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Paladin@heroes.by (red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Loi(blue, Castle, Valeska, Crag Hack), 2sm4d (3), 144.

Start without elves, which provoked the gr. centaurs, and the growth of them even repelled at the end of 111, then ran into 20+ gr. cerberi, the dogs died, 50 centaurs, 5 pigs and 7 elves killed without stress, though were afraid to attack
114 growth of pigs
117 secondary-necro, at home horses in the castle
123 bought everything fully and went to the Treasury, but the lack of land took its toll already in the first serious battle, 22 gr. nagas killed 2 of my gr. unicorns + a bunch of Centaurs… gave me +10-000 exp and an artifact +3 spd
125 killed 86 swords, again gave 10-000 exp
126 +4 def and +15 vamps from Pandora for 100 gr. water elementals.
here tried to raise the tempo, +2 angels +1 angel (scout hero) and a cancerous mistake of not buying the growth of the third week loses everything accumulated including angels and vamps to the max nago-bank )))
133 +1 angel and finishing off the unfinished nago-bank.
Again raising the tempo, trying to make up for lost time due to the first loss, and get a second loss already the Boss in the max Dragon Utopia ))) 135
Well, here the pre-planned army reserve of 3 green dragons saved me, which I never take in a Dragon Utopia at all, and rarely build. With them from 136 to 141 I farmed 20000+ gold and upgraded the greens, as a result got 5 oranges on 142 ))), and also got an EXPLOSION on the 5th floor!!! It helped on 142 to finish 6 gold and 3 black (manually) in the unfinished Utopia, and in the final fight also killed 40 crusaders and 16 champions, which gave no chance for blue to win neither the final fight nor the game … and gave in the Utopia all the 5th level and +6 morale.
143 library and miscast by the boss for teleport to the central village from where 1 day's hop to 2 blue's Dragon Utopias…
Indeed one Utopia falls, there are wings and near the second blue outraged attack and pacified perish.
Kyrre having roughly equal attack somewhere around 22 had 28 defense, which doubled the defense of blue, and 2 Explosions led the fight to a finish in two rounds, even though there was more meat-men…
Thanks for the game.

Paladin@heroes.by (red, Rampart, Kyrr, Kyrr) def Loi(blue, Castle, Valeska, Crellion), 2sm4d (3), 144.
It happened. There was a good layout, but on the third I played suboptimally and without technique. In the third Dragon Utopia at the secondary respawn, I got parameters, but there is no control. I arrived half a move late to the second Dragon Utopia (no logisticians), and during FB exp resist didn't trigger once; 40 crusaders and 16 champs fell under the blast.
Thanks for the game and the lesson.

Uran (syn Dungeon Shakhti Shakhti) def Invisible (red Rampart Ivor Moner) 2sm4d (3) 215
On day 3 I take my native secondary and the harpy external dwelling, I see a Dragon Utopia. On the open territory there is not a single income building, and by day 4 all the treasure chests have been consumed, leaving only a passage behind the horde of elves and some minor points, but without expert tactics I didn't dare, and there were 3 native castles and 2 medusa hiring sites. I went to the surface and by day 5 I already saw the opponent's castle from a lookout tower, but I didn't have the gold to buy an army for a rush, and the opponent had taken the horse external dwelling and bought everything out, but it seems he doesn't see me. On the grass I got some gold and in the end on the first one — medusae with a shield in both. On the second I took the swamp and two angel dwellings (1 + 2), and there was also a lookout tower and I see the other side of the opponent's lands. I head home, break through the elves, and take the third native castle. By 135 I had almost bought all the troops (I never built mimics) and I take the Dragon Utopia — it gave me a +5 helm, +4 all shield, +3 all necklace, +2/2 sword, and 30k, which were badly needed. At 141 I was planning to break GO 50+ nagas and 100+ manticores, but the red player (having broken 2 Dragon Utopias) came first... I have a bigger army and I attack — I get advanced berserker on the 3 strongest slots, and then also explosion on the medusae, and the opponent, having lost almost nothing, surrenders for gold. What to do??? No wisdom, and all around I see fat only from chests, but I want a spell book, and my legs carried me to the underground near the swamp, there's berserker protection there, and 2 Dragon Utopias — a level 5 hat and a +5 all sword, and they gave me wisdom. In the end, with jump, I quickly eat the fat, my stats are much cooler + explosion for 2.5k + 3 rebuilt castles. At 145 I jumped to the opponent, there are explosions, armageddons... he has 16 horses alive, I have 70 troglodytes, 50 harpies + a few small ones, and at home all the eyes and mimics. And growth is coming soon...
At 215 I offered to record (it was time to go home), but the opponent surrendered, he lacked mana — having the books of fire and earth, his stats were those of a good warrior — 18 18 5 5
Uran wins

OUTLAW (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def. Artyboy (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d(3), 2-2-1
We started right away without any restarts. The map turned out to be very interesting – with intricate terrain, fast roads, and a possible route to the Dungeon :D (from our two secondary settlements, one road led through the Dungeon, connecting two entrances to the underground, respectively, from each spawn point, and from this road, there were passages to 3-4 treasures), but this road was blocked from the first week by a horde of gr. medusas, guarding the prison and artillery, so we didn't meet there.... All 6 castles are on the surface :eek:, the Dungeon is teeming with treasures, and there are quite a few of them on the surface as well.... On day 117, I built structures 1-6 in the castle, a secondary settlement with Conflict, Tazar, level 5 with experience, defense, and earth + a scroll of slow. On day 2, I built another secondary settlement – a Castle, bought a book there, replenished mana, and took a Hive with 4 units, a bank with 3 units, and went to the first underground treasure. On day 127, I had hydras, markets in both settlements + town halls. On day 3, I cleared out the underground treasure (mostly chests for experience), took boots from the extremely moral unicorns + 2 all, and at the Oracle, I exchanged useless artillery for 20 earth elementals. The chain spell took a shield +4 at the secondary spawn point, and at the end of the week, I disbanded into a secondary settlement to replenish mana. On day 4, I went to the second treasure, passing a couple of nagabanks. Scouts scattered around the treasure in search of loot, Tazar shook up the ducks and pandoras (experience + meat), but they didn't give me magic skills. Along the way, I found books of fire and water, but I didn't have the corresponding skills. I got 6 angels with conservation. I didn't find any drowned ones there.... Tazar, with expert search and logistics skills, with boots, and riding on flies, was running around like crazy. The treasure turned out to be huge, rich in hives and pandoras. The opponent didn't come to visit, especially since everything was bought from the castle on the first day of growth, so the chain spell was only built up to the secondary settlement. Week 5 – in the same treasure, especially since the scout finally found a Key in the very corner. Tazar was already eager to go for it.... But the opponent asked for a quick resolution..... So, I disbanded and went home, replenished mana, and prepared for the Grand Offensive, and on day 221, I stormed the Castle with Valeska. Tazar, level 22 with 19-25, was invulnerable, and all the work was done by 3 stacks: angels, wyverns, and flies.
Thank you for the game.
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How Long Will They Mourn Me? Tupac Amaru Shakur

Uran (syn Dungeon Shakhti Shakhti) def Invisible (red Rampart Ivor Moner) 2sm4d (3) 215

The layout was good, plenty of resources, external dwelling of horses and other stuff. On week 1 I took an external dwelling of horses, the horses in the citadel with wood production, captured a secondary castle, freed Moner level 5 with expert logistics and offense near it. I immediately made him the main hero, despite Ivor already having earth magic. On week 2 I took 2 Dwarf Cottages, several crypts, a medusa dwelling. I wanted to build dragons, but found a Griffin Conservatory for 3-4 angels and 2 Dragon Utopias. I decided to forget everything else, take the Griffin Conservatory on day 131, then two Dragon Utopias and head to the opponent, who had his native secondary :eek: I built everything except dragons in the castle. On day 131 as planned I take the max Griffin Conservatory without mass spells, on day 134 the first Dragon Utopia — a tier 3 one, lost one horse, 1 angel and all the fodder, remaining with 3 angels and 16 horses. Got a Gladius, earth and fire spell books. Earth already expert, on the way to the second Dragon Utopia I replenish mana, then decided to backtrack a bit and take a Pandora's Box for up to 49 cyclopes, hoping for fodder for the second Dragon Utopia. Got 35 crusaders. On day 136 I attack the second Dragon Utopia — a tier 2 one, lost another 2 angels and pokemons with archers. All horses intact and crusaders too. Got a Sentinel's Shield and a red orb. Was offered either fire magic or intelligence. I decided to take fire magic to match the spell book, hoping I'd get something for spell power, of which I only had 5 :(. Didn't get it. I smash my native town, on the way upgrading the crusaders, replenish mana and hit GO — a horde of nagas and a bunch of cats on day 141 with no growth for 4 weeks. In the castle sits Shakhti with a huge army. I decide to cut off troop delivery from the secondary, kill a scout hero, but the delivery was still made and on day 141 Shakhti attacks. My first turn and I cast expert berserk on 50+ greater medusae, 14 greater cats and 3 angels. The angels fight the cats, who paralyze them in return. The medusae halved the beholders. Uran blinds my elves. I have mana for 1 implosion, with which I kill half the medusae and buy back, luckily I had plenty of resources from the two Dragon Utopias. Uran retreated to the underground, and I, after replenishing mana and buying the growth, went hopping after him. But upon entering the underground and seeing 2 Dragon Utopias undefended, seeing Shakhti's insane stats with 27 spell power :eek: I realized it was over. I took a Pandora's Box for experience with archangels, went to take a boost for fire magic, but Shakhti Dimension Doors and attacks. First turn anti-magic on 22 unicorns, Uran kills all the grand elites with implosion. On the second round I cast Armageddon and buy back. Then I went to boost spell power, visiting the library, taking another Griffin Conservatory — a tier 2 one. Andrey needed to leave urgently, so I decided not to drag it out, since I was up against three almost fully built Dungeons. After the replay review I realized my chances were decent, because Uran's remaining troops on day 215 were 70 beholders, 8 cats and 100 harpies against my 2 angels, 22 unicorns and first turn. I could have Armageddoned some more, I already had 10 spell power, but... In the end I lost! What can you do against three Dungeons with a respawning Dragon Utopia, where a teapot lies? :smile35:
Thanks for the game! :smile51:

I confirm the game!
Thank you, OUTLAW, for the game. Good luck in your next battles!

2 reports: Retro FM - Javdet 1:1

RetroFM (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Javdet (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 134 2sm4(d)

3 native towns for Zhenya and on week 3 a Miner came to my town with 326 Troglodytes, 70 Evil Eyes, 4 Angels, and 24 Wyverns:smile07:
P.S. Evgeny corrected me, there were 526 Troglodytes.

Javdet (Red, Castle, Valeska, Labeta) def RetroFM (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 143 2sm4(d)

Imbalance the other way, and on turn 136 I break through with Labeta having 70 Nagas and Vale, entering the enemy's capital with 6 Archangels and others. Zhenya ran to the treasury, but all the chains are cut off, and Tazik dies in a Dragon Utopia.
P.S. An interesting moment when a stronger army attacked the Fortress capital with 20 Gnolls, but Verdish has only 4 archers of 20 each, and the moats are double-layered. 3 Gnolls survived.

Thanks for the games.

2 reports: Retro FM - Javdet 1:1

RetroFM (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Javdet (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 134 2sm4(d)

Zhenya had 3 native towns and on week 3 Shakti with 326 Troglodytes, 70 Evil Eyes, 4 Angels and 24 Wyverns came to my town:smile07:

Javdet (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def RetroFM (Blue, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) 143 2sm4(d)

Imbalance the other way and on day 136 I break through 70 Nagas and ride with 6 Archangels and others into the enemy's capital. Zhenya ran to the third, but all the chains are cut off and Tazik dies in a Dragon Utopia.
P.S. an interesting moment when an army stronger than the swamp capital with 20 Gnolls attacked, but there were only 4 stacks of 20 shooters, and the moats were 2-layer. 3 Gnolls survived.

Thanks for the games.

I confirm, but there were over 500 Troglodytes ))) Shakti had Town Portal and Dimension Door and Wings ))) in the second game if I had gone to the sands instead of the underground and a bit earlier then there was an option, but who knew there were so many Hives there ...

Thanks for the game ...

Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Rampart, Kirry, Kirry) def Smoke_mk (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 2.1.4.

No Elves arrived at all.

On the first week - I didn't find a lumber mill, barely scraped together enough for Unicorns in the Castle; as for money-making buildings on the respawn: Naga Bank and Crypt.

On the second week - took an Inferno secondary dwelling, Crypt, Dragon external dwelling, whose guards were about 50 Pegasi and a Grand Stack that thinned out my Retinue, killing 1 Unicorn. The Dragons also morale-checked, killing another 2 Unicorns.

On the third week - Naga Bank with 4 Nagas, another Dragon external dwelling, Elf external dwelling.

On the fourth week - Rampart secondary dwelling, from which I drove out the opponent, 2 Dwarf dwellings, Naga Bank with 3 Nagas.

On the fifth week - Minimal Dragon Utopia (Black Ball), I attack Shakti in the Castle; thanks to mass haste, I kill them, although the opponent fought very bravely, well done!

Thanks for the game!

As part of the "Seasons" tournament
Pit - in sake of LM (red, Tower, Aine, Aine) def Uran (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), Hourglass II, 131.
111 - too little gold, in the chest - an artifact, bought only one hero. Aine takes the gold mine.
112 - Aine picks up the army, learns first-level spells with Literacy, heads to the secondary.
113 - Barbarian secondary, near it a Crown +4.
114 - A Drowning gives a Sphere of Earth, Aislinn is bought - a plan arises to learn Meteor Shower with Literacy.
115 - The chain takes all mines and a third town, near it - Boots of Speed, Aine goes underground.
116 - Aine receives all troops and artifacts.
117 - In the capital, levels 1-6 of troops are built with a Citadel.
121 - Aine gets the growth troops, she collects the Captain's Hat.
122 - Aine takes two major artifacts on the island - Titan's Cuirass and Sphere of Vulnerability, the Drownings give a Cuirass +5 and an Ogre's Shield +5.
123 - Returning home through a portal.
124 - All spare artifacts are sent to the altar - Aine becomes level 14. Guild level 4 is built.
125 - +5 Knowledge from the Seer, mana refill (up to 300), Aine with Master Genies passes through the Red Guard.
126 - Receiving troops and an Axe +2, moving towards the blue capital.
127 - On the last movement cell, the assault on Shakti in the castle:
Aine (3, 8, 18, (297)), expert Wisdom, Literacy, Tactics, Learning, advanced Intelligence and Air Magic, 80 Master Gremlins, 5 Nagas, 3+3 Master Genies, 15 Stone Golems, 18 Stone Gargoyles, and 10 Mages vs Shakti (15, 12, 14, (160)), expert Tactics, Earth Magic, Armorer, Offense, Logistics, advanced Artillery and basic Scouting, 98 Infernal Troglodytes, 6 Minotaurs, 6 Manticores, 7 Harpy Hags, 11 Royal Medusae, and 18 Evil Eyes.
On the last day before the assault, Shakti manages to buy a Cloak of Condemnation at the Black Market - Meteor Shower for 700 damage and Chain Lightning with the same damage do not work... But a regular Lightning Bolt for 480 damage is enough - the Genies block the gate and magic destroys all underground warriors.
Thanks for the game.

Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Smoke_mk (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 2.1.4.
Yes, 11 green dragons are cool. However, 33 minotaurs ravaged the blue army, leaving only 4 dragons. It's a pity there wasn't enough money to upgrade the bulls; then maybe they could have held out longer. Also, there was a mistake; the scorpion (15 of them) flew in the wrong direction and died without dealing any damage.
Thank you for the game.

As part of the "Seasons" tournament:
Pit - in sake of LM (red, Tower, Aine, Aine) def Uran (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), Hourglass II, 131.

Everything happened as described.
He cleared the angels on turn 121, killed 12 Necropolis dragons, 12 Sylvan sprites, and received +5 to all weapons, 25k experience, and some minor items. He was transporting boots from the sea and wanted a red orb, but a cloak dropped in the artifact forge, which he bought, and there wasn't enough money left to build another artifact forge. And the main mistake - he forgot to build magic in the main castle throughout the game, because he had everything in the secondary castle, and before the battle, he wanted to add a second level, but it wouldn't build without the first level, and there was lightning magic, and the red attack would have been repelled, and then we would have seen what would happen.
Good luck to Pit in the final.

OUTLAW (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def Artyboy (red, Castle, Waleska, Waleska), 2SM4d (3), 2-2-1

Thank you for the game.
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How Long Will They Mourn Me? Tupac Amaru Shakur

I confirm the game. :) :) :)

OUTLAW (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Kirr) def Artyboy (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d(3), 1-2-7
On the very first day, I break the block of medusa stacks on my native secondary. Naturally, Kirr becomes the main hero. On 112, I break a block onto the adjacent swamp, thinking it's a continuation of my native secondary... It turns out our adjacent swamp is :eek:, which I capture on 115. On 117, in my native 1-6 at the Stronghold, wyverns in the fort at the secondary, 2 external dwellings of gnolls. The road from the secondary goes straight to the opponent's respawn, and the roads are fast :D On the 2nd, I invest a chest of 1500k into Kirr for experience, leveling the logistician up to expert. I break through treasures with chains, a chain for +4 to attack, an artifact for anti-morale :D, crypts, an external dwelling of flies, and I build them up in the secondary. On 125, Kirr is rushing on the road in front of the block, all the troops are recruited from everywhere. On 126, I break through a double block, rush along the road to the Castle. On the road, a horde of earth elementals guarding an artifact for +1 to speed and some other junk. I break through the pests with minor losses and attack the red's Citadel with one pikeman. I settle in the castle. On 127, Valeska dies while storming her castle.
Thanks for the game.
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How Long Will They Mourn Me? Tupac Amaru Shakur

OUTLAW (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Kirr) def Artyboy (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d (3), 1-2-7

I confirm the game:smile35: