on the second day, Angel and Boots appear in the center, and scouting revealed a serious block to the center exit for Vova; after that, it became quite simple... Generator....
thanks for the game!
and in vain
a double nasty block to the center and a long winding spiral road in a snowy gorge leading to the native town made the game quite challenging
on turn 117 I finally reached the Tower and with the help of 2 markets somehow got the Birds in, but there were no money-making objects, except for a single Medusa Hive, not a single one
so I can't splurge, and instead of destroying the Griffin Conservatory at the start of week 2 with the Peasant delivering all of Sandro's gear via chain, he has to do it manually himself
I even had to trade, which affected things later :(
as a result, I arrive in the center late, and there's Gunnar, also with Boots!
I get locked in a corner and they head for the main town
I build the Vessel with all my might; first Town Portal attempt fails, Gunnar is one step away from the main town
I build the Library, no Town Portal, Gunnar takes the unclaimed main town, from which I managed to remove the Bird and Berserker growth
I build floor 5, Gunnar is half a step away from the Tower, which we with Boots ran to for a week))
I gather resources for rebuilding, Sandro is positioned for a siege break, the Peasant has almost no army and was supposed to take the Gems; first he chases off the Miner, then runs around Gunnar who is blocking the road, barely breaks through the Gems, and is 50 movement points short of picking them up
resulting in frantic trading, including for real money; Town Portal was granted, but... now I'm 54 gold short to buy back the main town, learn Town Portal, bring in the army, and defend
I sat on the turn for a long time, looking at what could be done, but alas... the defenseless town is taken, and after that it's all over -- the Nagas I could have taken are gone, nowhere to run
in the remaining time, the opponent built up his army, but I only had 1 town, and I didn't see the stats, otherwise I would have surrendered immediately; as it was, the finale was a formality
gg, thanks for the game! :)
(с) Roger Zelazny