Posts from Reports on online games and their confirmations (Winter 2008 season).

yes, that's how it was - I haven't had such games before - I didn't hit anyone even once, not counting Armageddon)))))))))

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Decontaminator (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Sir SS-D (blue, Dungeon, Gunnar) 2SM4D(3) 221

It's better not to play when you're busy with something else; there's no concentration. Well done to my opponent. Thanks for the game. :smile54:

invisible (Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def SpiriTT (Necro, Galthran, Pyra) 2sm4d(3) 132
There goes your "higher probability of red underground castles appearing in the sunlight." Three times in a row the blue Necro was on the surface, and the red Dungeon was underground two out of three times. As a result, Galthran is tanning up top, while poor Shakti walks the underground. However, at the start, 2 native heroes and a conservatory next to the castle. Immediately broke through to the surface and took a Rampart secondary. Shakti got Earth. End of the first week: Minotaurs in the citadel + Elves in the secondary + their external dwelling + a portal of summoning. On day 117 I spotted Galthran one day's travel away and realized Rampart was a shared secondary and Galthran was asking for a rush (shouldn't be tanning in the sun). Checked the conservatory with a secondary hero — it turned out to be a level 2 dwelling. On day 124 Shakti takes it, buys a spell book, and goes to destroy the undead. Built nothing in the second week, set up two markets, sold everything, and went to war. I thought I'd get there on day 131 without growth, but I went slightly the wrong way and didn't make it. However, on day 132 I killed Galthran with 1 skeleton left (386 XP short of expert Earth, so Galthran really helped me out :) ). Before attacking the castle, Aislin's meteor shower killed 1 Minotaur and 13 Troglodytes :mad: .
Anyway, I attacked on day 132 without growth (nothing left to buy, and my chain didn't reach my castle):
Shakti 8-6-1-3 (15), expert Slow, Tactics, and Offense, artifact +3 to spell duration. 1+1 Angel, 41 Grand Elves, 6 Minotaurs, 10 Medusas, 128+1 Infernal Troglodytes. Pyra 3-2-2-3 (30), 17 Liches (external dwelling), 7 Lords, 10 Zombies, 205+1+1+1 regular Skeletons. With Tactics, everyone forward; Elves and Medusas kill 7 Liches, they kill 10 Elves in return on a direct fire line. The castle wasn't built, so the ballista breached the wall on the first shot; Troglodytes and Minotaurs went through and killed everyone.
Thanks for the game!
I don't know how I let myself play Necro voluntarily.

invisible (Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def SpiriTT (Necropolis, Galtran, Pyra) 2sm4d(3) 132

Well, well... Shakti on Angels (124:smile36: - cool!!!) and he got so carried away that poor Galtran simply didn't have time to get to the Castle... there's a level 3 Pyra... and mass slow. No comments.
Thanks for the game.

Everything listed above has been acknowledged.
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Dreamcatcher (Red, Fortress, Tazar, Tankosaurus :) ) def Decontaminator (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Turis) 1-4-6, 2sm4d(3)

The game developed quite straightforwardly. I spawned on a large, rich map. From the first week, the cow external dwelling started working, there were fly external dwellings, not to mention gnolls. I built up to level 6 with Castle; I could have put hydras with Stronghold, but decided that Castle was better.
The second week was marked by a trip to the underground secondary map. I took over a Castle-Dungeon and looted a naga bank for 15 nagas. The entrance to the treasury was close, and a corner of the Dragon Utopia had already been spotted.
On 1-3-1, I buy up almost everyone and take a tree with 6 ducks on my respawn. After that—rush to the underground; in one week, I clear more trees there for 6+6+9 ducks. I eat Pandoras for experience and money, picking up a +6 shield and a -2/+10 helmet. Unfortunately, all the fodder is spent, only strike stacks remain, so I postpone taking the Dragon Utopia until next week.
By the fourth week, ducks and cows are already over 30; I break the Dragon Utopia—it turned out to be a max one with 5 CDs. But cows rule; from their attack, an additional 2-3 dragonlings fall. However, the dragons are some kind of beasts, they took 14 ducks from me :( They give magic artifacts: a +10/-2 breastplate and a +4/+4 crown. Tazar reached level 17, something like 6-16-18-12. I double the mana in the Dungeon, return home, and go visit Valeska. On the way, I break through ГО — 90 cyclops. Another minus 7 ducks :( My own fault—I messed up—there was another pack of chaos hydras nearby, I should have broken them, but I didn't notice.
I stop just a millimeter short of the opponent's castle and attack the next day. Behind the walls is Turis. In the finale, lightning with 400 damage ruled. Tazar turned out to be an even better mage than warrior.

Thanks for the game, luck favored me once again. :)

Dreamcatcher (Red, Fortress, Tazar, Tankosaurus :) ) def Decontaminator (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Turis) 1-4-6, 2sm4d(3)
Thanks for the game, the situation favored me again. :)

Turis is a Wood Elf player, not me ;) :D. First, I lost 9 Cavaliers + some Pikemen in the Nagabanka (20), and retreated. A week later, I lost 2 Angels + some Archers against 145 Elves, and retreated. On 1-4-6, I lost the match. The situation also favored me (2 native secondary resources and others), but I thought I was someone special :D :smile35:
Thanks for the game and the experience.

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Decontaminator (Red, Necropolis, Galtran, Gosha) def GriB o.k. (Blue, Rampart, Kirr, Mephala) 1-3-6, 2sm4d(3)
Gosha was born under the sun, not in the Dungeon. Kirr captured the main Castle at the end of the 2nd week and waited for Gosha there for 1 day. Gosha retook the city, losing ~500 Skeletons and 3 Angels. He built the Guild up to level 3 (teleport, resurrection) and went to the Blue player's town. On the way, he gathered another 100 Skeletons. And on 1-3-6, he took the Rampart: Galtran 8-7-7-4 9 Liches-15 Vampires-3 Angels-430-1-1-1 Skeletons Mephala 4-3-1-1 15 Elves-5 Dryads-32 Centaurs-1 Dwarf-35 Centaurs-18 Dwarves-15 Elves
Thanks for the game.

Decontaminator (Red, Necropolis, Galtran, Gosha) def (Blue, Rampart, Kirr, Mefala) 1-3-6, 2sm4d(3)

yes, it happened. I don't know how to counter Necropolis when they are not underground.

Decontaminator (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Miner) def Sir Deemer (Blue, Tower, Nela, Nela) 1-4-1, 2sm4d(3)
We chatted a bit about the rules and decided to play without them:eek:
Which I took advantage of by passing by the distracted guards to the neighboring respawn point. In week 2, I took the outer buildings of the Sylvan faction. At the end of week 3, I took the secondary buildings of the blue player. He attacked with his main hero on 1-3-7 and ran away, but he didn't have enough money to buy himself out. Nela didn't appear in the tavern on 1-4-1, so we decided not to continue.
Thanks for the game.

vitalic (blue, rampart, Kir) def Sir SpiriTT (red, Barbarian, Gurnisson) 2SM4D(3) 211
On turn 112, he broke through to the Barbarian secondary town, but then encountered a block of 99 Dendroids guarding the bear lair and artillery. Then, the witch harpies somewhat spoiled the troops; he immediately lost morale and a block of elves, but he somehow broke through them, losing some centaurs.
He had a good amount of money on the first town, and he built unicorns with the castle. Kir got the land; he has a reserve of 2 angels and can easily take everything; by the end of the second week, he had cleared everything, and the bear lair and dragons were built. On turn 131, Kir takes the Golden Bow behind the ghost dragons, and then the elves simply dominate. On turn 135, he takes the first Utopia; he has money to build bears. Then, on turn 141, he takes another Utopia and explores the treasure. On turn 146, he places 99 cavalry in the stables and is on the Barbarian respawn; on turn 147, their capital is in his hands. On turn 211, without any native troop growth, he defeats his opponent in Inferno.
Kir 22 18 15 15 (mana 393, in his backpack, artillery for 10 knowledge + doubled, expert in earth, air, tactics, armor + Golden Bow) with 5 green dragons, 8 bears, 2 angels, 30 silver pegasus, 14 battle unicorns, 18 dreadnought soldiers, 51 great elves.

Gurnisson 12 10 4 8 (expert in air, tactics, starting earth) 44 orcs, 5 bears, 23 goblins, 27 ogres, 23 gold golems, 32 ogres and wolves.

The elves attacked with morale, and there were no shooters left; then everything happened quickly.
Thank you for the game

vitalic (blue, Rampart, Kir) def Sir SpiriTT (red, Barbarian, Gurnison) 2SM4D(3) 211

I confirm...................... it happened.

Volland(elves,blue,Kir) def Dreamcatcher(dungeon,red,Shahti),2-1-1
Week 1 secondary Conflux, horses in Castle
2 secondary Stronghold, helmet+4, sword+2+2
3 built up economy, found 2 external dwellings of horses, cloak of speed, boots in treasures.
4 cleared 2 Dragon Utopias, they gave crown+4+4, sphere of banning, sandals all+2, shield+3+3 and shield+12-3
1-4-7 opponent captured secondary Conflux.
2-1-1Kir attacked Shahti on the grass and won.
Thanks for the game.

Volland (Elves, blue, Kirill) def. Dreamcatcher (Dungeon, red, Shkhti), 2-1-1

After all the restarts, I got a good starting location, but it was partially blocked by a Hive of snipers guarding a tree. So, I immediately started exploring the neighboring area. In the first week, I built Cats and Mentors in the Citadel; in the second week, I built a Castle and focused on the economy. In the third week, I cleared the Treasure room: mostly Hives and a Library. At home, I had Dragons and a Capitol. At the beginning of the fourth week, I destroyed a Utopia. I got good stat bonuses. But the evil Dragons, for some reason, focused on the Manticores instead of the decoy Vipers. At the end of the month, Shkhti (16-19-20-17) returned home, and after defeating the Dragons, he finally broke through the sniper blockade and quickly visited Kirill. My opponent had a great setup: two Horse Nests (and here's a red Dungeon without a single high-level Nest), and two Utopias practically at his doorstep. His stats were only slightly lower. And he also had +3 speed artifacts. A stack of Buratins with a speed of 7 looked scary. The only way to fight was with magic, but Kirill also had a red orb prepared for this occasion. And that's what decided the outcome.

Thanks for the game!

MYT@R(Castle, red, Kaitlin) Def Kazak1992(Elves, Ivor) 2SM4d(3)
To my delight, the map turned out to be rich in resources, mills, and creatures... And in the first week, I built horses with a Stronghold + archers. In the second week, taking horses, pikemen, and archers, I enter the stables, and the horses (MIRACLE!) get upgraded :) I open the crypts, but almost everything is disappointing, with minimal rewards. The second week is all about the economy, and my hero makes his way to the Elven Castle, which I capture and rebuild. In the 3rd week, I build angels and start to struggle because I went into the swamp... I wandered around there for 3 weeks (opened a treasure +1) and, at the same time, was rebuilding the Elven Castle. Then, out of nowhere, Ivor appears with incredible stats, and I thought it was over. I retreat to both castles and urgently run home. I upgrade, open a treasure +3, and attack... He has 17-18-15-12 in the Rampart, but the army... 37 upgraded Elves, 98 upgraded Centaurs, 155 upgraded Dwarves, 54 Dryads, 20 Battle Unicorns, and 38 Silver Pegasi.
I have: 5-5-9-12, expert skills: Earth, Air, Wisdom, Intelligence, Resistance, and basic mana search 240, 131 Archers, 20 Horses, 15 Archangels, 107 Griffins, 277 Halberdiers, 39 Fanatics.
In the first turn, I wait, and he uses Implosion on my archers. I urgently cast Earth Protection and revive the archers with angels, slightly weakening his ranks. The next two rounds determined my victory :) He started attacking my catapult (destroyed it), but I slowed him down, sped myself up, and slowly started to chip away at the Dwarves with angels and griffins, and with lightning on the Unicorns and Dryads... As a result, victory!
Thank you for the game.