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

Vigo (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def WisTrit (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 2.1.3

On the first turn, build a Castle and two Bone Pits.
On the second turn, build a Dragon Hall and a Castle.
The third turn brought good skills for Gashi and some money, and the Castle was built.
On the fourth turn, a secondary Rampart with teleport to the enemy and two Constructs (2+2).
At the beginning of the second month, we start the assault.

Galtran has 8 Draconians, 4 Angels, 25 Liches, and 550 Skeletons.

Thank you for the game.

Vigo (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def WisTrit (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 2.1.3

Confirmed, the Hunter bit me... waiting for a rematch.

Pit, playing as LM (blue, Rampart, Kairi, Kairi), defeats Keba (red, Castle, Valeska, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 132. Kairi has 5 elves, and a stable is located near the road. On the second day, the elves are upgraded, and Kairi takes secondary barbarians through the portal. The unicorn glade and dragon cliffs are scouted. On day 115, the unicorn lair is taken, but all centaurs are killed (35 storm elementals had to be defeated). Enough money is collected for unicorns from the castle and rocs from the secondary town. On day 122, all unicorns are bought, and for 85 gold, orcs are used to take Pandora – there are 40 elves there! On day 123, a minimal naga bank and a medusa lair with 6 units are taken, and rocs are bought. On day 124, they take the boots of speed behind a group of swordsmen, and the artifact and birds are given to Kairi, who captures the dragon lair. On day 125, they rush to the adjacent titan town, where there is an unguarded conservatory. They enter and find 40 griffins. With slowing and advanced earth magic, expert defense, and a defense skill of 13, the angels are taken with almost no losses. On day 126, they reach the opponent's capital, take it, killing swordsmen, monks, and some griffins. On day 127, they take the opponent's secondary town – Inferno – and build dragons. On day 131, a hive with 8 wyverns is taken underground. Dendroids (9) and a green dragon from the lair are given to Tantu, and he heads towards the opponent's last town. Meanwhile, Ingham emerges from the darkness with 4 angels and retakes his capital, where I only managed to buy archers from the new recruits. One angel is killed during the assault (there were 4 rocs in the castle), and Tazar appears, buying everything. Kairi attacks the castle on day 132: Kairi (5, 13, 9, (20)), expert in archery, logistics, defense, earth magic, advanced wisdom, 1 green dragon, 4 angels, 8 wyverns, 9 unicorns, 52 high elves against Tazar (4, 9, 2, (10)), expert in defense, archery, tactics, basic earth magic, 3 angels, 4 riders, 6 monks, 8 swordsmen, and 4 griffins. Thank you for the game.

invisible (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def AndreyN (red, Inferno, Kalh, Kalh) 2sm4d(3) 111
Andrey chose all restarts + one humanitarian aid + per encounter, and declined the second humanitarian aid. I have 2 native heroes and 20 elves at the start.
Thanks for the game! Too bad it didn't work out.

Loi(red,dungeon,Shakti,Shakti) def Scorp(blue,citadel, Gurnisson,Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 135
The layout was perfect. Two native heroes at the top, native secondary skill on the first turn, Minotaurs in the main Citadel, the Citadel itself, and 1000 gold in the secondary town. On the second continent: 2! external dwellings of Minotaurs, portals in both dungeons, Griffin Conservatory 1 and Griffin Conservatory 2 — I didn't even count the crypts. At the start of the third week, upgraded Minotaurs, clearing leftover respawns, and a breakthrough into the treasure zone. As soon as I picked up Pandora's Box with 15,000 gold, I spotted Gurnisson, bought more troops, and attacked. The stack of 28 Minotaurs and Mass Slow decided the battle in my favor.
Thank you to Mikhail for the game, the experience, and especially for the training!

invisible (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def gamer-kirill (blue, Swamp, Bron, Krellion) 2sm4d(3) 125

Thank you for the game!

I just silently take off my hat. Well done.

SEM_56 (blue, Castle, Valenska, Valenska) def Loi (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) 2 sm4d(3) 211

That's how it was. The game was played with interruptions, and I wasn't focused – I didn't even bother to concentrate my troops for the Fortress Battle. I also played the Fortress Battle poorly, and was punished by Valya and her troops from two castles.
Thank you for the game.

Pit - in sake of LM (blue, Rampart, Kairi, Kairi) def Keba (red, Castle, Valeska, Tazar), 2sm4d(3), 132.

It happened. A losing game. If the opponent plays well, they will definitely take advantage of a favorable generation. So, what do we have? Started with 31 archers, Tazar is in the tavern as the 5th hero, and he will be the main one. 115, two fluorites were taken. 117, three cons were found, 2 treasure rooms. One is in the metro, the other is outside with angel nests. The plan is clear. First, take the cons in the citadel. 121, Valya takes a level 1 con. 123, for 10 hydras, 20 liches in the underground treasure room. Didn't touch the wood, as it turned out, 8 vipers were there. Troops were passed on to Tazar in a chain; other plans were in mind, didn't want to lose a day, and there was always a shortage of money. Couldn't take cons in the snow, and there was a level 4 con there. I have level 3-4 and 2-4. I'm taking gnomes and thinking, I'll bring troops from the third one and attack without losses and build angels. By that time, the Book of Earth was found in the underground treasure room, behind a horde of powerful liches. "Great," thought Tazar. 125, Kirill appeared. He covered 100 meters in the snow in a day. 126
He didn't leave me any time for anything; I dive into the first one with a level 3, 20 liches, 5 cavalry, 34 archers, 1 angel, and some meat. Tazar only has expert armor. We got wrecked, and if it weren't for the liches, it would have been a clear loss. -1 angel, -3 cavalry, -18 archers, and some meat. The scavengers were doing great. +3 angels. In the same turn, I lose my castle. 127, I go into another con with a level 3 and upgraded troops. -2 angels and everything else. In total, only 4 angels. 132 was killed in his castle. Thanks for the game!

Loi(red,dungeon,Shakti,Shakti) def Scorp(blue,citadel, Gurnisson,Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 135
Thanks to Mikhail for the game!

In the early game, 1-7 without 4,6 in the castle + hidden units: hippogriffs, birds, wolves, and goblins. But two defeats demoralized me, even with such a great setup (3 major defeats didn't even upset me), although I didn't pay attention to the fact that the army was no longer the same and I continued to follow the planned strategy, which was impossible to implement with the remaining army. Nevertheless, I managed to break through to the 4 angels (5 bears, 12 thunderbirds, 50+ regular wolves, and a few goblins - I attacked with almost a zero-level hero). Then Gurnisson appeared with an expert ballista (4 angels and a few goblins) and destroyed 50-99 elite earth elementals for Pandora. I wanted to give Pandora to Graecus Hack, but Gurnisson gave it to a logistician, and he consumed it himself - there were 45 orcs. There was also a fort nearby with 2-4 unknown units, and I had no way to check - so, since I was given an army in Pandora, I went with Graecus Hack, even without scouting - but it only had 2 units. At this time, scouts saw part of the treasure with hives, and I rushed there. With the repeat turn, I saw the red player immediately heading there (he wanted to eat everything right under my nose:smile13:, but that wasn't the case). I was punished; I could have bought my way out with 3 angels (a sufficient army), but I wanted to end this utopia quickly.

Thanks for the game!

numOne (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def gamer-kirill (blue, Swamp, Bron, Gunnar) 2sm4d(3) 146
After one restart, we start a new game.
The map turned out to be quite interesting, with slow roads, but a stable is located almost next to the Castle, and gold is generously scattered around. There are three roads: one leads to the Group of Upgraded Hydras, the second to the general secondary Castle, and the third to the Elves, which I successfully take on day 113. By the end of the week, I have two Cyclops lairs and 3 Condor nests! I'm rubbing my hands together, and visions of an early rush and crumbling enemy walls are already forming in my mind. Luckily, there are enough crystals.
Result of the first week: 1-7 without 4 and 6 in the Castle, +1000 in the secondary Castle, 7 heroes.
Second week: Minimum Condors. Cyclops lairs captured. Castle + another Condor nest for 1 Angel. Everything is going well, but there are no Treants nearby, and there are very few artifacts on the map. I go into the dungeon hoping to get some equipment - it's empty. I take a Necropolis secondary town and head back home. Then Gunnar appears, defeats the Ogres, and heads towards my Necropolis. Without hesitation, I rush towards his main town. On day 142, I defeat the Group of Upgraded Hydras, kick the opponent's hero, and rush towards the Swamp. Kirill, sensing trouble, turns towards my capital. I take his Castle almost empty, and on the next turn, I'm ready to attack and meet the guests at home. But Gunnar (as it turns out, also with Gauntlets) flies along the roads and takes my hero out of the chain. On the next turn, he takes my main town, losing 5 Wyverns and several Archers (20 Ogre Mages don't surrender alive). I run to recapture it. After 2 turns, I reach the Castle - Battle!
Gurnisson 11, 7, 5, 2. Attack, Artillery, Leadership, Earth expertise, Advanced Logistics, Basic Tactics. 21 Cyclops, 2 Angels, 6 Behemoths, 16 Thunderbirds, 46 Orcs, 70 Goblins.
Gunnar 9, 10, 3, 5 (83), Logistics, Tactics, Wisdom, Air expertise (Air Elemental on 125), Advanced Ranged Attack, Basic Earth. 113(!) Upgraded Archers, 8 Wyverns, 16 Gorgons, 7 Air Elementals, a few Pixies.
During the assault, all the Thunderbirds and Angels fell, taking Wyverns with them and damaging the Gorgons. Then came a long and painful shootout. We fought to the last! The Cyclops did their job, methodically destroying everything, and in the end, we were shooting at each other in the ruins. In the end, almost all the Orcs, a couple of Cyclops, and 3 Behemoths survived, honorably earning a medal for bravery. :)
That's how the shootout between two Gurnissons went.
Thanks to Kirill for the game!

numOne (red, Stronghold, Gunnison, Gunnison) def gamer-kirill (blue, Swamp, Bron, Gunnar) 2sm4d(3) 146
Bron came without basilisks, but seeing three external dwellings of lizards, he decided to play, thinking it was an indisputable argument.
First week, after surveying my meager respawn, I capture all those lizard external dwellings and build a Wyvern in the castle without cows. On the second week, I plan to break through to the secondary town with 60 lizards. I attack a group of 104 zombies on the dirt (not even splitting my army) and get wiped. My opponent offers a restart. Then I take the long winding road to the secondary town. I beat the dwarves and get 5k. Then a stack of genies guarding a Pandora's Box. I'm standing near the castle and realize I shouldn't take the Pandora's Box without a spell book, but relying on luck, I take it (and this Pandora's Box cost me almost all my army) — the efreet had very high morale, ......empty Pandora's Box. Cursing myself up and down, I take the Dungeon secondary town and survey the surroundings — a dead end. A generator quirk. I turn back, transfer troops, and lose. Then, on the third week, seeing no Griffin Conservatories, Hives, or money buildings, I start searching for anything. Scraping together what I can, I attack a large group of Gorgons for a Pandora's Box. More losses, and they give me 30 gr. rags((((((
Then I decided to harass my opponent — the third week had started after all. The situation here turned out more favorably. I took the Wyvern Hive on his territory, then killed a scout hero. Just then, Gurney breaks through the ГО and heads toward my capital. I run to his, fortunately I'm faster (Gunnar plus gloves). A guerrilla squad emerges from the capital with everything they can carry and disappears into the swamps. Gurney takes the castle.
Then Gunnar, from the underground, makes a dash toward the enemy capital, breaks the chain, and ends up two tiles short of the castle((( and I was hoping to buy up his ogres, seeing that they weren't in his army. Oh well, the next turn I storm the castle with ogres and hunker down there. My guerrilla squad, seeing Gurney moving away, pursues his scouts through the swamp that they have scattered across.
Two turns later — fight. See above.
The opponent had an insane number of cyclopes, which, during the prolonged shootout, proved far better than my lizards (sixth level after all), and the ballista also worked hard.
Thanks to my opponent for the game. I liked the second battle part much more than the dull walking.

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invisible (blue, Conflux, random, Intei, Mephala) def gamer-kirill (red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2sm4d (3) 146
Confirming. Thanks for the game.

smoke_mk (red Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) def Pavel(517) (blue Rampart, Kirr, Mephala) 221.
Thank you for the game. Good match.

smoke_mk (red Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) def Pavel(517) (blue Rampart, Kirr, Mephala) 221.
Thank you for the game. Good match.

Confirmed
Thank you for the game!

SEM_56 (red, Rampart, Elshar, Elshar) def Pavel(517) (blue, Tower, Rissa, Rissa) 2sm4d(3) 222
Good development, plenty of resources and cons available, built dragons in the second week. Took my home secondary town, gathered troops, cleared a +4 con, and went looking for the opponent. Found him with a small army, he attacked me and ran away. Found him on his land, the opponent surrendered without a fight, couldn't buy more troops. Thanks for the game...

SEM_56 (red, Rampart, Elshar, Elshar) def Pavel(517) (blue, Tower, Rissa, Rissa) 2sm4d(3) 222
Good development, plenty of everything and resources are available, built dragons in the second week. Took the native secondary town, gathered troops, took out a +4 resource and went looking for the opponent. Found him with a small number of troops, attacked me and ran away... Found him on his land, the opponent surrendered without a fight, couldn't buy troops. Thanks for the game...

Confirmed
Thanks for the game!