dragon Fly Hive, upgrade Hydras (58 Hydras), take the Serpent Flies, fly with two Dimension Doors from Dessa to the opponent = GG.

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