Despite having Gloves, and ignoring the opportunity to use Resurrection due to poverty and being blocked, the game officially began!
The first week was difficult, building a Minotaur and finding boots in the swamp;
In the second week, after a costly battle where almost all units except the Minotaur were lost, I captured a second Fortress city and finally obtained the boots;
In the third week, with Dessa having the highest movement speed thanks to Stables, Gloves, and boots, I entered a period of rapid expansion. I captured several cities in a row, obtained Teleport and resurrection scrolls, built a Guild, a level 5 Guild, and a second city's Minotaur, and discovered and captured one of the four Utopia cities near the opponent's area;
In the fourth week, I captured the remaining three Utopia cities, obtaining key artifacts such as ALL6, ALL5, ALL4, and Wings. However, I had no Dungeon Defender, and the opponent had revealed their Dungeon Defender and was attacking me, so I upgraded 10+ Behemoths and quickly captured their main city. With my high movement speed and strong army, the opponent had nowhere to hide and had to surrender!
From the third week onwards, the game was very efficient. The weakness was in the first two weeks. If the opponent had expanded a little faster and occupied an important intersection that should have been occupied earlier, the outcome would have been uncertain!
Thanks for the game.
Зима 2011-12.