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scorp (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Aldegir (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2SM4d(s) , 160 % , 144

On 111 scouted an external dwelling of minotaurs and a conservatory. 117 1-6 in the stronghold + external dwelling of minos, but no portal of summoning (no money). 127 1-6 in the castle and portal of summoning (with minos). On the seventh turn, captured another external dwelling of minos and native secondary skills, again no money and didn't build the portal. On 142, I hit a Dragon Utopia on 3 Black Dragons just for the money; got a necklace +3 to all, armor +4 attack/defense, wings, and a diplomat's ring, and 40000$ (which decided the game), I get wiped and buy back in the main town, one turn later (143) I haste before the main opponent and on 144 I fly past the main hero (Ivor) and capture his capital (3 dwarves - without a fight) and on 144 Ivor attacked:

Shakti 13 17 6 13 (260 mana - magic only first level) 5 angels, 42 minotaur kings, 43 evil eyes, 10 hell hounds, 10 medusas, 43 troglodytes, 8 harpies.

Ivor 12 9 4 8 (80 mana - had clone) 47 grand elves, 13 unicorns, 7 wyverns, 26 thunderbirds, 23 dendroid soldiers, 21 centaur captains and 2 pegasuses

Oleg surrendered - gave me the win.

Thanks for the game.

Pavel Dubrovin (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def invisible (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 2.1.1.

Oh yes, it happened! To be honest, I had no doubt about my victory in this match until a certain point, but more on that later.
From the start, about 30 Lizardmen, near the castle an external dwelling of Gnolls, 2 Naga Banks, Medusa Dens, Crypts, and a pile of gold. Roads are average, near the GO 3 Griffin Conservatories are standing close together. 2!! Native secondary heroes. Pasha also has one native secondary. Well, I thought, we'll help out gloriously. The Fortress is much cheaper to develop than the Castle, so I have an advantage there. In the first week, Gorgons in the castle, took one native secondary, also built Gorgons there with nothing else. In the second week, took the native secondary, leveled up well on Hundreds and Hordes of Golems, took 2 Naga Banks (for 20 and 10 Nagas), cleared all money-producing structures, broke into the Treasury, revealed 4 Hives there. Result after 2 weeks: in the native town everything except Hydras in the castle, in one secondary town I built a Citadel with Wyverns, in the second also a Citadel, Flies, and Basiliks with Gorgons. Plenty of army meat, just nothing to buy it with. On day 131-132 took Conservatories (2+2+4), already have Expert Slow. A dilemma arises: hit the GO (Ghost Dragons) or go to the Treasury to take the Hives and look for Dragon Utopias to buy out all the loot. Decided to look for Dragon Utopias. Found nothing in the Treasury except Hives, broke into a secondary territory and went to another Treasury. Nothing there either. Just as I was about to go to a third Treasury, on day 142 Valeska with Archangels Dimension Door'd to my native secondary, took the Conservatory there and by Flight captured the castle. My faith in my victory starts to fade a little. Decided not to delay any further, but to hit the GO and try to catch the opponent off guard. Bought everything I could (didn't have enough money for an upgrade of 50+ Wyverns, nor to buy out all the loot from the two castles). I hit the GO, and a wonderful picture opens up to me: two Dragon Utopias on the opponent's respawn. One is unguarded, and the second is right next to Valeska's castle and I can't see it. Same turn I didn't reach the castle, and the next day, it was day 147, I'm standing near the opponent's castle, the second Dragon Utopia apparently taken as well. I thought a bit: Pasha has full control and Archangels, so time is clearly not on my side, and I decided to go all-in, hoping there was no strong destructive magic. I attack:
Writing from memory, so all numbers are approximate. Tazar has roughly stats 7-10, Valya 20-7. Tazar has 8 Angels, 54 Wyverns, 30 Basilisks, 230 Gnolls, 110 Lizardmen, and a few Flies. Valya has 8 Archangels, 12 Champions, 150 Grand Elves, and some small fry, enough mana for 4 casts of Implosion dealing 700 damage, which killed all the Wyverns. My Angels blocked the Archers, and were immediately killed by everything. I only managed to kill 2 Archangels, half the Archers, which the Archangels then resurrected. I bought back with all the Lizardmen, a few Gnolls and Basilisks. Ran around for a couple more days and surrendered.
Thanks for the game! The Dragon Utopias decided it.

invisible (red, castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Pavel Dubrovin (blue, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 131 2sm4d(3)
Setup is the complete opposite of the previous match. I didn't restart only because there was a Dragon Utopia next to the castle. Roads are slow, no money. In the first week, I barely managed to buy 5 heroes. Only on day 121 did I run and take the native secondary, which didn't please me at all, because there's no money to develop my own castle. I built Griffins first, Crusaders in the castle + Griffin growth. In the second week, not only could I not buy the growth (except the Archers), but I also couldn't transfer anything, because it's a whole week's march just to the secondary. I revealed another Dragon Utopia, but that no longer pleases me: there's nothing to take it with, even in the future. There are a couple of Hives, but the guards are Lich Lords, and I have no idea what to take the Hive itself with. I think, I'll go with Valya into the underground, and if I don't find anything lucrative, I'll surrender. On day 125, I break through a horde of Centaurs, which (bastards with morale) killed all my pokemons, then I break through 28 Ice Elementals (-8 Archers more). In the underground, I see a scouting area, which I reveal on day 126 and… couldn't believe my eyes: there's a blue Dungeon castle of Shakti's, completely unguarded. I think, how can this be, because Shakti must have already revealed it. But a stack of Elves was blocking the road, so Shakti is still unaware of my intrusion. I beat the Elves, take the empty castle on day 126, buy Medusas and Harpies, and wait for the owner. The owner could only reach on day 131, when I had already bought new growth, and in the final fight, Shakti had no chance to capture the castle, although in the open field, I'd probably have no chance, since he had 170+ Troglodytes and 38 Beholders.
Thanks for the game! Luck decided it.

Pit - in sake of LM (red, Castle, Valenska) def RetroFM (blue, Dungeon, Shakti) 2sm4d(3), 2.2.3.
On the first days of the game, the observation tower revealed an amazing sight - a conservatory, a utopia next to the castle, several Pandora's boxes, and an angelic dwelling in the distance.
In the first week, I built riders with a citadel and griffins.
At the beginning of the second week, I captured a second town, then lost almost my entire army, attacking swordsmen guarding the golden bow.
In the third week, I built angels and captured their dwelling.
In the fourth week, I took the conservatory, the Naga bank.
At the end of the fifth week, I took the utopia; they gave me the Thunder Helm and the Orator's Hat.
Then the opponent came.
In the final battle, my army was noticeably larger, and the 800 damage explosion helped.
Thank you for the game.

Pit - in sake of LM (red, Castle, Valeska) def RetroFM (blue, Dungeon, Shakti) 2sm4d(3), 2.2.3.
On the first days of the game, the Watch Tower revealed an amazing picture - a Conservatory, Utopia next to the Castle, several Pandora's Boxes, and an Angel dwelling in the distance.
In the first week, I built Riders with a Stronghold and Griffins.
At the beginning of the second week, I captured a second town, then lost almost my entire army, attacking the Swordsmen guarding the Golden Bow.
In the third week, I built Angels and captured their dwelling.
In the fourth week, I took the Conservatory and the Naga Bank.
At the end of the fifth week, I took Utopia, and they gave me the Helmet of Thunder and the Hat of the Orator.
Then the opponent came.
In the final battle, my army was noticeably larger, and the 800 damage explosion helped.
Thank you for the game.

It was... There wasn't enough patience to buy everything... There wasn't enough money... I don't like restarting and wasting time on restarts....
Thank you for the game. My hero's stats were higher, and I had 51 Manticores. If I had bought everything... Mass Haste would have been available immediately, and no explosion would have helped the opponent.
Thank you for the game.

Sincerely, Evgeny.

scorp (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Aldegir (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2SM4d(s) , 160 % , 144

On 111 I scouted an external dwelling of Minotaurs and a conservatory. 117 1-6 in the Stronghold + an external dwelling of Minotaurs, but no Portal of Summoning (no money). 127 1-6 in the Castle and a Portal of Summoning (with Minotaurs). On the seventh turn I captured another external dwelling of Minotaurs and the native secondary hero, again no money and didn't build the portal. On 142 I hit a Dragon Utopia with 3 Black Dragons just for the money, got a Necklace +3 to all, a Breastplate +4 Attack/Defense, Wings and a Diplomat's Ring, and 40000$ (that's what made the difference), I split up and rebought in the main town, the next turn (143) I did the final haste before ГО and on 144 flew past ГГ (Ivor) and captured his capital (3 Dwarves - without a fight) and on 144 Ivor attacked :

Shakti 13 17 6 13 (260 mana - magic only first level) 5 Angels, 42 Minotaur Kings, 43 Evil Eyes, 10 Kittens, 10 Medusas, 43 Troglodytes, 8 Harpies.

Ivor 12 9 4 8 (80 mana - had a clone) 47 Grand Elves, 13 Unicorns, 7 Wyverns, 26 Thunderbirds, 23 Pins, 21 Centaurs and 2 Pegasi

Oleg left - gave me the win.

I confirm

Thanks for the game.

sir Deemer (blue castle Valeska) def. sir Aristo877 (red Rampart Ivor) 212 2sm4d (3)

There was a Portal of Glory near the castle and a reserve for a 1st-level angel next to the Stronghold of man-eating mages. On the 3rd week, I managed to place angels in the castle with great difficulty... Victory!

Thanks for the game!

sir Deemer (red castle Valeska) def sir Деконтаминатор (cyan, Dungeon, Shakti) 141 2sm4d(3)

Passages to secondary towns were closed in one direction by a crooked ГО, in the other direction by up to 50 orcs. Ran around, found no other holes, too late to restart, went to fight the orcs, broke through to the top, there were up to 50 elves there:smile53: When I took the Necropolis secondary, there were 40 Troglodytes and 2 Evil Eyes left((( Due to resource shortage in week 1 only 1-4 in the Stronghold, +1000 home and +1000 in the secondary. On turn 127, the attempt to rebuild troops in both castles failed due to a loss - Shakti broke through to the Treasury and escaped. On turn 141, anti-morale finally killed the Miner while taking a Dragon Utopia.
Thanks for the game and the experience.

sir Deemer (blue castle Valeska) def. sir Aristo877 (red rampart Ivor) 212 2sm4d (3)

There was a portal of glory near the castle and a conserve for a 1st-level angel next to the stronghold of ogre-mages. On the 3rd week, I managed to place angels in the castle with great difficulty... Victory!

Thanks for the game!

Confirmed.

As part of the inter-clan tournament
Decontaminator (syn, Dungeon, Shakti) def Rhox (k, Swamp, Tazar) 2sm4d(3) 121
On 117, Shakti was standing on an angel near the max-level Griffin Conservatory and Boots of Speed. From the castle, a chain past the captured external dwelling of Minotaurs. On 121, Tazar died.
Thanks for the game and the experience.

I confirm Decontaminator's victory.

invisible (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Dubrovin Pavel (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 131 2sm4d(3)
Thank you for the game! Luck decided the outcome. [QUOTE]

I confirm!

I haven't made such a mistake before.

I opened the replay, but I overlooked Sergei's Valeska, which I didn't see near my Castle.
I could have lost, there was a chain of events, but I saw Valeska when she settled in my Castle. I thought it was a bug, but it was Sergei:)

Thank you for the game!

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Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Inferno, Kalh, Kalh) def RetroFM (Blue, Castle, Caitlin, Kirr) 2sm4d(3), 1.2.5.

On the first map - a secondary Citadel town, at home - Iffrits in the Castle.

On the second map - a native secondary town, from which I took Gogs. In the second week, 2 native Heroes with Gogs appeared in the tavern.
Between our starting locations, there was a Tower respawn point. After passing through it, literally 4 steps along the road, I ended up at Evgeny's starting location. I had 70 Gogs, 6 Sultan-Iffrits, 12 Demons, and about 30 Imps.

On 1.2.5, Kalh and Kirr saw each other. The Castle surrendered.

Thank you for the game!

Sir Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Inferno, Kalh, Kalh) def RetroFM (Blue, Castle, Kaitlin, Kirr) 2sm4d(3), 1.2.5.
I confirm. The restarts are over, and he was locked in the castle by icy elementals guarding the teleporter. In the tavern, Kirr is there, and boots are lying nearby... Well, I thought I'd lose in development for a week... But then... Who knew that there was actually no line of sight (LOS) between us!!! There is a direct path of three days (two for Kirr) between our castles, but the road passed through a tiny piece of secondary territory, and because of this (?), there was no LOS. Or rather, it was there... But not on the road... It was interesting to find out that such a thing can happen))). Kirr complained and broke through the guard and saw a well-fed opponent... It was impossible to defend in the castle... He surrendered... It was a pity... Kirr with the boots... Sigh.
On 1.2.5, Kalh and Kirr saw each other. The castle surrendered.
Sincerely, Evgeny.

Javdet (Blue, Castle, Valya, Adelaide) def Forza (red, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) 2sm4d(3) 2-2-5

Decent respawn + native secondary dwelling, 2 external dwellings of swords, but I threw it on the 2nd week (really wanted angels). Regarding the nagas - out of 5 naga banks, I hit the toughest one + they moved way too many times. Decided to continue. Then came the plague and with old troops + vivs and angels I took 3 Dragon Utopias - fire and earth books, and treats up to magic by +12. On 225 red surrendered.

Thanks for the game

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Javdet (Red, Castle, Valya, Valya) def Mal1982 (Blue, Dungeon, Malekith, Malekith) 2sm4d(2) 2-2-5

Played for 2 minutes, constant chain-time-out. The opponent moved so rapidly that there wasn't even enough time to think during his turn.
On 2-2-5 news of surrender arrived.
Thanks for the gameconfirming... on the second week I took the confluence secondary dwelling. At the end of the month there was a dilemma whether to buy out birds and manticores or place dragons... decided to place dragons, in the end the plague killed everything. Hoped that the opponent had the same.... as it turned out, no)
thanks for the game

Phew, everything above has been taken into account.
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Decontaminator (blue, Conflux, Enian, Brissa) def Loi (red, Castle, Valeska, Dace) 2sm4d(3) 126
Playing Conflux for the third or fourth time. Started after restarts. Air elementals not built((( . Obelisk near the castle. I see almost all of my respawn. Sawmill is far, with 3 blocks on the way there. In the other direction, a passage to Inferno's secondary is visible, with a well near the guard – so we build the Mage Guild and head there. On 117, I was short 600+ for the birds((( . Only 1 medusa hut among money buildings on 2 respawns((( . On week 2, I planned to level up Dessa freed from prison, but Dace appeared through the adjacent secondary with 1-4 angels, 1-4 unicorns, 5-9 cavaliers, up to 50 marksmen, and up to 50 pikemen – stats visible in the tavern 4-7-3-4 (don't remember exactly). Brissa breaks for home. On 126, Dace gets another 7 griffins and storms the capital with Brissa 0-1-7-5 in the Stronghold. Mass Haste, 100 archers, 5 psychos, 21 storm elementals, and Dace's lack of magic and ballista decided the outcome in favor of blue.
Thanks for the game and the experience.

Decontaminator (blue, Conf, Enian, Brissa) def Loi (red, Castle, Valeska, Deiss) 2sm4d(3) 126
Thanks for the game and the experience.

It happened. On the first griffin in the stronghold. At the beginning of the second, I broke through to the secondary Rampart, where there was a minimal Griffin Conservatory and a passage to the opponent. Based on the assessment of the secondary, it was decided — pay a visit. But the brazen rush without a spell book didn't work out... I should have charged recklessly with the angel in the dark; I could have gotten there a turn earlier — there would have been no psychos — and maybe it would have worked out.
Oh well, nothing ventured, nothing gained, isn't that right, comrade Beria :) (quote from a joke)
Thanks for the game.