We started playing right away. I got 3 of my own heroes with 120 troops, good roads, Gundula, Mephala, and then Dessa joined. On turn 113, I took my second town - a Citadel. There were no ambushes, but in the first week, we were getting crushed in the Citadel. At the end of the week, I was thinking about who to make my main hero and where to run, because there were a lot of upgrades for spell power and an artifact that gives +4 spell power, but my opponent rage quit on a tough defense.
Thanks for the game!