Good start, got Gundula. On day one, I spotted three conservatories and clues, decided to play.
Starting on week 1, day 1-4, I begin taking conservatories; the first three were single-unit ones. Then I grab a couple more hives, and a level-3 conservatory drops on week 1, day 1-7. Everything was fairly close with roads. I came out on week 2, day 1 through the GO of monarchs; under Oil, everything was easily dealt with. On the same day, my noob couldn't take one of the central towns — it was blocked by one of the three GOs that seemed to divide the center and the opponent's respawn. I managed to pick up a couple of hives and +4+4 armor before the opponent came out through that triple GO.
My stats were considerably higher, and I also had an army advantage, but I didn't rush to attack since there was only one road, and the opponent had to come after me. Before the FB, I managed to level up Air from the box to 20k experience. On his turn, the opponent attacked me. After Mass Haste, I flew in to crash into them and got my change.
Thanks for the game!