Posts from "Newcomer-2014. Summer"

I think that beginners would be interested in looking at the statistics on colors and castles on different templates, which Dagr created in the recently concluded Favorites tournament:
Perhaps, the tables will help someone make the right conclusions about choosing castles and colors.

The opponent merged into a level 3 conserve, thanks for the game.

My opponent took all the restarts. I used 2 and decided not to restart the external dwelling for horses under Castle and the Griffin Conservatory. In terms of economy, this turned out to be the worst setup on a small map I have ever played. I managed to place the horses in the Citadel only by sheer luck. And then there was simply no money left for buying up units. I had to exchange resources from a single market. I couldn't capture the external dwelling in week 1 — besides, there wasn't much point, as I simply wouldn't have been able to buy out the units. The secondary hero on the stone paths was blocked by Evil Eyes, and my only route was into the Underground.

I broke through there in week 2. I sacrificed two horses on a pile of shooter blocks, captured a Necropolis secondary hero, and spent time gathering gold and resources. Towards the end of the week, I took a level 3 Naga Bank. I also took two level 1 Griffin Conservatories.

Ivor got the Logbook from the start, then Earth and the Armor. In week 3, he found an excellent treasure zone in the Underground with plenty of Dragon Fly Hives and began collecting them gradually. The plan was to gather flies, capture a Dragon Utopia, buy up the growth, and head for the opponent's main. But at the start of week 4, the opponent surrendered.

Thanks for the game!

At turn 112, I had eight heroes, a hidden location for horses, a hidden location for conscripts, 2 hives, 2 hidden locations for archers, and 2 hidden locations for crossbowmen. Things were going quite well. But towards the end of the week, my opponent conceded while I was using dendroids. Thanks for the game!

Spent 2 days of rests, opponent 3 days. The game roll didn't quite please me, but I figured that out when it was too late to take the rest. From the town 4 roads, 2 to the lifts (guard archers), 1 to GO - a horde of Sultan Efreeti, 1 to the secondary zone - Inferno (guard a crowd of orcs). Found no external dwellings on the first week, except Troglodytes, decided to take them, as I had lost some Troglodytes on the first week. Made a few incorrect moves on the first week (didn't wait for the red dungeon for myself). Developed very slowly, only broke into the secondary zone on day 117, found an Efreeti external dwelling on day 121 (failed with the Troglodyte external dwelling). Decided to build up Inferno to Efreeti. Took the castle and consulate near it, went to the treasure zone. In the treasure zone spent about 90 Troglodytes and collected 23 ducks + grabbed a couple of artifacts +4 attack, +5 knowledge, +2 spell power +2 knowledge. On day 133 crashed into the town, doubled mana, the next day take the Pandora's Box guarded by Liches at the respawn (45 Harpies) and go to the second treasure zone. There I take the Pandora's Box guarded by 100+ stone Golems (10k gold). On day 136 opponent descends into the Inferno secondary zone area and heads towards the town (which had become the main from week 2), I run to defend the town. Opponent takes my town on day 137 and doesn't have enough movement to hole up in the town. On day 141 fight - I have Shakhti 9-11-7-215mp, opponent has Jabarkas 11-2-1-30mp, I have 3 Angels, 23 ducks, 9 Sultan Efreeti + meat (Harpies Troglodytes Beholders), opponent has 10 Angels 8 horses + single Centaurs from a bought scout hero. Battle in the open field, opponent had no tactics, and I had the first turn and hit his Angels with mass slow. The hero failed to flee, followed by "gg".
Thanks for the game.

Took two restarts on 111, and that's where we settled.
Two natives appeared in the tavern, ballista. I recruited lizardmen — only 21. Opened the Dwarf Cottage, +2 helmet. Decided not to restart. On 112, upgraded lizardmen, broke through the Dwarf Cottage guard, collected resources with scout heroes, Taz ran along the road killing along the way. Spotted a Dragon Fly Hive behind a pack of Vampires, GO to the opponent — a horde of Nagas. The Dwarf Cottage turned out to be big — I couldn't enter. On 114, broke through the prison guard, found a Wyvern external dwelling with a scout hero behind 5-9 necro bones deep in the respawn, entrance to the underground behind a pack of gr Waspworts, built Wyverns. On 115, Taz took a secondary double with built lizardmen, scout heroes ran around the respawn. On 116, found a second Wyvern external dwelling also deep in the respawn behind a horde of gr horned demons, ran Taz towards the underground. On 117, broke into the underground, but disappointment — 5-9 Firebirds on the road guarding a Pandora's Box. Off-road, a horde of Pegasi guarding a helmet and a tomb. Went back. Zoned out for a long time and didn't manage to place Wyverns in the village. In the main, Wyverns in the castle. Decided to run to the passage behind a pack of gr Waspworts onto the rocks, thinking it was an exit to the treasure zone. By this time, Taz had expert First Aid ))) On 122, broke through the Waspworts and found out this passage wasn't to the treasure zone, but to the opponent. Decided to run to him, Taz had 1723, 45 gr lizardmen, 5 Wyverns, 25 Gnolls. Bought troops in the secondary, but couldn't bring them in time. Taz visited the stable, ran along the road. Spotted Crag Hack with a couple of gr birds and a Goblin. On 125, Crag Hack ran upward, Taz ran down the road without getting distracted by anything, hoping to capture the opponent's main before the start of the week. On 126, after giving almost all lizardmen and a Wyvern, I sat in the castle. A scout hero brought reinforcements. On 127, Crag Hack attacked the scout hero with reinforcements, bought back the scout hero with all the meat for 2500, bought them in the castle, transferred troops to Taz, built an MG, bought a spell book, transferred the +2 SP ribs found by the scout hero in the opponent's respawn via the cart, prepared for FB. On 131, Crag Hack didn't make it to the castle, GG from the opponent.

Thanks for the game.

The opponent took all the restarts and I chose the layout. An excellent option immediately appeared with 2 native heroes, Bron with 6 "vasya" [low-tier units], a wyvern external dwelling under the Castle and boots behind the gargoyles. I took the external dwelling on the first day, but lost almost all the gnolls due to the ducks' morale. Tazar received logu immediately. There was plenty of money; I found 2 more wyvern external dwellings behind 3-headed dogs and wizards — I took them in the 2nd week. There was also a level 3 consa and a Dragon Utopia. In short, it was chocolate (perfect) :) The secondary same-type resource zone on stones was right before my eyes; I decided not to even go there and focus on my own respawn.

For such a layout, I played everything quite slowly — I messed up with the chains, changed hero directions. Basically, I got flustered by such a great deal)
The underground led to a treasure zone and a dungeon secondary. The opponent managed to capture it first, while Tazar headed out to look for hives and goodies; there wasn't enough power for Dragon Utopia yet. I took wisdom early and upgraded it, and was rewarded for this with a box for the whole map behind 100 dendroids. Captured the dungeon at 137, and right there under the Castle, I reclaimed a helmet of +5 knowledge. The opponent is breaking ГО from nags at 141. I make 180 mana, TP to main, gather ducks, upgrade. Ended up with 42 pieces. There were also 5 hydras and 3 angels. stats 9 11 9 8.

Checked Isra with a lock — 11 15 7 6. 5 grey ones, 25 ducks, 1 angel, 250 skeletons, 50 wolves. mana 40.

It would have been an interesting fight without my Pandora's box for the whole map, but it decided things very strongly. I got lucky.

Thanks for the game!