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Both have Dimension Door; Tazar's stats are 33 37 but without off, 60 monarchs, 40 cows under elixir, but no Town Portal. I have 2 heroes with full control (taking turns)), Craig 28 19, skeletons and demons are barely being made, 33 angels (in 5 turns there would have been 50), but with such a timer the game goes until the first mistake, so out of respect for each other we agreed to a draw.

Thanks for the game!

10/27/2014 KobRa_RR (Red, Stronghold, Kreg Heg, Kreg Heg) draw Medium_HP (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 8xm12a 214

Both have damage dealers, Tazar has stats 33 37 but without offense, 60 Monarchs, 40 Cows under Elixir, but no Teleportation. I have 2 heroes with full control (in turns)), Kreg 28 19, skeletons and demons are made somehow, 33 angels (in 5 turns there would be 50), but with such a timer, the game goes until the first mistake, so out of respect for each other, we agreed on a draw.

Thanks for the game!

Should both of you be counted as losers, or will you flip a coin to decide who stays in the winners?

Are you both going to be considered losers, or will you flip a coin to see who remains in the winners' bracket?

And what about draws in a double-elimination system?!)))))))))))))))))))))))

2nd term until 12.11.2014 Recovery period for the 3rd term until 10.11.2014

Should I count both of you as losers, or will you flip a coin to see who stays in the winners?

Isn't it a bit early to cross us out? There's plenty of time, we'll replay :)

More on the game:
the start was disgusting, the computer killed three heroes, resulting in ruins in the Stronghold; I told myself: only an archangel in the tent can fix this situation :D guess who arrived there at 121? :smile01: Then, the opponent is fully taking Dragon Utopia and showing space parameters, while I run to my first Dragon Utopia at 141, but I get КЗ and a blue cap right away :smile01: Built up angels with an external dwelling + summoning, income 20-25K per turn, the whole map under control, but then of course the opponent appears with 2 Dimension Door... All in all, it turned out to be a great game.

Both have Dimension Door; Tazar's stats are 33 37 but without off, 60 monarchs, 40 cows under elixir, but no Town Portal. I have 2 heroes with full control (taking turns)), Craig 28 19, skeletons and demons are barely being made, 33 angels (in 5 turns there would have been 50), but with such a timer the game goes until the first mistake, so out of respect for each other we agreed to a draw.

Thanks for the game!

Thanks for the game!

Isn't it a bit early to exclude us? There's plenty of time, we can replay. :)

I haven't excluded anyone. I'm not aware of your intentions, whether you want to withdraw or replay, so that's why I asked.

Added 8 minutes later
For the benefit of all, the formula for tournament recovery has been corrected (Section 1, Point 6 in the first post). N=(10$+Round Number*5$)/2

Jewelmask, contact your opponent to discuss the date and time for the match.
P.S. and authorize me in ICQ.

This is a reminder!

Replay
The situation is tough, shortage of gold, and especially wood (mine cut off). In the end, 1-5 in the Citadel at home, barely, and in the opponent's swamp I couldn't even fit the lizards in... I started the second week with a max Dragon Fly Hive, then a difficult fight against 30 minotaurs on their turf, and ended the week by capturing the purple Castle with Angel construction! The only thing is, I rushed and took the Griffin Conservatory on week 2 with the loss of 1 Angel — not Tazar after all)) Meanwhile, the opponent is actively hovering around the 2 Dragon Utopias I revealed, but isn't rushing to take them.. On day 1 of week 3 I captured the pink Dungeon, started building the portal. By the end of the week I leveled up significantly, to level 19, and scouted 2 Dragon Utopias. In the Dungeon: Orb of the Firmament and Armageddon. Meanwhile, Kostya takes both of his Dragon Utopias. On day 1 of week 4 I build Dimension Door in Castle and immediately find a scroll of it too) then I take 3 Dragon Utopias, all minimal.. they give gold, +2, and 4 All, I assemble the Cloak of the Undead King :D A couple of turns later, Fire Bolt.
Thanks for the game!

We started without restarts; I lured an elven external dwelling near Castle and a Griffin Conservatory, but by turn 114 I realized that most of my spawn and the passage to the center were cut off by 50+ Grand Elves :D

What to do — I went off-road into the underground, where salvation awaited: an Angel in a refuge, but resources were catastrophically low, and on the 1st, Grand Elves at the Citadel :D

On turn 121, I take a mini Dragon Fly Hive — clear it — get the spell book — take the Griffin Conservatory (level 2), kill the Grand Elves, and finally break through to the center.

I level up Kyrre; in the necro zone, there's a box with 20 Vampires; on turn 125, I run to the Super Treasure — from there I get +3 Offense, a couple of Dragon Fly Hives, a box with all the Air, an external dwelling of Green Dragons, a +3+3 Shield, a +3 Sword: combat stats are around 20, Kyrre is under 20 with Mass Slow, plus a box with 50 Goblins; on turn 131, clear it — I regenerate mana in the necro second area. On turn 132, I run to a Dragon Utopia there — max; from the combat stacks: 21 Swan May (Angels?) and 3 Angels, but tons of meat — I take it, slaughter the meat. There's a level 5, КВ, Plate, something else. I pick up a couple of Cyclopes — place the Dragons.

I go to the 2nd Dragon Utopia, then to the 3rd via Fly and Dimension Door (too bad Air didn't come up).

And then at home, a Town Portal in GM4, all good :D by turn 141, I have 7 Gold, though that's almost all from the army.

Next, I devour the map, capture a bunch of castles, see the opponent lurking in a corner, and decide not to rush. I grab a ton of Dragon Fly Hives, a couple of Griffin Conservatories, and find another native Treasure.

On turn 211, I buy up, but at the last seconds of the timer, I freeze up and run Kyrre at the opponent — I neither have time to Town Portal home nor to kill him with Dimension Door at the start, although time is clearly on my side. In the end, I foolishly exposed myself, and of course, the opponent crushes me.

I almost got wrecked, but after 2 finals, I finally saw the coveted "gg" in the chat.

Thanks for the game!

We started without restarts, I lured with an external dwelling of elves near Castle and a Griffin Conservatory, but on 114 I realized that most of my spawn and the passage to the center were cut off by 50+ Grands :D

What to do — I went through the wasteland into the underground, there was salvation: an angel in a refuge, but catastrophically no resources, on 1 Grands in Citadel :D

On 121 I take a mini Dragon Fly Hive — breaking — spell book — I take a Griffin Conservatory (2nd), kill the Grands, finally break through to the center.

I level Kyrre, in the necro zone there's a box of 20 Vampires, on 125 I run to the super treasure zone — from there I bring out +3gold, a couple of Dragon Fly Hives, a box of all air, an external dwelling of green dragons, a shield +3+3, a sword +3 : combat stats around 20, Kyrre around 20 with mass earth, also a box of 50 Gnomes, on 131 breaking — I regenerate mana in the necro secondary. 132 I run to a Dragon Utopia there too — max, from the combat stacks — 21 angels and 3 dragons, but tons of meat — I take it, sacrifice the meat. There's 5th level, КВ, plate armor, something else. I pick up a couple of Cyclopes — I set the dragons.

I go to the 2nd Dragon Utopia, then to the 3rd through fly and Dimension Door (too bad air didn't come).

And then at home in GM4 Town Portal, all good :D by 141 already 7 gold, though that's almost all from the army.

Next I eat up the map, take a bunch of castles, see the opponent hanging around in a corner, decide not to rush. I pick up a ton of Dragon Fly Hives, a couple of Griffin Conservatories, find another native treasure zone.

On 211 I buy everything out, but then on the last seconds of the timer I freeze and run Kyrre at the opponent, I don't have time to either town portal home or kill him with Dimension Door on the rush, even though time is clearly on my side. In the end, I stupidly set myself up, of course the opponent takes me down.

Almost got wrecked, but after 2 finals I still saw the coveted "gg" in chat.

Thanks for the game!

On 111 I reached the lift and managed to spot 3 external dwellings of peasants — decided to play around. In the end I found 5 external dwellings + 2 external dwellings of thieves and an external dwelling of halflings. In the same zone I found a max Griffin Conservatory and took it on 121, then immediately took the Conflux computer. After that I got stuck in treasure for a long time, discovered a Dragon Utopia — they gave КЗ and the Sword of Justice. In the tavern, wild stats on Kyrre are glowing and she doesn't keep herself waiting long — she flies in on the 1st day from the darkness and takes the main. I needed to farm stats and I delved deeper into the underground treasure zone. I crawled around there for a long time, but managed to collect 80 angels, and 1500 skeletons, found another Dragon Utopia with a shield of +12 and a library, an artifact of +2 to speed, then town portal'd to the necro village, put a fort there, upgraded the skeletons and finally found a way to the center, where I met Kyrre. The final (which shouldn't have been ;) ) turned out to be very interesting, and I had chances to win, but made several mistakes due to which I couldn't take advantage of that very chance, not enough experience.

Thanks for the game!

Replay
The layout is not easy, shortage of gold, and especially wood (the mine is cut off), resulting in 1-5 at the Citadel in my own somehow, and in the computer's swamp, I couldn't even insert the Lizardmen... I started the second week with the max Dragon Fly Hive, then a difficult fight with 30 Minotaurs on their land, and finished the week by capturing the purple Castle with an Angel build! The only thing is, I rushed, took a 2-creature Griffin Conservatory with the loss of 1 Angel, not Tazar after all)) Meanwhile, the opponent is actively circling around the two Dragon Utopias I revealed, but is not rushing to take them.. On day 131, I captured the pink Dungeon and started building a Tower. By the end of the week, I leveled up significantly, to level 19, and scouted 2 Dragon Utopias. In the Dungeon, a Chalice and Armageddon. Meanwhile, Kostya takes both of his Dragon Utopias. On day 141, I build the Dimension Door in the Castle and then find a scroll with it) then I take 3 Dragon Utopias, all minimum.. they give gold, +2, and 4 all, I assemble the Cloak of the Undead King :D A couple of turns later, Fly.
Thanks for the game!

Again cut off from the center by the one-way, ate my own, then also managed one central area and partially a second, built a tower in the neighbor's Dungeon, no control, no stats, gg.
Thanks for the game!

So, gentlemen, there are 6 days left, and everything is going smoothly. I would like everything to continue without any problems. Please don't delay and speed things up (on the angel :)).

An interesting game with a simply wild pace turned out. :D
On the first week, I took external dwellings at my spawn: Air Elementals, Magogs, and Fire Elementals.
I found Boots behind the skeletons in an adjacent zone, a couple of Pandora's Boxes, some decent scrolls, but money was very tight. Only level 1-5 and that without a Citadel. :(
On the second week, I went to the center, came to the Rampart computer through the teleport. There was Ivor, Unicorns, and 20+ Grand Elves and other meat. I decided to hit and run from there before they could beat me up :D
Then a hero from the Conflux computer popped up nearby, I had to explain to him that he had started this for nothing. And then I took his castle, although he had collected 2 external dwellings of Sprites and an external dwelling of Water Elementals and recruited, so I took a good hit too.
The 2nd week ended with level 1-5 in a Fort in 2 castles.

I started the 3rd week with recruiting and taking a Dragon Fly Hive and a level 2 Griffin Conservatory, my daddy at that point was Gunnar. Then I attacked 97 Fish, but didn't take the box because it looked very much like level 4 and I have no Wisdom. By the way, I was building up the Mage Guild at home, for nobody knows who, but for the scrolls. Although all the scrolls were junk.
Finally, Gelare, the first of my scout heroes, got Advanced Wisdom. Only at level 6 because I couldn't refuse Earth magic. :) Takes the box and it's 10k experience :(
Well, at least there's a promising mage, since he also got Air magic.
Next, the OP stupidly sacrifices Kyrre in the recently captured Rampart of that same computer. Left him on Centaurs and Dwarves in the castle. Gunnar without a spell book gets there and kills him, but loses most of the army, leaving the Fire Elementals with the scout hero, of which there were already a fair amount (the rest were killed by towers and Kyrre's magic). There weren't many artifacts there anyway, but it's still nice. Then Gelare runs to the treasure zone: Library, Dragon Fly Hive, Sword +6, Fire Elemental scroll (GM 5 gave me Fly, GM 4 gave me Resurrection). I had to give the Rampart back (but not without a fight, the OP had about minus 30k gold) because there was a ton of army there, and it's not clear how to kill it yet...
Here Gelare gets Fire magic in the 7th slot :smile51: well, now the main thing is done, I can go to a Dragon Utopia.
I took a level 2 Dragon Utopia with Phoenixes and Fire Elemental summoning (at 146 :smile04: ), almost lost (in HoMM 3 I would have written GG), but I hit-and-ran it pretty well, leaving only a few Green and Red Dragons. Right then, Gunnar, who had managed to gallop from the main hero, finishes it off. The stats it gave were only (Shield +12 / Crown 4/4). But for the first time I had a ton of money, and by the end of the week, Griffins are built in both Conflux towns, and at home even in a Citadel.
Time ran out, and now I have to fight on two fronts. My 2nd front-liner is Tante with Expert Wisdom, Air, and Tactics.
That was the save point.
After loading, I recruited Griffins for Gelare.
(he got the Log book and ran with 3k movement points :cool: ) I first attacked the noob, with an army of 25 Pegasi, Dendroid Soldiers, small fry, and as planned, got the gold for a 2nd recruitment. On the last moves, I also attacked a scout hero, with 4 Giant Lizards and junk, they shouldn't be proliferating. :rolleyes:
Istra showed up with good stats, and Dimension Door (though I haven't noticed more than one cast yet) didn't have a couple of moves left, but Alamar got there, unafraid of Armageddon, and attacked. Well, (though I would only have attacked with Shackles in that case, so that even if I got Armageddon, I could kill the daddy), Gelare has a Bolt for 450, cast it on a stack of War Unicorns, 11+10 (also very strange), killed a Pegasus, and a few Elves, and bought himself off on the last unit (Expert Diplomacy saved me a couple thousand anyway).
I replenished mana at the Well, and rushed to the treasure zone. Tante took the Pendant of Free Will and ended up in a snow treasure zone and found a Dimension Door scroll there :smile13:
The OP also went into the treasure zone where Gelare went, which is not very pleasant. He took a Dwarf Cottage and something else there, but he didn't spot me. I, in turn, took a Dwarf Cottage, a mini Griffin Conservatory, and I spot a Dragon Utopia, but I only have 45 mana left, after a tough and, as it turned out, pointless fight against Master Gremlins.
Next turn, I see that the OP left the treasure zone and out of joy, I didn't have enough time for Gelare to move, but the chain is in place, ready to take the Dragon Utopia.
The OP spotted the Dragon Utopia that was on the Rampart spawn and rushed there immediately.
I took mine, there was a level 5 Helm and a Chalice of Life, and I didn't need anything else. Then I quickly cleared the treasure zone and had the opportunity to attack the OP after his Dragon Utopia (Dendroid Soldiers, Unicorns, Centaurs), but I couldn't reach him and had to take the Rampart in the last seconds. I managed to place the level 5 Helm, but not the Breastplate, the OP didn't attack, I got lucky. But he combined his army and came at me. I decide to equip the Breastplate and attack, since he only has 58 mana, and I have 100 more with equal stats, and if needed, enough gold to buy myself off.
I attack on 217.
Gelare 10 13 21 (148 mana) 5 Angels 12 Giant Lizards 1+40 (approx) Fire Elementals 1+7 Phoenixes, +1 Speed
Istra 13 13 15 (58 mana) 5 Angels 120 Master Centaurs 12 Dendroid Soldiers 15 Master Pegasi 28 War Unicorns 270 Skeletons 34 Arch Liches +1 HP

Round 1: All my units wait and I get a Chain Lightning for 625 on the Phoenixes. No Air magic there, in response, Implosion on the most dangerous stack of War Unicorns.

Round 2: We exchange Land Mines, Angels from wait kill -3 Unicorns.

Round 3: The OP cowers in a corner and starts using Ice Bolt for 300 to finish off my remaining Phoenixes, I resurrect 6 of them in response

Round 4: From wait, I cast Inferno on all the existing stacks :D fortunately I had the Fire Orb.

Round 5: The OP switches from Resurrection to Ice Bolt on the Angels.

Round 6: From wait, I cast Mass Haste, 3 Angels break into the Arch Liches, leaving a couple, and the Phoenixes clean up the Dendroid Soldiers and Angels.

Round 7: Implosion kills the Skeletons, I have 27 mana left, I plow into the OP with everything
2 Angels, 3 Unicorns, 80 Centaurs, a couple of Arch Liches remain, the OP uses his last mana for an Ice Bolt and buys himself off.

Then I captured the Rampart with scout heroes and placed Istra there.

On 221, after 2 Dimension Doors, I replenish mana at the Well and attack, having equipped the Chalice of Life instead of the Helm.
Got hit with Chain Lightning on the Phoenixes again, in response an Inferno for 550 proved my point, Phoenixes and Angels broke in.
Round 2, a Bolt on the Angels and I finish off the remaining survivors in hand-to-hand combat, not letting them move.
Then Tante took another Rampart from the OP, and a village in the treasure zone that he had started building.
On his turn, the OP surrenders.

Thanks for the interesting game!

P.S. Don't judge me too harshly for spelling and punctuation :D

P.S.S. Otherwise I'll end up writing like Bishop :D :D

Confirmed. Thanks for the report; I spent half an hour reading it, so there's no need to check the saves now :D Decent start, only the respawn is very large, the elf hideout is right next door, but the uniques are in the middle of nowhere—I didn't even go after them after the second week, especially since I stumbled upon a ramp village and seized a well-built ramp from the green. I screwed over Kiryukha, yeah; I didn't expect such mobility from my opponent, as I hadn't seen him in my line of sight, although I took quite a few same-day scouts. Magic is a disaster. I didn't see any crystals for the entire first month, so only the second spell is Mage Guild. Instead of Kiryukha, I started leveling Izra; luckily, there were places to creep with an amulet and boots, but for some reason she turned out to be a terrible main—no air, and "there's no wisdom" (c). On the 3rd week, I think, I took the Dragon Utopia with the air book, leaving 200+ skeletons there. By the way, let me correct: the second Dragon Utopia that I went to take was on my (vast) respawn, not the green's, so I had to jump to it from there. And in it, according to the laws of the genre... (drumroll)... a captain's hat and similar trash.
See above for everything else. The game really turned out very unconventional, total epic. Especially considering that both players were in zeitnot during the second month; short story: it was a blast.
Thanks for the game and good luck in the future!

The Moon arrived, and it spun out a rather unfortunate situation: in the second zone, one road led to a dead-end village, the other to a one-way portal, making it a long run to travel. In the end, I gathered some Dragon Fly Hives and, lacking prospects, entered the one-way portal. I never placed birds; there I took 2 Griffin Conservatories (1), captured the opponent's swamp, and the next turn caught up at zero Kira, where there were 300 skeletons and 3 angels with -2 morale against my superior stats (though also on a low-tier creature). I had 2 Archangels, 20 Wyverns, 2 Hydras, and Great Serpents; followed by a surrender. Thanks for the game.