Игры HoMM3 for fun

21.09.2016 Gort (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Toganash (Red, Tower, Solomir, Alkin), JC 134
I got lucky with the layout. On the very first day, near the Castle, I picked up Boots of Speed with a laughable guard (Gnolls). I upgraded the Elves and took a Griffin Conservatory (level 1). Then a small Dragon Fly Hive, and on day 5, I broke through a pack of Cerberi and also got the Gauntlets of Speed. There was also an external dwelling of Draconians there, but since I had upgraded the Elves, the Draconians wouldn't join... Then I broke through the Wizards and took another Dragon Fly Hive — again a small one. I didn't see any more Griffin Conservatories or Dragon Fly Hives, so I decided to develop through Unicorns. Luckily, there were 2 external dwellings, but I messed up and didn't manage to claim the second one in time. Instead, I discovered another Griffin Conservatory and 3 Dragon Fly Hives in a far, inconvenient part of the spawn. Finally, I learned Town Portal (Earth magic was Expert for a while, but Town Portal itself was absent for a long time). Taking the Griffin Conservatory (again level 1) and 2 Dragon Fly Hives, I went to hit the GO. The GO was easy — unupgraded Nagas. I broke through without any problems and reached the center on day 1/2/3(?). I wanted to break through the Hydras too, to gain levels and ensure a clear path along the road, but the timer ran out, and I had to go around. I took the Dungeon and built a Double Mana. The center turned out to be quite poor in Dragon Fly Hives and Griffin Conservatories, but there were plenty of Dragon Utopias. In the first Dragon Utopia, I found the КВ, but there were almost no stat-boosting artifacts. I took a second one — it was full of junk. A large part of my army perished in the Dragon Utopias; only the main striking stacks remained — Swift Angels, Dragons. I eventually found a couple of Dragon Fly Hives and Griffin Conservatories, but they were all small. I decided I needed to upgrade the Dragons (since there were only 4 Angels, and only 1 was lost during the whole game, while there should have been 6 Dragons by week 3), but I had no resources. By the end of week 2, I took another Castle in the center, and by the start of week 3, my opponent entered the center with upgraded Titans. Taking yet another Dragon Utopia, I retreated to the Dungeon, built a Marketplace, sold off artifacts and scrolls, and upgraded the Dragons, moving them back and forth along the chain. The opponent took Tower, grabbed the Cape, and apparently holed up there to replenish mana. I realized I had to attack — luckily, by that time I significantly outmatched the opponent in stats, and I had plenty of mana due to the Double Mana. I managed to run up and attack literally on the last movement point. The opponent turned out to be completely out of mana and surrendered, as there was no chance.
Thanks for the game!