Posts from “Two Seasons: Winter-Spring 2015” Tournament. Online games for rating (reports, discussions). Auto-translated

I wouldn't say it was an easy win – I just got lucky with control. By week 3, I had 50 ducks and got the maximum Utopian upgrade. Then there were a couple of Utopians, a fully upgraded Knight, Bronze, and Wistan, and a Locus with Lore and Earth magic. I gathered some resources, and the players kept giving him good stuff, and he kept leveling up. Then I had 100 ducks and 13 Archons, and Tanya surrendered. Thanks for the game.

I'll write, because it's not often that you assemble an AOTD with a Chupsah and a stack of 15 Archdevils.
Even Taz, bought in the 4th week, managed to deal with the formidable lady and 80 ducks.

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Haven't played this template in a long time, decided to recall how it is to run around Nostalgia. On the respawn I revealed a view area which helped me immediately move towards my native stronghold town. But my opponent didn't have a good game. Thanks for the game..

It seemed like everything was going well, but I only found one Dragon Fly Hive, and I had expert Earth Magic with a lot of mana, but I couldn't find Slow. Meanwhile, my opponent had 5-9 Angels and Grand Paladins, and I wanted to run to a branch with neutral creatures, but I was found anyway.
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On the starting area I found two skeleton piles, boots, necklace of speed, and a spirit of despair. Tant and Tamika leveled up slowly, but that didn't stop me from amassing 450 skeletons, 35 dragons, 2 angels, and breaking into the opponent's territory. And there everything was grim.
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The game turned out tense, despite a good start. So, Shakti started with 180 Troglodytes. There were no dwellings on the respawn. (In the 1st week, two mini Dwarves and a Hive for 12 Harpies were taken). A Utopia was scouted at the dead-end town. The native Conflux was also cleared.
2nd week: I hit the Hive for 60 Cerberi and run to the center. On day 123, I run into the center. I take Falx's town and a candle Hive. The next turn, a scout of the red player runs there. I break into Shakti's town, chase away the hero, and take 2 more Hives (Harpies are now 30). I wait for the opponent's attack. I have almost no mana left. (Valeska has higher stats and army strength too). I run down from the town. I end up at the orange Tower. I was pleased to find a rebuilt 2K income. There I take another Hive for 6 Harpies.
3rd week: I run to my dead-end town, to the scouted Conservatory. It turned out to be a minimal one. On day 136, Shakti takes a mini Utopia there, getting a Shield +12. A dwelling of Unicorns + Portal is cleared. The opponent has already occupied the center by the end of the 3rd week. He took the Necropolis. On day 141, I expose Shakti, and the opponent chases him away. A turn later, I buy back and attack.
Valeska: 12, 14, 3, 4; 9 Archangels, 60 Grand Archers, 12 Harpies, a few Griffin units. Crusader's Shield.
Shakti: 12, 23, 4, 3; 1 Angel, 30 Grand Eyes, 35 Grand Medusae, 16 Grand Cats, 21 Grand Minotaurs, 40 Harpies, and 8 Unicorns. +2 Speed.
In round 1, I deploy forward with Tactics and wait for the Archangels' strike. They wait. On my turn, I remove the retaliation from the Archangels with my Angel and strike with everything; the Unicorns hit the Archers. I wear down 3 of the opponent's Archangels. And then a series of Archangel strikes begins :D They hit, then hit with Morale, and finally hit with Luck (on the Harpies whose retaliation was removed). 24 Harpies remain. In round 2, the Unicorns finish with Blindness, and the opponent flees without an army (since he had no money to buy back). I write him "GG?" And he writes "we play." Then I ran to another central town, and the opponent ran to his dead-end one. I took a couple of Hives there. I found 2 more mini Utopias: Sword +5 All, Helmet +4/4, and Helmet +5.
On day 224, I see the opponent ramping up in the center with Archangels (there are already 10+). Meanwhile, I prepare a chain to break Shakti into the town where the opponent should run out. On day 225, the opponent makes a mistake: Valeska is still with Archangels, and the hero with the last army. Shakti attacks. Shakti: 17, 30, 15, 15; 24 Cats, 30 Minotaurs, 50 Medusae, 45 Eyes, 40 Harpies (and again 40 of them :D), 12 Unicorns. +2 Speed and Cloak of Strong Magic.
Valeska: 17, 17, 16, 15; 4, 4, 3 Archangels. (There was Chain Lightning). Thanks to the Unicorns and the Blindness spell, I managed to get away with fewer losses. The opponent buys back with 6 Archangels. And Shakti reaches the hero with the army on the last turn. The hero has 60+ Grand Griffins, 55 Grand Swordsmen, 4 Grand Cavaliers, 77 Archers, and 18 Monks. The Unicorns and Cats demonstrate their spellcasting abilities, and the opponent casts Chain Lightning (he regretted removing the Cloak before attacking the hero-mage). In round 2, only two Griffin units and a Medusa shot remain. I decide to buy back for 34K gold to avoid another Lightning from the opponent. On day 226, Valeska catches up to Shakti (still without the Cloak). And again, thanks to the Unicorns' ability and a Lightning for 450, Valeska manages to finish! Thanks for the game.