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Loi(red, castle,Valeska, Gunnar) def Paladin(blue,dungeon,Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 147
From the third day, 7 heroes; horses in the Stronghold on the first map, two external dwellings for pikes, one for archers. On the second map, I placed angels, another pike external dwelling, a couple of crypts and a couple of naga banks. The Father was given land quite early, so everything went smoothly. On the third map—dungeon secondary town, Gunnar is around level 15; in the third Pandora's box they gave 40 marks—accelerating to hit ГО at 135 (horde of nagas and horde of sorcerers), and at 137 I take the capital and 2 secondary towns. The entire 4th week was spent actively searching for the Dragon Utopia and clearing the treasure zone. At 147 Shakti storms a necropolis secondary town; despite lower parameters, I had more troops and managed to win.
Thanks for the game and the lesson.
I also want to additionally express respect to Paladin—we played all night and toward morning I started acting like a noob, unintentionally breaking the rules a couple of times; of course, the violations weren't decisive, but still—he could have "called me out." However, Paladin didn't choose to play the "lawyer" and insisted that I write the report myself.

Javdet (blue, Tower, Ain, Fyr) def S_V_E_N (red, Swamp, Broghold, Broghold), 2sm4d(3), 222

On turn 221, I jump over with a Greater Ogre and capture the opponent's capital. On the next turn, Brogh attacks, but surrenders after losing his units.

Thank you for the game.

Loi(red, castle,Valeska, Gunnar) def Paladin(blue,dungeon,Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 147
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yes, well done!
you played steadily and thoroughly.
But as for me, it went like this:
112 +1 angel, +home secondary)))
115 was afraid to attack a 3-4 angel nest, there was no slow and no blessing either
116 found another one with 2-4 angels, hoped for 2 but there were 3 ))), barely killed them
122 returned to the second angel nest, there were +3, total 6
I rush toward the opponent via the secondary, hoping for surprise, but it's a dead end; going around the mountain, the surprise factor was already gone, and I retreated )))
so the whole game without logistics; somewhere near the end in the underground I found some boots, but they were useless to me without cities on the seventh day, so I had to attack... well, there was no chance there, even though my stats were higher; pity that in Pandoras I never got magic, and in the Dragon Utopia only water kn. overall, systematic play won against rushing ))), the rush failed, or maybe it was the 2 liters of beer; yeah, I'll have to quit for a cleaner game )))
thanks

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Supermag (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 1.3.5.

In the first week – Bears in the Stronghold, Goblin Ambush.

In the second week – Conflux secondary, Cannibal Ambush.

On 1.3.2, I attack Tazar, who came to our shared secondary, and he pays me off. In the depths of his respawn, I take Bird Ambush. On 1.3.5, the opponent concedes on the neutral creatures.

Thanks for the game!

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def Supermag (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 1.3.5.

In the first week - Bears in the Stronghold, Goblin Ambush.

In the second week - a second Conflux, Cannibal Ambush.

On 1.3.2, I attack Tazar, who came to our shared secondary resource, and he pays me off. In the depths of his starting area, I take Bird Ambush. On 1.3.5, the opponent concedes on the neutral territories.

Thanks for the game!

Confirmed.

Pit - for the sake of LM (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gunnar) def Max 12 (blue, Castle, Kaitlin, Kaitlin), 2smd(3), 134. You can't play like that!!! You really need to be more careful... He was losing troops starting from the third day... 113 - a hidden camp of Rocs, all Goblins were lost (and there were quite a few of them from two native heroes), then I break through the teleport guard - Demons, again losses, and I can't break through from the other side... The army is passed on to Gurnisson, he takes a secondary Rampart and a hidden camp of Elves. In the capital, Rocs are built with the Stronghold, in the secondary - Elves. Beginning of the second week - another secondary Rampart, then I go along the treasure route, but the guards are strong everywhere, I can't break through, although Earth Magic is already at the Expert level. On 126, I take a hidden camp of Unicorns, but the guard is Wizards, who in the first round use mass Haste and destroy all Centaurs, half of the Elves, and a couple of Thunderbirds... Unicorns are built in a Fort in one city and Elves in another, nothing in the capital. Beginning of the third week - to the treasure, by 132, 25 Wyverns are gathered, but I lost 4 Unicorns and Elves on the Magic Elements. I took Pandora with all the Earth Magic, but no Wisdom... 133 - I attack the Magic Elements again, guarding the Hive and the Helmet +6 to everything. There are, naturally, almost 50 of them, the entire army is lost, except for the Wyverns. The result - the army is 24 Wyverns, I can only buy 15 Elves from the distant secondary, but the stats are high... On 134, I take the secondary Conjunction. Then there were connection problems with the opponent, and after a while, a message came about the surrender. Thank you for the game.

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Loi (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Jaborcas), 2sm4d(3), 1.3.7.

In the first week - Elf Village, Unicorns from the Castle.
No money-generating buildings, but there are 2 Dragon Caves!

In the second week - a secondary Fortress is built, and the Dragon Caves are upgraded.

In the third week - I take a Conflux for 1 Angel, and a secondary Valeska (Necromancer). On 1.3.7, I attack Jaborcas in the Castle and kill him.

Thanks to Valeska for the game!

As part of the "Seasons" tournament:
Pit - in sake of LM (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def Dudge (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor), Outer Limits, 135.
On the first day, I made a mistake - I spent 1000 on building, and on the second day, I couldn't get the hero to the lower town... Therefore, Moner only took it on day 121 - Conflux. There were problems with the gray resource - Moner had to deviate from the course and kill basilisks, but the building turned out perfectly - black knights and a Castle. Galtran captured the gold mine, became an expert in necromancy.
On day 121, I take a demon warehouse for 60 - there are almost one and a half hundred skeletons. Then - an abandoned mine, another demon warehouse for 30, and another abandoned mine. On day 127 - a naga bank for 3 nagas, Galtran already has almost 400 skeletons. Bone dragons, a Castle, and group air elements are built in the secondary town.
On day 131, Moner fought Uland, the elves lost 10 pegasi and 6 dendroids. On day 132, Galtran met Ivor:
Galtran (5, 5, 5, (66)), expert in necromancy, defense, advanced wisdom and air magic, 3 bone dragons, 10 black knights, 15 mighty liches, several ghosts, and 450 skeletons against Ivor (8, 13, 2, (36)), expert in archery, defense, advanced attack, and basic wisdom, 10 unicorns, 39 elves, 21 battle gnomes, half a hundred centaurs.
More than half of Ivor's troops died, he paid a ransom, and a couple of days later, he attacked, bringing 8 dendroids and 10 pegasi and upgrading the remaining elves.
In the first battle, Galtran's losses were small, so in the second, the elves had no chance.
Thank you for the game.

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Loi (Castle, Valeska, Jaborcas), 2sm4d(3), 1.3.7.
It happened. I made a mistake by not taking resurrection and then not adequately assessing the scarcity of the respawn. On the first turn, swords in the citadel. Little money and buildings on the main, on the secondary — Barbarian. Although on the Barbarian I took an external dwelling of bears, rocs, and goblins — I started building up the Barbarian. On the third turn, there was also an adjacent secondary Necromancer, where I spotted a gnome dwelling and a naga bank nearby, took them right under the nose of fast Kyrre. In the end, I blundered by not managing to pass the Earth Orb to Popa before the Final Battle, for the sake of which I lost a bunch of orcs (since I took it with a scout hero from the horde of earth dwellings with an upgrade). In short — I moved fast and played poorly :)..
And thanks to Pasha for a good game.

Dreamcatcher (Blue, Stronghold, Tyraxor, Tyraxor) def Javdet (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Das), 2sm4d(3), 212

Initially, a quick match seemed possible, but I really wanted to play. Since we were on adjacent maps, I didn't initiate contact; I wanted to wait until I captured the outposts, explored the resource nodes, and secured the water elementals. My opponent calmly dismissed my hints about a restart, and he had a reason: he had a starting base with Mentors, a secondary town, where Minotaurs and a portal were also built...
I only captured my Cyclops and Bird outposts in the third week, and I even noticed the Birds by chance. Three resource nodes with 6 Angels each. The Water Elementals were too far away, so after upgrading my Slow spell to Expert, I destroyed the Guard Tower and invaded my opponent's territory. His Hero (Das) was wandering around the desert treasure, which gave me the opportunity to capture all his cities. The countdown began; Das was returning, and I went to meet him in the field.
His levels were twice as high, he had raided several Water Elemental outposts, and he had all the Fire magic. He had a large army of over 50 Mentors. They attacked me with Berserk, then Armageddon. But when only one stack of Minotaurs remained, the combination of Blindness and Slow, followed by ranged attacks, decided the battle in my favor.

Thank you for the game! It was an adrenaline-pumping battle!

Dreamcatcher(Blue,Stronghold,Tyraxor,Tyraxor) def Javdet(Red,Dungeon,Shakti,Das), 2sm4d(3),212

Thanks for the game! An adrenaline-fueled battle!

Yes, thanks as well, I really enjoyed it...
Das with the external dwelling of Minotaurs is a really cool guy, and 55 Minotaurs chew through Griffin Conservatories like seeds (but that was later), but under those poor conditions development was severely hindered - and there was something to take out Dwarf Cottages, Medusa Cottages, etc., but there simply wasn't any, and the treasure chests were few and far between. And if Dream had come to my base a couple of days later, the situation would have been completely different...

Max 12 (blue, Castle, Kaitlin, Kaitlin) lose Pit - in sake of LM (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gunnar), 2smd(3), 134. We didn't take restarts. The respawn seems okay, with a secondary Barbarian spawn on 113. I think everything is fine. I see 3 artifacts. In the first week, there were knights with a Stronghold... after running around a bit, I realized that 2 respawns were empty. No artifacts, no dragons, absolutely nothing. And the opponent in the tavern had good stats. Anyway, thanks for the game, Pit.

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def Hrm (Blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.4. Played with a 2-minute turn timer. Started in the Center on a Miniature respawn point. However, he didn't take the respawn point due to a blocked Wyvern's Lair. In the first week, he got Wyverns in the Castle, without Basilisks and Gorgons. He took a secondary Rampart and 2 Minimum Crypts. In the second week, he took a secondary Castle, a Wyvern's Lair, a near-maximum Crypt, and two near-minimum Gnomish Mines. The opponent took his secondary Rampart for 2 turns. In the third week, he got Hydras. In the fourth week, he got a Conflux for 3 Angels, broke through the enemy's defenses (20+ Greater Hydras), and stormed Ivor in the Main castle, killing him. Thanks for the game!

Didn't mention that I was scared just looking at 22 wyverns =))))
He deserved the win... I'm going to get drunk! Give him points!!!

Lost Paradise (red, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Vigo (blue, castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 242
From the very beginning, a decent prospect: two external dwellings of lizardmen, an external dwelling of crocodiles, gnolls, and hydras. The hydras are guarded by up to 99 orc chieftains. On the first week 1-4 and wyverns in the castle. On the second week, I bring up 4 wyverns and lizardmen and attack the orcs, of which there turned out to be 98:(. I lose all 4 wyverns, about 50 gnolls (15 remain), and about 10 lizardmen (about 30 left). But I took the hydras anyway; I distracted them in the center with demon dogs and single gnolls, then brought up more, managed to shoot them down. Afterwards, a series of troop losses followed. First, I attacked the hive, lost some lizardmen and gnolls there, got 6 wyverns - that made it easier, but time was lost. Then I ran through the respawn, fought for some money, which was extremely scarce, and before entering the adjacent respawn, I went to the naga bank... I brain-farted, what can I say; they showed a pack and few nagas, I confused the pack with a group and, deciding it was an easy fight, attacked. Naturally, there turned out to be not 2 per stack, but 4; I lost a hydra and 3 wyverns. In week 3, I captured a secondary castle, scouted 2 more banks and 2 medusa dwellings near it. I went for troops and a spell book. By the way, there was still a Golden Bow lying around on my native respawn; I fought for it and went to the banks (4 stacks and another 4 stacks). I fought with losses again, but money appeared, and I brought in basilisks, of which there were already nearly 40. On the castle's respawn, I scout the Sphere of Earth with a scout hero. Tazar goes into the treasure zone, takes a hive for 4 wyverns, then stumbles upon a Dragon Utopia, where all the archers, lizardmen, and gnolls are lost; 5 unupgraded hydras, 12 unupgraded wyverns, and 27 upgraded basilisks remain. I get the Tome of Earth, Sandals of the Saint +2 to all stats, and a Shield +3. Next, a hive, but guarded by over 100 upgraded medusas; I break myself against them and upgrade hydras and wyverns in the castle, then go again. I take a hive for 4 wyverns, a Shield +3/+3, a Pandora's Box for 5000 gold, a Pandora's Box for the entire second level, and another hive for 12 wyverns. While wandering, I leveled Earth up to Expert and returned home via Town Portal, and in parallel figured out that the Grail is near my capital:) , can dig next week:) . Then I went to the treasury adjacent to the castle's respawn; almost at the entrance there is a minimal Dragon Utopia. It gives a red orb and +4 to spell power; I'm afraid to go further, as I fear an invasion, since it was half a turn's march from the Grail Obelisk. By turn 217, I brought 4 heroes to the center of the map at the obelisks; on turn 222, on the fifth attempt, I got the Grail:smile03:. I also ran for the Sphere of Earth and dug in at the capital - waiting for the opponent, but he never shows:( . Still, I lost a lot of troops; I feared the opponent might be stronger, although Valeska was inferior in stats. In week 7, I went myself, destroyed the Grail Obelisk, and sent out scout heroes. It turned out that Valeska was far from home and couldn't be present yet; I captured the red castle and dug in there now:) , waiting... On turn 236, Valeska arrived, but didn't quite make it in time; I'm sitting tight. On turn 237, Valeska turns back and runs to my capital, but again doesn't quite make it. On turn 241, I jump to my native castle and buy everything, including the external dwellings; with the remaining gold, I bought 2 unupgraded angels and 3 unupgraded horses from the red player, and wait again. Valeska, using Dimension Door once, ends up one tile short of her own castle:D , and she has 25 unupgraded angels:eek: ; if she had upgraded them, she'd have had better chances, of course. Tazar jumps to the red capital on turn 242 and attacks.
Tazar level 22, 18 16 19 14, explosion for 2600, Golden Bow + Expert Archery, morale/luck +3
171 lizardmen, 23 hydras, 113 flies, 39 cows, 48 wyverns, 87 crocodiles, 90 crossbowmen.
Valeska level 24, 17 14 15 10
179 crossbowmen, 24 champions, 55 crusaders, 97 griffins, 21 wyverns, 25 angels, 33 fanatics.
Tazar was stronger.
Thanks for the game.