"THE ROAD TO OLYMPUS"

We took a few restarts and I got good heroes.
Gunnar, Grinya, Jeddit, and I decided that such a lineup would suit me. Gunnar immediately trashed 2 max Crypts, and Grinya leveled up Advanced Earth in a pillar. In the next zone, I got a small block right away in the form of Vampires for +3 morale/luck. I didn't break through into the sands yet because of the shooter guards. In the end, I leveled Grinya where I could and he immediately gets Expert Earth :smile03:
A cart brought 40+ Vampires and I easily micromanaged them. I broke through on another road where the block was more serious, 50+ Gargoyles. Behind the Vampires, the passage turned out to be bugged back into the sands, and there Minotaurs guard a Level 5 Hat + Dragon Fly Hive.
In the underground, I found a Pandora's Box with 50+ Medusas, sent Grinya home to refill mana. On day 117, I was able to build Mages. On the first day, buying and I easily crush the Medusas and get 15 Lich Lords from the Pandora's Box :cool:. The next day, 105 Minotaurs give me the Hat. Then I started gathering Dragon Fly Hives, by the end of day 124 I already had 38. Grinya got Air, Intelligence, and Scholar to pick up Resurrection. Then time ran out and problems started because contact happened. I ran into some corner where I found nothing and only wasted time; the opponent already had a bigger army showing. But he didn't go to take my main and Cursed Shield + Dragon Fly Hive behind Archangels, which I had, and thereby gave me time to take my Dragon Utopia (Gladius + 4 All), max out Air, and take the situation into my own hands. By the middle of the 3rd week, I already controlled the situation and also took a mini Dragon Utopia for the Teapot. Next, I took the main.
On day 142, I was about to pick up the Cursed Shield behind Archangels to finally secure the advantage, but Dave conceded due to lack of control and prospects. :smile03:
TFP!
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Thanks to Dark for the tournament he ran. Hopefully next time the deadlines will be stricter ;)