"only XL-4"

Didn't take restarts, opponent took one.
Mephala came, there were two external dwellings of poops and one of air elementals.
Thought for a long time whether to restart or not, but decided not to waste time. Reached 6k, but at least there were roads, so it didn't all stop at a one-way junction, and thank you for that.
Had no birds on the first map, played with 4-5 heroes, tight on gold despite max crypts and a minimal Dwarf Cottage. On the second map, Mephala got Earth Magic and wrecked a hundred upgraded Gargoyles with a +6 Shield. Started to pick up steam, the week ended with birds already.
On the third week, contact was made, but I didn't push the opponent, decided to take my two scouted Dragon Utopias, 2 black ones and 2, from the useful stuff - a Chalice and a Book of Water, the rest were bags of gold and a Captain's Hat. Couldn't level Wisdom enough to learn the Dimension Door I had built; there was an implosion scroll. I felt very comfortable on Mephala. Collected a scouted elixir, but since there were only 2 Dragon Fly Hives on the map for 10 Wyverns and not a single Griffin Conservatory, the elixir bonus only went to the birds.
Learned Wisdom, rebuilt Town Portal and Resurrection, went to finish the match at the opponent's. Final battle in Castle, before which a well-leveled Solmir wipes out 50 air elementals, but the finale is still for blue.
Thanks for the game!
Good luck in the future :)