The start was very tough; I started pumping Miriam, but she didn't get anything useful besides tactics, and they kept pushing water on her (everyone around is blocked). By the end of the week, I only painted a couple of villages, but the giants—with some effort, thanks to the external market defeated on day 7—were established, and in the Castle! In one of the treasure zones, the scout spotted several hives; that's where BroneNill's triumphant march began after she got earth. The clues are quite fat, and by 124 I already have 45 ducks. Meanwhile, Nilka is moving toward a spotted control scroll. A Dragon Utopia is also visible there.
Town Portal scroll, Dragon Utopia with slag (black orb), the next Dragon Utopia is no better, and the following three (!!!) Dimension Doors were still not delivered. I took the Castle, and from there ended up in a treasure zone that leads to the blue respawn, and it's untouched. There I found a fly scroll. With it, things became a bit easier; I'm building up my power via Fly. And on 135, after another trade of artifacts for resources for the Mage Guild and titans, I discover that due to a backpack bug, the red orb was sold :eek: I am in complete shock against Dessa with 30+ sp :smile32: I can't think of anything wiser than making a save at 5 AM to think about what there is left to gain here against Dessa with full gear, even if without power. After the save, in ICQ, I describe my plan to a friend who watches my games—something like gathering resists, pressing with meat, armageddon, picking up elixirs, etc. Later it turns out that I was writing to Hell :D Then, in the heat of the moment, I mentioned the backpack bug, from which he realized that I had sold the orb :smile15:
After the save, morning brought wisdom; we sat down to finish playing 2 weeks later, and to my surprise, while recalling the save, I find the orb peacefully lying with one of the losers in the garrison :smile08: And now my honestly told strategy to Anton turns out to be a cunning, well-thought-out bluff :D
I gather more power, upgrade 78 monarchs in the blue main army and 11 titans at home and nearly 50 cyclops, and also Mr. Petrovich picks up a flask for buffing, and I continue to peacefully stay in the tavern, but now with the orb) On 136, after all this fuss, Hell decides to storm me with magic; there is much less power there, so upon discovering the orb and smirking at my "cunning" bluff, Anton surrenders :) Otherwise, he would have tried for a long time to get Dessa, since there was no Dimension Door in the Mage Guilds
P.S. Take this cunning move into your arsenal)))
Thank you for the game!