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

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Scorp (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 2.2.2.

Used all restarts.

On the first week - took the Wolf external dwelling, spotted the Bear external dwelling. Built them in the Stronghold thanks to the Black Market.

On the second week - took the Bear external dwelling, built the others in the Castle, took the Fortress secondary skill.

On the third week, took 2 Hives (Minimal and Pre-minimal). Positioned myself at the Dragon Utopia.

On the fourth week - took two Minimal Dragon Utopias (where from the same set I got the Black Ball, Shackles of War, Water Book, Cloak +5 to Spell Power). Upgraded the Bears. At the end of the week, took Mikhail's empty Capital. Camped there until growth.

On the fifth week - took Mikhail's Necromancer secondary skill, headed toward the Tower secondary skill.

At 2.2.2., I was 1 cell short of it. Shakti attacks me with stats about 2-3 times higher, with 1 Angel and 34 Vivas.

I cast Haste on 15 Grey Wolves; they reach the Vivas and kill more than half. I feared an Explosion, but it turns out Shakti didn't have a magic book, so Gurnisson emerged victorious.

Thanks to Mikhail for the game!

Game within the team tournament.
Mizrael (Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Pit In sake of LM (red, Castle, Valeska, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 136

Stable right at the castle and an external dwelling of centaurs, plus a few elves were given. On day 2, native secondary town, on that respawn an external dwelling of elves. Week result: home has unicorns with citadel, secondary town - dendroids + citadel. Kyrre level 6, with expert luck (a scholar provided it) :) On the second week, two naga banks were broken, a pandora's box for 10k experience, and the Barbarian secondary town was captured, from whose respawn there is a metro leading to the treasure zone. There I got a golden bow and a gold mine. Apart from hives and a pandora's box for angels, nothing decent is visible (no tactics, and it's a pity for the elves), I decide to split up and check the only passage that could lead to the opponent (the map generated with ГО through a portal, and I have passes only to 2 treasure zones). On 134, I broke through to a grass respawn and saw a red mine, all my power is with Kyrre - you never know. On 135, I capture the reds' secondary town, Conflux. Kyrre gets speed boost there from silver, on 136 Gurnisson attacks. Battle:
Kyrre lvl 17, 9-12-8-4. Expert Archery, Logistics, Luck, Earth, Armorer, and Wisdom. Army: 20 silver pegasi, 77 grand elves, 8 unicorns, 100+ centaur captains.
Gurnisson lvl 12, 13-12-6-6. Expert Attack, Artillery, Logistics, and Earth. Army: 2 angels, 31 crossbowmen, 18 zealots, 7 champions, 19 royal griffins, 62 wyverns, ballista.
Angels hit the elves, an ice bolt flies at them as well. On my turn, centaurs with luck take down the angels, elves under bless wipe out half the wyverns. Now it's my first turn, with wait, unicorns and pegasi fly out into the open field, where a melee fight begins. Round 2 - haste on the elves, after the volley only 2 wyverns remain, pegasi and unicorns chip away at the shooters, blocking their shot. Gurni flees with 5 crossbowmen, Kyrri has 19 grand elves, 4 pegasi, and 84 centaurs. Along the chain, another 8 horses, 15 pegasi, and 28 dendroids are brought. The opponent surrendered on 136. Thanks for the game.

A game within a team tournament.
Mizrael(Rampart, Kyrre) def Pit(red, Castle, Valeska, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3)

Confirmed.
In the first 3 days, I captured 2 towns - a tower and a Conflux. Gurnisson learned Logistics and Earth Magic. In the capital, I built Riders with a Stronghold. I took a Monastery and bought monks there, but lost 1 Rider in the process. I found +2 armor and +2 magic power, and Rider Gloves.
In the second week, I took a Crown +4, a Sword +2 attack/defense, a Hive with 4 Wyverns, and another one with 4, and a Shield +6. Earth Magic is now expert, but I don't have Slow in scrolls or in 3 guilds of mages (I even built a Library).
At the beginning of the third week, I take a Conservatory (2 Angels), and 2 more Hives - 8 and 4, but in the first one, due to lack of time, I took Archers - 13 died...
On day 135, Kyrre takes my secondary town and stays in the city. She doesn't have her entire army, so I attack. But the opponent has a Golden Bow, and Gurnisson lacks the right skills (Air Magic or Tactics), so I couldn't win the battle.
Thank you for the game.

A game within the framework of a team tournament. Colorado (red, Castle, Valeska) def. Nagan-4 (blue, Rampart, Kirr). The game was postponed twice; in the end, on week 6, I almost have no army, but I have a portal and flight, while my opponent doesn't have either of those, but has a large army. The map is almost completed, and it's problematic to gather a new army. I surrender; I won't drag it out. Thank you very much for the game.

Game within the "Team Tournament"
invisible (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Kirr) def Dreamcatcher (red, Necropolis, random, Voknal, Straker) 2sm4d(3) 116
In the first five days, a lot of money was earned, including taking 3 crypts, one of which was maximum, the second was almost maximum, and 3 more were visible. I took a small gnome lair, a Pegasus and gnome den. I spotted 2 reserves, and from the scouting point, I saw half of the red player's base, including the Castle :) 20-49 skeletons. I found a quick passage bypassing the Guardian Order, planning to place horses with gnomes in the Castle on the first day, and rush on the second. But Dream didn't find enough sulfur for liches and surrendered.
Thanks for the game!

You're welcome too. I'll finish the team tournament and completely quit SOD. I'm tired of unlucky starts due to the lack of a powerful, reliable stack, which is guaranteed in TE. Either a miner will come with only one pack, or archers won't be built, and fighting as Necropolis without Galtran is just not fun. I want to fight the opponent, not my own situation.

A game within a team tournament.

Colorado (red, Castle, Valeska) def. Nagan-4 (blue, Rampart, Kirr).

It was postponed twice; in the end, on week 6, I barely have an army, but I have a portal and flying units, while my opponent doesn't have those, but has a large army. The map is almost complete, and it's difficult to gather a new army. I surrender; I won't drag it out.

Thank you for the game.

Hmm... I guess I'll confirm my victory. I looked at the save file after seeing the post, and many things became clear, including the reasons for the surrender. A slight advantage in stats can't compensate for a huge difference in troops:smile25:, especially with Valeska's mass haste:smile13:.
Thank you to my opponent for the game – it was intense.
P.S. I was wondering why Kirr was jumping around with a few beholders, vivis, and wood elementals on week 5:smile32:. I was racking my brain – a tactical move, a cunning strategy... I didn't realize that there was no one else until I looked at the save file. I even felt a little bad:smile39:

Colorado (blue, Castle, Valerius, Valerius) def RetroFM (red, Swamp, Bron, Grindan) 2m4d(3) 1.4.2

I confirm.

Thanks for the game.

Sincerely, Eugene.

Game for the seasonal tournament
Dudge (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def invisible (blue, Inferno, Octavia, Octavia) boomerang 121

First week, manticores in the castle.. at the beginning of the week, with both heroes, I whittle down the opponent's 2 heroes. He surrenders. At the very start of the game, the rule about no attacking for 8 days was mutually canceled by agreement.

Dudge (blue, humans, Turis, Grindan) def invisible (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) boomerang 146

Started playing on 160%
I try to build Angels in the first town, but basically all the treasure chests are 1000 and at sea in all the stacks (including the wood stacks) 1500 gold. In the end, I'm short 1500 gold. Frustrated. The opponent takes the central castle very quickly; I'm slightly faster at the gold mine. I try to bring up troops and knock the opponent out of the castle, counting on the archery range on day 70. But he comes out of the castle before my reinforcements arrive and kills all the initial weaklings with Lightning Bolt for 85. I weep bitter tears. I gather everything I have and go past the castle into enemy territory. I steal the artifact 2/2-sp/kn with impunity. And I decide it's time to take down the central castle. I bring up whatever reinforcements I can and assault. At the end of the week, I build Angels. I build the 4th level magic guild in the central town. And I decide to go looting on the opponent's territory some more, waiting for his attack. On day 146, it happens. My army: 3/8/12/280, 3 Angels, 8 Cavaliers, 5 Monks, 17 Griffins, 70 Pikemen; opponent: 13/11/5/80, 12 Manticores, 15 Minotaurs, 26 Evil Eyes, 24 Medusas, 40 Harpies. I cast Chain Lightning for 600 and the opponent surrenders.

First match for the champ. I cross out Necropolis from the tech.

Game for the seasonal tournament
Dudge (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def invisible(blue, Inferno, Octavia, Octavia) boomerang 121 200%

I tested this map a lot as blue Inferno and realized that in this position it is one of the best towns, because a level 6 unit with a Citadel in the first week is only available to Inferno!!! Possibly also to Fortress, but there is little wood on the map, so who knows. The plan was to take the center castle on days 121-122, but as it turned out in reality, everything went sideways... The first three chests were minimum, the fourth had an artifact. All plans were ruined, I couldn't even put the sailor on the boat due to lack of gold (I planned to do it on day 2, or at most day 3). Not a single mage in the tavern!!! When I reached the sands, one of my weaklings was killed by lightning :eek: , and the second by an arrow. I saw no prospects whatsoever, so I surrendered.

Dudge (blue humans, Turis, Grindan) def invisible(red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) boomerang 146 160%

I gave away this game simply out of stupidity. I took the center castle on day 116, killing 9 upgraded Efreeti with a stack. Losses: a few Troglodytes and 2 Minotaurs. I killed a couple of Dudge's weaklings and started building up the economy. I see him pulling up troops on week 2, apparently preparing to attack soon. In the castle there were 20 Air Elementals, 2 Cats, about 50 Troglodytes and Pixies + a mage with lightning on day 110 with a lot of mana. Shakti was wandering around his respawn. I thought I could hold the castle without the Cats and Troglodytes (I felt sorry for them, because Grindan would have killed them with magic). Especially since I had built a castle in the town. If I couldn't hold it, I'd take it back later, since Grindan would have few troops left. I couldn't hold the castle, Grindan built a Citadel, so I had no chance, despite having Mass Slow, which Shakti had (Mass Haste would have been better).

Thanks for the games!

Mizrael(Castle, Caitlin, Monere) def RetroFM(red, Fortress, Tazar, Gunnar) 2sm4d(3) 211

Used all my restarts. On the first day, I spotted an overview under the castle, a pokemon external dwelling respawn, two cans, a female dwarf, a medusa-dweller and a naga bank. Beyond the mountains is a treasure zone: pandoras, Dragon Utopia and other things. Monere arrived; immediately shoved a chest with 1500 experience into him, several battles with witches and an experience pillar - level 4 on day 1, skills are pleasing: armor and tactics. Over the week I cleared the respawn, even grabbed some snow-wood from the adjacent area, but I was exactly 1 wood short for horses:mad:. Result of the week: 1-4 in the Stronghold, pokemon external dwelling. 121 - medusa-dweller by 4, 122 - female dwarf by 15, 123 - can for 2 angels, 124 - ramp secondary, 125 - another double, 127 - 1 more angel. 133 - max can, left all griffins and almost all pokemons there, immediately max naga-bank and a breakthrough to the necromancer secondary where boots were found. On 136, a bag of gold +750 was reclaimed, 137 - cloak of speed and naga bank, all on an adjacent respawn in the snows; since I have pathfinding, everything is moving not too slowly, scouts spotted red flags at the gremlin external dwelling - opponent's secondary is nearby. Result of the week: angels built, papa level 17. On 141 a scout runs into an empty red village, there's already an overview standing there :). No one around, didn't want to risk it, turned back and papa, having grabbed a stable for 1 day, breaks the cyclops-dweller near home. 142 - 12 angels, 10 horses and pennies for bait break through ГО of 15 CD. 143 - cut a flag from the red capital, also finally learned haste there; didn't stay there, but moved home, carrying the purse - the tavern stubbornly says I don't have enough meat. Emptied everything from home and dashed into the treasure zone that I had seen since day 1 of the game :). Gunnar took my capital, but all the same purse is already with me in the treasure zone and a couple of scouts for acceleration. Picked up two pandoras there for 15k experience each, 35 werewolves, 6 wyverns. On 147 I hit the max Dragon Utopia: 12 angels, 6 wyv, wolves split by 1. Only 10 angels survived, but they gave wings, a level 5 hat and an air book; immediately DD to my capital - everything is close anyway :), there's angel grade and papa home on 147 with 10 archangels. Gunnar is not far from the capital, 211 I buy up everything, fly over the mountains using the book flight - to pick up the purse that I didn't take into the utopia and attack Gunnar, battle:
Monere level 22 14-10-5-7, expert attack, logistics, armor, tactics, air, luck, pathfinding and wisdom. Army: 12 Archangels, 8 champions, 15 zealots, 58 crossbows, 26 crushers, 32 griffins and a few pokemons.
Gunnar level 15 14-17-18-13, expert tactics, logistics, earth and attack, advanced wisdom and armor, basic air. Army: 18 bulls, 27 wyv, 24 basilisks, 3 hydras, a pack of flies. There was a magic negator, but not equipped.
Immediately haste and archangels with luck completely wipe out the bulls, others pile onto the basilisks and hydras. Only wyverns are left alive from the combat units, but even they, with retaliation removed, take only 1 archangel; in the next round a morale streak buries the entire swamp army. Thanks for the game.

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Inferno, Peer, Terek) def Scorp (Blue, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson), 2sm4d(3), 1.1.6.
He planned to go for the secondary town on the second week with Ifrits, but due to an unfavorable map generation, Mikhail decided not to continue.
Thanks for the game!

Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def Scorp (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 1.2.5.
On the second week - his own secondary town, minimal Medusa presence.
Mikhail didn't have much luck again on 1.2.5.
Thanks for the game!

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Scorp (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 2.2.2.

Everything is true! Congratulations!

First game: thanks to the map generator for messing with my starting position. Even if I were to break through to the secondary town with 19 air elementals (the easiest option), I still wouldn't be able to reach the castle (Pavel's own secondary town). I would have to break through to the neighboring secondary town and then fight another guard - it's nonsense.

Second game: I was watching football (3-1), but that's not why. The funny part: on day 117, there was a Conflux secondary town 1-6 in the Fortress (I don't remember exactly) + a hidden lair of Psychos. And in my own town, I was exchanging resources for money to build Cavaliers. I exchanged for 5000$, and then I saw that there was no wood (that's because of the football). Well, it's okay, I can live with the hidden lair of Psychos. I've never played as Conflux before, and here's the catch: these Psychos started attacking not 2 times (like some archers in melee combat), but 3 times less than their usual damage, and I lost. - that was cool!

Third game: I was punished for careless play and deservedly so (there wasn't even a book in the Fortress, even though the stats were almost twice as high).

Thank you for all the games!

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Pit - In sake of LM (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.6.

Game as part of a team tournament.

Luck finally smiled upon me in the match against Petr!

First week - Goblin external dwelling, Boots of Speed, Fortress secondary site, Bears without anything.

Second week - Dungeon secondary site, Two Ogre external dwellings.

Third week - Mace for +4 Attack, Naga-Bank for 4 Nagas, Bear upgrade, approached the Dragon Utopia at a Secondary respawn.

On 1.4.2. I take the Three (Shield of Lion's Courage, Dragon Scale Armor, Orator's Hat).

On 1.4.4., using DD I take Petr's empty Castle.

On 1.4.5. I take Necro secondary site, unsuccessful attempt with a Scout to take the Tower secondary site.

On 1.4.6. Petr concedes victory to me.

Thanks for the game!

A game within the framework of a team tournament. vitalic (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def. Nagan-4 (red, Tower, Ain, Mephana) 2SM4D(3) 214 Confirmed. Thank you for the game.

Javdet (Blue, Castle, Valessa, Turin) def Outlow (Red, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) 146 2sm4d(3)

We chose rests and the result was very nice: 2 Dwarf Cottages, 2 external dwellings of pokemons and monks, 1 Griffins. Chests were scattered pretty well.
Well, in my excitement I made a huge blunder - on day 5 I thought I had enough gold for Angels (instead of horses in the Citadel) and changed the upgrade path..
The week ended sadly - 1, 2, 4, 5 in the Citadel, and I didn't have enough tempo to capture the monk dwellings - I fought for gold until the last moment, but didn't have enough...
Week 2: day 1-6 in the Castle and 2 Griffin Conservatories
Week 3: Angels
Week 4: I break a Dragon Utopia, buried all my monks there, about a hundred pokemons and 1 Angel - the loot was a Blue Cap and a Black Orb.
I go home for mana, set a scout hero to run ahead and on the opponent's turn I see that his capital is poorly guarded. Next turn I give the scout 30 Griffins, capture the castle and run ahead before ГО with Turin.
On day 145 I fly into Turin's town and then a 3rd participant joins the game - my daughter :D . Distracted by yogurts, Kinder Surprises and Shreks, I blunder and Turin gets stuck in a swamp one square away from the castle:smile04: :smile30: , all I managed to do was give half the army to the scout, who also got the Cap and the Cloak +2 Speed from the blunder:smile31: ...
Tazar naturally attacks immediately, but makes a fatal mistake - the first person he encountered was Turin. Turin took out 8 Wyverns, an Angel, a Hydra and some basilisks and sneakily escaped. Tazar went for the Castle with 15 cows, 7 hydras and gorgons, but couldn't take it.. If only he had known what the citizen from the Castle had in his backpack - I would have been toast..

Thanks for the game..

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Pit - In sake of LM (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.6.

Confirmed. Another failure in the team tournament...
In the first week - cavalry with a Stronghold, secondary Necropolis. Little gold, and it's unclear where to get more. Before the Castle - Portal of Glory.
Second week - I break through to the snow map, take a town there, and gather money. I build a Castle and a Monastery. I seize a +3 morale/luck amulet, and on day 7, I get an angel lair.
Third week - a Capitol and angels are built, Valeska goes down to the Underground Treasury, takes a lair with 8 wyverns and two devil lairs.
At the beginning of the 4th week, 5 angels are summoned from the Castle, another lair is taken (12 wyverns), several Pandora's Boxes - all with experience, although I was really hoping for magic - there was expert wisdom. Among the artifacts, I only found +5 strength magic armor. After Gurnisson took the capital with the unredeemed 4-week growth, there was no point in continuing - there are two exits from the dungeon - to my secondary towns, which were already controlled by the red player, Valeska's and Gurnisson's armies are approximately equal in strength, but Gurnisson's stats are twice as high, and his magic is stronger.
Thank you for the game.