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

Captain (Blue, Necro, Random, Aeris) def yachsmit(Red, Castle, Gundula) 8XM12 2.1.3

Played full random.
Got a respawn with no passages at all :).. the opponent was capturing castles... took 3 or 4...
decided to keep playing to see if I had DD.. there was no DD, but there was flight and one narrow exit from underground... broke through with my left hero, who quickly learned wisdom.
Then a fight between my liches and death knights against 5 archangels and marksmen.
Thanks for the game!

Decontaminator (blue, Swamp, Bron, Nela) def Lost Paradise (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2sm4d(3) 212
Took all restarts. In all generations, lizards were never built once((
On week 1: market, +1000, 1-4 in castle, external dwelling of lizards and vasya. Found a necklace of speed in the chest - it helped a lot the whole time.
The respawn is large, but there are many mountains; as a result, half the respawn remained untouched, only on week 2!! was the sawmill and gnoll external dwelling taken and unguarded resources collected.
Through overview on an adjacent snowy secondary, 2 cons and a hive were spotted. I set a goal to break through there at the end of the second - beginning of the 3rd week. Alas, I failed.
On week 2: lizard upgrade, vivs and cows, +2000 home, +1000 in Inferno secondary, gnoll external dwelling is very far.
On week 3: fly upgrade, cows, capitol home, GM and order of fire in Inferno; on the secondary respawn, a Pandora's box for 10K exp was taken behind a horde of monks, maximum hive behind a horde of evil-eyes, Dragon Utopia and shield +4 were scouted. The opponent took cons on the snowy respawn((.
On week 4: vasya upgrade home, level 2 GM, +2000 in Inferno. Dragon Utopia was taken for 2 CD, gave Hat of 5 magic, shield -3/+12, angel feather arrows. Flew over ГО (many Archdevils), took the red capital, which was guarded by 13 pokemons. Slightly raised Nelke's stats on the native red respawn (+2 knowledge, +1 spell power, +1 attack), took a hive for 6 vivs for many gr.vivs.
On 211: swordsman upgrade, bought almost all of them, all fanatics and ran to Vale on the snow. Miscast DD and didn't reach Vale.
On 212 FF:
Nela 5-20-7-7(46 mana), expert scholar, armor, earth, logistics, advanced wisdom and archer, tent, speed beads, angel arrows, 86 gr.lizards, 21 phantic, 31 crusaders, 42 gr.vasya, 27 vivs, 6 gr.cows, 31 gr.flies.
Vale 16-13-15-12(14 mana), expert leadership, shooting, wisdom, attack, ballistics, basic logistics, advanced earth, 13 vivs, 7 angels, 6 champions, 2+1+1+1 gr.griffins, artifacts +3 health, cloak of renunciation.
Thanks for the game and experience.

Captain (Blue, Necro, Random, Aeris) def yachsmit(Red, Castle, Gundula) 8XM12 2.1.3

Played full random.
Got a respawn with no passages at all :).. the opponent was capturing castles... took 3 or 4...
decided to keep playing to see if I had DD.. there was no DD, but there was flight and one narrow exit from underground... broke through with my left hero, who quickly learned wisdom.
Then a fight between my liches and death knights against 5 archangels and marksmen.
Thanks for the game!

I confirm. There were tons of troops in the castle, but no money to buy them; the opponent blocked all passages, and you can't even buy an archangel with 4000 ) I lost financially like that

Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Inferno, Zidar) def Javdet (Red, Castle, Pasis), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.4.

We played with a completely random map, after several restarts, and I spawned at the top.

On the first map - Iffits in the Castle with Broodlings, 4 Imp nests.

On the second map, I got a secondary Necropolis and a secondary Fortress.

On the third map, Devils, and an Iffit nest.

On the fourth map - 2 Cons (1+3), Library.
On 1.4.4, news arrives about Roma's defeat.

Thanks for the game!

scorp(red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Tyraxor) def Kebazavr (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2SM4d(s) , 160 % , 133

From the first turn, I spotted the hippopotamus external dwelling. I attack with Gurnisson on upgraded zombies; 25 wolves turned out to be enough that they didn't let him push:smile54: no big deal, only lost two, opened up the vision tree and it turned out there wasn't just one, but 2 bear external dwellings + 1 bird + 1 ogre + 1 goblin, and I saw the Dragon Utopia on my respawn. Since I didn't have push, I decided not to risk it and 117 1-7 without 6 in the Castle. On the respawn there were 4 dwarf dwellings and 1 naga bank(three) and a preserve(1 angel), plus I killed all external dwellings by the 2nd week. At 131 I'm standing in the Dragon Utopia (1 or 2 Black Dragons) waiting for one more meat delivery(turned out to be a spearman - lucky). On the next turn, I hit Tyraxor level 7 7 6 1 2 , attack and tactics exp, earth advanced, 1 angel(wondered whether to take it or not, but since there was little meat, I took it and it helped), 7 bears, 12 birds and 100+1+1+1 goblins; came out with 6 bears - fought almost only for the money, got boots of water walking, sword +3 and breastplate +4. On this same turn, I move toward the enemy and speed up on 1+1+1+1+1+1 upgraded goblins(gave away artifacts just in case he attacks). I skip a turn and a miracle happens: the blue boss Valeska stops in front of me 6 10 4 2 leadership and attack exp, shooting advanced, air and tactics, basic logistics 45 upgraded bows, 4 champions, 4 knights, 1+16 wyverns, 5 monks + golden bow. I attack with Tyraxor 12 6 5 2 earth exp 10 hippopotamuses, 7 thunder birds, 35 orcs, 41 wolves, 20 ogres, 1+1 upgraded goblin. Battle won.

Thanks for the game.

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Loi(red,castle,Valeska,Gunnar)def Lost Paradise(blue,necr,Galtran) 2sm4d(3)137
There was an external dwelling for horses and swords; Gunnar was in the tavern. To be fair, I couldn't get any momentum during the first week; everyone was developing evenly. In the second week, I firmly secured the barbarian secondary respawn and broke through to the Inferno secondary. The search for the opponent was constant; 2 Dragon Utopias were spotted, as well as tasty treasure zones — everything went up in smoke, everyone was searching. On 134, via a spiral path, I headed toward the metro entrance; there was a portal nearby leading to a treasure zone — I ignored it, even though I already had troops. I was lucky to find the capital immediately — assault on 137. Galtran wasn't home, which is why I managed to take it relatively easily. The next day, the opponent congratulated me on the victory.
Thanks for the game.

Decontaminator (blue, Swamp, Bron, Nela) def Lost Paradise (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2sm4d(3) 212
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At the beginning of week 2, I saw Valya running around with 1-4 Angels and 1-4 Bears. I got really nervous; all sorts of things crossed my mind))). Turned out to be for nothing. Thanks for the game, the experience, and the patience

It happened. The respawn was so small that it was cramped for the heroes to move around and very poor. Strong guards everywhere and territories with a high movement penalty. If they had put in more money, it would be livable — on the way to the secondary Tower there are 2 cons, and on the adjacent one from the same spot is a hilly treasury, though via off-road; an external dwelling of angels behind 100+ ice units and horses behind 49 (20-49:) ) manticoras, and also a Dragon Utopia behind 12 giants and 3 titans. On week 3, I somehow scraped together an army and went for the cons, then to take back the external dwellings; took them back with losses:(. I didn't dare go for the Dragon Utopia, went to clear hives and look for artifacts, planning to take it on the way back. But then Nela flew out of the darkness in one move and settled in my capital with a bunch of unbought troops — all my plans collapsed:( . I eventually took the Dragon Utopia, but it didn't help.
Thanks for the game!
P.S. Valya had neither bears nor angels on week 2.

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Loi(red,castle,Valeska,Gunnar)def Lost Paradise(blue,necr,Galtran) 2sm4d(3)137
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Thanks for the game.

I confirm. Again a tiny respawn, I was squeezed from all sides by strong guards and few resources. On the first week only vampires and liches in the Stronghold, on the second — horses in the Stronghold. On the third I only started to catch up a bit, but the opponent arrived. Up to level 9, I wasn't offered Necromancer once :eek: :( , there were expert armor, expert air, expert ballistics and basic wisdom; I shouldn't have taken ballistics and wisdom...
Thanks to Valery for the game!

scorp(red, Rampart, Ivor, Kyrre) def Kebazavr (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2SM4d(s), 160%, 122

Second game. On turn 113, I built a secondary town with a captured Elven outpost. On turn 116, I built another secondary town (Conflux) and used scouts from it to reveal a path to the blue player's town. On turn 117, I had Elves and Dryads in both towns, a Citadel, and one Pegasus. On turn 121, I sped up Kyrre (level 4) and, on the next turn, transferred the army (spent all resources on 3 markets): 56 Grand Elves, 14 Dryads, 11 Pegasi, 71+1+1+1 Centaurs. Along the way, I defeated a Pandora for 10,000 experience points, gaining 83 Water Elementals, and attacked Valeska with 45 level 4 archers and 1+1+1+1+1+1 Pikemen. The outcome of the battle was obvious, and I won.

Thank you for the game.

yachsmit (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) vs forza (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 5SB0b, 160%

I played defensively. Last time, forza defeated me with these same heroes, so I copied his strategy. I spent about 3 weeks in the castle. A gold mine in the far left corner and an artifact delayed me (it turned out to be useless; I thought it gave a shield bonus, but it gave a strength bonus). I had to become a bit of a mage. Then came a long battle for the gold mines, and I simultaneously captured castles. Soon, I found the enemy hero out for a walk and attacked the remnants of his troops after his battle with the Ghoul horde, which I wouldn't have dared to attack on my own. :)

Thanks for the game. forza takes revenge. :)

yachsmit (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) vs forza (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 5SB0b, 160%

I played defensively. Last time, forza won against me with these same heroes, so I copied his strategy. I spent about 3 weeks in the castle. A gold mine in the far left corner and an artifact (which turned out to be useless; I thought it gave shield, but it gave strength) delayed me. I had to become a bit of a mage. Then came a long battle for the gold mines, and I gradually captured castles. Soon, I found the enemy hero out for a walk and attacked the remnants of his troops after his battle with the orcish horde, which I wouldn't have dared to attack myself. :)

Thanks for the game. forza takes revenge.

I confirm... the fatal mistake was on the second week; I tried to capture a gold mine guarded by air elementals... it ended with Valeska's archers wiping me out...
thanks for the game.

invisible (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def OUTLAW (red, Castle, Turis, Gunnar) 147 2sm4d(3)
After all the restarts, by the law of Murphy, I ended up in a complete mess (I wrote that capitalised for a reason). Spawned in the centre, no money, no external dwellings, only shooters as guards — just a total disaster. One secondary is guarded by archmages, the other by dragonflies. On my 5th hero, Tunar arrived; with him, I broke through the dragonflies using Tactics and captured my native secondary on day 7 :smile20:. End of week: in my home, pegasi in the citadel; in the secondary, I squeezed in elves with my last few coins. No money buildings, no Griffin Conservatories — there are three hives, but with insane guards (they guard an artifact, resources, and an obelisk all at once). I thought about giving up, but the 3rd skill gave me Shield, and the 4th gave Earth Magic, which levels up well. On the second week, I break through the archmages — the secondary is Conflux; along the way, a few crypts, lots of treasure chests, resources, etc. Life is improving. On the second week, in my home town I have unicorns with a citadel (I could have built a castle, but I didn't want to lose tempo, which I already don't have, and I'll buy it at the start of the third week), and in the secondary I built a citadel. Earth Magic is Expert, but Slow was only given after building the third guild in Conflux. Stats are decent (artifact gives +2/2 att/def, two arenas and a couple of stat-boosters), but the development is just awful — I only advanced Logistics on the 4th week :). Near Conflux, I take a couple of Manticore lairs; I wanted to take the Phoenix external dwelling, but my army only has 42 Grand Elves, 2 Horses, and a couple of Pegasi, and the dwelling guards are 20-49 Archmages. The chain doesn't reach the Castle because of slow roads, so I gave up on them and rushed to my home Castle. I refilled mana, took a Naga Bank with 20 Nagas, artifact +2 speed from a horde of Griffins, Neelka beat another artifact +1 speed. On the third week, at home: Castle and Capitol; in the secondary: Wood (I wanted to build Unicorns but didn't have crystals to build Pegasi). In the middle of the 4th week, I finally head to the Treasury, but as soon as I enter the underground, Gunnar breaks through the guards of an adjacent secondary, cuts my chain, and ends the turn. Kyrre is on the offensive line and can reach Gunnar, but his purse is about twice as big. In the Treasury, I see hives and 2 Griffin Conservatories, but I don't have time to take them, so I pull in my troops and attack. Just before that, as if I knew, I brought Dwarves and Centaurs from the secondary to the main Castle. My stats are slightly higher, but Gunnar has 260 mana :eek: (I have 20 with Spell Power 3). I realised I messed up after I attacked (forgot to transfer 15 Dendroid Guards to Kyrre). Gunnar has 12 Champion Cavalry, 9 Naga Queens, 12 Crusaders, 30+ Champion Griffins, 26 Marksmen, 18 Mages, 6 Angels. I have 74 Grand Elves, 9 Champion Unicorns, 17+1+1 Champion Pegasi, 90+ Champion Dwarves, and 110+ Champion Centaurs. The terrain helped me a lot in battle. I cast Mass Slow, pin the Grand Elves with Dwarves and Unicorns, block the Mages with Pegasi, and the Grand Elves shoot the Marksmen and kill them. Then he casts Mass Slow in return, but the Dwarves resist and remain with 9 Speed (+3 Speed and +1 from Herb). Gunnar never managed to break through to the Grand Elves. Morale came in very handy when only 2 Unicorns were left. The Cavalry never got involved because of the terrain and wall of Centaurs. The Unicorns, on the second attempt, blinded 3 Angels, which also helped me win this battle. In short, Gunnar flees with 2 Angels and 12 Crusaders, leaving me with 60+ Grand Elves, 2 Unicorns, and 90 Dwarves. A turn later, Gunnar surrenders. Red's situation was simply a fairy tale: a Dragon Utopia right next to the Castle, so much money that the opponent built 2 Castles in 3 weeks (home Castle and secondary with Nagas and Castle), all without building any economy at all. So many money buildings that almost every turn Red had 10k gold in reserve. His main mistake was letting me go without rushing me, though he had the chance. If Gunnar had come on the 2nd or 3rd week, I would have had no chance. Igor played much better than me in this game — I won by luck.
Thanks for the game!

As part of the Clanwar tournament.

Rhox (sin, Rampart, Ivor Ivor) def knight-voland (kr, Necromancer, Clavius, Clavius). 1-3-4 2 SM4d(3)

I had a dwelling of elves near the castle, on the second week I slipped into the dungeon and took the Inferno secondary from the opponent, I had no plans to go forward so early, not far away a Griffin Conservatory was still waiting unopened with 3-4 angels(?) but since I had already come, I didn't leave, I brought elves, pegasi, and a few dendroids, and on the third I moved towards the Necromancer's castle, the battle took place near the castle, I managed to shield the elves calmly, and with Bless they simply destroyed everything, the dendroids were nevertheless killed by the vampires and black knights that reached them, but this did not affect the outcome of the battle. after that I took the castle with 5 skeleton units.

Round 2. “Lost Heroes” - “The Half-Dead’s Alliance” 2. Rhox (blue) - knight-voland (red). Rhox (blue, Rampart, Ivor Ivor) def knight-voland (red, Necromancer, Clavius, Clavius). 1-3-4 2 SM4d(3) Confirmed. Lost in week 3. Playing as my native Necropolis, I started well, but the logistics never arrived. Clavius, seeing the opponent near the castle, decided to attack... I guess I should have stayed home.

forza (blue, Inferno, Feast, Feast) vs yachsmit (red, Stronghold, Crag Hag, Crag Hag) 5SB0b, 160%. 2.3.5.
The opponent came to my castle himself... where I was already waiting for him after visiting the Dragon Utopia... secondary on the second week is a blessing
Thanks for the game

Lider1 (Rampart, Kyrre) def Aldegir (Castle, Valeska) 2SM4d(3) 160%
In the first [town] I had cavalry and a citadel, in the second [I found] boots and a secondary [skill] of hydras. In the third [town] there was an external dwelling of dragons and dragons in the castle. + another 2 towns: Dungeon and hydras. I was looking for a Dragon Utopia, couldn't find it, went into the underground, I see Pandora's boxes, wanted to take one as Aldegir pops out into the underground near the Dungeon, I had to run back with my main hero. However, he didn't go on the offensive. He sent a scout hero. [I] killed the scout with a scout. I found the Pandoras - they contained nothing good. In the Dragon Utopia I took the Shield of the Sentinel, Necklace of Divinity, Fireball. I found the Shackles of War separately. Aldegir had already boosted his army like crazy. And what do I see! He is going on the offensive! Breaking through a crowd of Firebirds and a crowd of Hydras. Quickly dropping everything, I run to the castle with the sole hope of dealing at least some damage in the castle (there were unbuilt units there!!! ) paradox, irony of fate - he was one hex short! to capture the castle! ) I ran into the town.

He attacked: Valeska 21 19 13 12, 15 Archangels, 21 Champions, 27 Fanatics, 76 Crusaders, 19 Griffins, 68 Crossbowmen, 96 Pikemen,

Kyrre 14 29 8 8, 13 Gold Dragons, 18 [Green] Dragons, 26 Dendroids, 107 Elves, 30 Pegasi, 15 Wyverns, 2 Angels. During the battle I destroyed the Ballista with dragons, then we killed with combined forces the Archangels that flew into the castle ) (Mass Slow, Shield, Stone Skin) Aldegir wanted to run away, but the Shackles did their job. Aldegir surrendered... thanks for the game...

The whole outcome of the match - was decided by one hex ))) I miraculously survived )

I confirm.... An interesting game turned out .. but for the first time I thought about whether I should ban destroying the catapult... because if you have a flying slot or magic in your castle.. you destroy the ballista at the start and sit tight =)