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2 Haven vs Sylvan (that was an interesting battle)

I cast Velos, the opponent casts Phantoms with Water Elementals, the opponent's hero attacks with Water Elementals and (the hero was revealed) casts Ice Bolt on Velos. The Phoenix attacks the Titans (the Phoenix has Dragon Strength), Unicorns protect their mage, and Fairies break through to the opponent's hero. Archers attack the mages. The opponent continues to cast copies and exchange blows. The Fairies finish off the opponent's hero. I cast Manticores, they attack the Titans. The Titans, Djinns, and Mages are defeated. By this time, I run out of mana and have 14 Velos, 2 groups of 50 Archers, and 14 Stone Elementals left. The opponent has 60 Gold Golems, which are shot down as they approach me.

To be honest, I'm surprised by this outcome. With this setup, Haven should easily defeat Sylvan. So, KRYUGER_666_13, if you want, we can have a couple more duels on this map for general practice.

Yes, everything is correct; I was also expecting to lose. But the opponent left his hero exposed... he didn't cast Berserk or Hypnosis (or if he did, I didn't notice).

CTPAHHuK defeated Lu41k (Nature vs Life)
Host - Lu41k
Guest - CTPAHHuK

Lu41k was very close to winning, but the unruly monks, at the most inopportune moment, revealed the hero's line of sight, and they hindered him... one missed turn led to another... that's how I managed to escape from Lu41k :)
Thank you very much for these three arenas; in difficult and interesting battles, I barely managed to achieve victory.

See you soon on the battlefields ;)

I confirm :) I did indeed make a mistake, and not just one! But the game was interesting, and the battle was exciting! Moreover, playing against my favorite and beloved Nature was very interesting :)

Congratulations to Stranger :) :smile12:
Stranger, thank you very much for the game, or rather for these 3 games :) Thanks to these games, I gained additional experience :) And in general, it was a pleasure to play! :smile01: I hope to meet you again sometime... Maybe in the 3rd round :rolleyes:

Optimal, great tournament ;)

Optimal, when are you ready to play? :)

Optimal, when are you ready to play? :)

I just need to find you on ICQ.

Let me know when you'll be available this week.

Well, we finally played Zybr against Drakkosha. The game was delayed due to my fault, so I apologize to all participants, especially those in the lower bracket. The result was 2-0 in favor of Zybr. And now, a little about the battles. First battle: Nature(Drakkosha) against Order(Zybr) Initially, Drakkosha had all the conditions to kill my mage, as he was in the center of the army, unprotected from the archers (oops!). The elves left him with about 50 HP, and fortunately, the dragon's confusion didn't last long (special thanks to the Amulet of Chaos!). Then: Drakkosha summons mantises, I cast hypnosis on the unicorns, which immediately blind the dragon, taking him out of the battle. Djinns slow down the phoenixes, mages poison the druid, titans make life difficult for the phoenixes, and golems somehow protect the mage. Second round: fairies, mantises (which by that time had doubled to 4), and phoenixes fly to my main army, leaving the elves and druid alone. I teleport a titan to join them, and they quickly restore order. In my camp, the djinns hold the mantises with the Song of Peace, and the golems quickly calm the fairies. Then - a methodical destruction of Drakkosha's army. Second battle: Chaos(Drakkosha) against Death(Zybr) I won't describe this one in detail - I'm tired of writing:D. In general, my main goal was to prevent the use of Disintegration on the vampires (it only happened once). Overall: the Chaos Demon immediately rushed into the attack (alone) and was punished for it in two rounds (but he still killed my hero, although I didn't really need him:)). Then, a wall of skeletons protects the vampires, and my bone dragon wasn't taken seriously by the Chaos mage (and in vain). In general, my undead warriors flew to Drakkosha, drank the blood of the thieves and minotaurs, bit the hero and ifrits. To be honest, both battles were not easy. I learned a lot about the possibilities of Chaos. Thank you, Drakkosha, for the game.

Yes, I confirm – I completely messed up. I made a lot of mistakes, I was slow on the most basic things, and I took everything too lightly... As a result, I lost. Zubr basically described both battles correctly. I will try to learn from all the mistakes and be more attentive next time. And thank you very much to Zubr for the game and good luck in the semi-finals! ;)

A game took place between Zybr and Starhan. Zybr won 2-0. First battle: Death (Zybr) vs. Life (Starhan). Starhan had angels, crusaders, pikemen, and squires in the front lines. His mage cast "Greater Blessing," and I took advantage of this gift of fate with the "Hand of Death" spell, eliminating the angels. Essentially, the outcome of the battle was decided because the Death faction's troops are fast and mobile, while Life is slow. Also, the map's terrain was favorable for me; on the right flank, there was only one patch of vegetation, allowing me to approach the archers with minimal damage. After that, I simply had to carefully finish off the enemy. Second battle: Order (Zybr) vs. Nature (Starhan). I divided the golems and placed them in the front and on the right flank (in a square formation) to protect the mage. The only threat to the mage was Starhan's phoenix, which immediately flew towards its target. While attacking the titan, it also hits the mage, but of course, doesn't finish him off. Next, "Dragon's Might" on the phoenix, "Hypnotize" on the unicorn; later, it will attack the druid and blind him, rendering the druid useless. Starhan uses archers and a dragon to eliminate my titans and mages (not the hero). I cast "Song of Peace" on the phoenix with the djinn, and the mages attack the fairies with "Magic Bolt," which are flying in an attempt to finish off my mage. The golems (carefully, trying not to expose the mage) attack the phoenix. Then, I kill the phoenix and the fairies, slowly eliminating everyone, as there was no significant resistance afterward; only a dragon and archers remained. That's the gist of it. Thank you, Starhan, for the game. Best of luck in the future!

A game took place between Zybr and Starhan. Zybr won 2-0.

That's how it goes :)

CTPAHHuK vs OptiMAL 1:2

Game 1. OptiMAL defeated CTPAHHuK
OptiMAL - host (Nature)
CTPAHHuK - guest (Life)
The battle was long, and I had to fight my way through quicksand, where I lost my crusaders :) OptiMAL overwhelmed my army with his valkyries. The opponent played well and deservedly won :)

Game 2. CTPAHHuK defeated OptiMAL
CTPAHHuK - host (Order)
OptiMAL - guest (Chaos)
It's clear.

Game 3. OptiMAL defeated CTPAHHuK
OptiMAL - host (Order)
CTPAHHuK - guest (Death)
And here too.

OptiMAL, thank you for the game and for the interesting second round of the tournament ;)

Thanks to you too for the game!
I've already updated the table. Sorry for my absence.)
Is Zubr ready for the final?:) A rematch from the first stage:D

So the second stage has come to an end. Optimal won (took his revenge, though it's a different discipline), but the lazy bum doesn't want to write a report, so I have to suffer twice :). Alright, here we go...

First fight: Chaos (Optimal) vs Death (me :D )

In general, in my opinion, everything was decided by my not-so-successful blocking of the vampires from Disintegration and the Mass Misfortune that Optimal cast on my troops. As a result, Optimal's losses weren't all that heavy.

Second fight: Order (Optimal) vs Life (me :) )

I tried to break through using Sanctuary, but Optimal skillfully blocked the mage and created a bunch of Titan Illusions. He also repelled all my attempts to even the series.

Overall, the victory is well-deserved, although I played poorly, at least in the first battle for sure (bad aim, can't properly block one unit with another :D ).

Well done Optimal :smile49: Congratulations on the win! Thanks for the experience and the post-game discussion and analysis, I figured a few things out :D .

P.S. It's not quite over yet. The battle for third place is coming up

Starhan, when are you ready to play for 3rd place?

Ready :) write to me on ICQ.