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Vigo (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Smoke_mk (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2SM4d(3), 133

Started in the center after two restarts, poor spawn, but was pleased with the gold vein, two crypts, and an external dwelling of dragons. Passages on both sides led to swamps and grass through rough terrain, but due to sharpshooters, I didn't risk breaking through.
On the first turn, I boosted and inserted cavalry into the citadel. On the second, I capture the swamp, nearby is the Griffin Conservatory, I upgrade the pegasi (sharpshooter guard) and take the external dragon dwelling. Third — I break through the second passage to another swamp for a scout and set my sights on the "two-week" Griffin Conservatory.
The opponent failed to take the Griffin Conservatory.

Thanks for the game.

Vigo (blue, Rampart, Kir, Kir) def Smoke_mk (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2SM4d(3), 133

Everything listed above has been taken into account
:) :) :)

Loi(red,ramp,Kyrre,Kyree)def AdMakarov(blue,castle,Cristian, Cristian)2SM4d(3, 143
Elves' external dwelling and two consulates on respawn. On the second - Barbarian secondary, also visible is consulate2, very poor respawns. On the third - I take all this and at the start of the fourth with 6 angels, about 70 grand elves, etc. through the adjacent dungeon to the opponent. Upon encounter on expert tactics - managed to kill the blue's hero. On the next turn, the opponent surrendered.
Thanks for the game.

Max 12 (red, Swamp, Bronhild, Bronhild) def Tough Case (blue, Inferno, Zidar, Gursnisson) 2SM4d(3), 316

There was a lot going on =)
Thanks for the game.

bRitvo4kA (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def El Magnifico Sonic` (blue, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran), 2SM4d(3), 227

First Sonic` takes 2 resps, then I take 113.
Week 1. The generation is just terrible; on the first day, a crowd of Orc Chieftains guarding a mill blocks the road. Gurni deals with them with significant losses. The respawn is quite large, but everything is guarded. 113 Gurni tries to break through south into the snows, but he cannot handle the crowd of Observers and retreats. I buy out immediately. The situation is critical: no troops or money; I already thought about surrendering, but somehow didn't want to. Salvation came from a market near the castle where I exchange all resources for money. At the end of the week, I build own Ruhs.
Week 2. With the help of new population, I break through the Observers. 123 I capture a Tower secondary. At the end of the week, I build a Capitol.
Week 3. I place a Municipality in the secondary, clear the external dwelling of Ruhs and Cyclops, and set up Behemoths.
Week 4. I gather troops and take 2 cans (1 and 2 angels).
Week 5. Plague. I think this news played into my hands. No luck with the cans; I take two more but one is minimums – in total 6 angels. The opponent significantly exceeds me in stats. Through a teleport, I enter the metro. And finally, some luck: there Gurni finds a library and a black market. Being level 16, Gurni has no logistics and without thinking buys gloves and boots at the black market =) and now runs significantly faster. Then another can (+3), exit to the swamp where a library is immediately visible and visited. The second hero Gunnar with difficulty breaks into the underground, captures the Necropolis, and also visits the library in the swamp. 217 Galtran breaks through the ГО of Titans and, taking a wrong turn, moves into the underground.
Week 6. I attack Galtran who has 13 Ghost Dragons and some other troops. As a result of the battle, he pays off after losing half his dragons. On my side, 4 angels, more than half the Ruhs, a Behemoth, and others are gone. Then I bring reinforcements and go into the underground where I first take two minimum cans, and then a max Dragon Utopia which gives an Orator's Hat, shield +4, and Titan Armor. At the end of the week, Galtran captures the capital without a fight with an even larger army. Using the door, I attack him 227 in his main castle. By the end of the game Gurni 31,17,26,10 still hasn't gotten logistics, unlike Galtran 17,28,18,18 who had it from day one. Ballistics played a decisive role in the finale, which allowed me to cast Implosion on 16 Ghost Dragons first, which formed the core of the enemy army before he could use anti-magic on them.
Thanks for the game!

bRitvo4kA (red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def El Magnifico Sonic` (blue, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran), 2SM4d(3), 227

Thank you for the game!

Everything happened exactly like that!!! Thank you to my opponent for the game!!!:smile15:

Loi(blue,castle,Valeska,Kyrre)def Pit in Sake of LM(red,inferno, Pire,Pire)2SM4d(3), 215
The opponent decided to play as red Inferno; for some reason, I didn't feel like complaining at all :).
On the first day, horses in the Castle. The hero pool was awesome—which is why I leveled three: Valya, Gosha, and Kirya—by the end of the second day, everyone was at least level 6. A few money buildings were taken by everyone from across half the map, although there were plenty of small piles. At the start of the third day, cons2 and cons3 are taken, then into the treasure zone, where the angel external dwelling is claimed. I see movement on the adjacent area—I get ready, simply move my troops out—since the Dragon Utopia has been spotted, along with the external dwelling, horses, and vivs; it seems the Dragon Utopia was already taken. Pirya runs to the secondary town—long-legged Kir returns the Castle to 137. At the start of the fourth day, we scatter across the treasure zones—I got lucky with the Dragon Utopia—max loot—they gave me a 6 all-resist helmet, wings, an earth book, and it didn't matter after that :). At 211 I hit ГО—lots of archdevils and a horde of ifrits—and take the blue capital. With 14 angels and a fast-growing stack of vivs etc., I also take the cloak of renunciation; at 215 comes the congratulations on victory!
Thanks for the game!

Max 12 (red, Swamp, Bronhild, Bronhild) def Heavy Case (blue, Inferno, Zidar, Gursnisson) 2SM4d(3), 316

There was a lot going on =)
Thanks for the game.

It was interesting):smile14:

Loi(blue,castle,Valeska,Kyrre)def Pit in Sake of LM(red,inferno, Pire,Pire)2SM4d(3), 215

It turns out that the red Inferno wasn't any better than the blue one... All four times, when something more or less decent appeared, the opponent restarted. In my case, either the only road led directly to the Guardian, or the Guardian was on a dirt road, and I had no money.
When the restarts ran out, I had to play. There was still little money, but I found about 6 piles, but there wasn't enough to buy heroes, and by the end of the week, I only had 3. There was one secondary town, behind a portal, guarded by water elementals, and I couldn't break through. I found and took a +2 helmet behind the skeletons and a +4 shield behind the hellhounds. On day 117, I managed to rob the smallest gnome mine and build ifrits and abyss demons in the citadel, but there was nothing to buy with. Pyra learned earth magic, but she only found a slowing spell towards the end of week 4...
On day 121, I visited the arena and cleared the path to the secondary town, but it was a swamp... And I still had no money. I bought Enova, built 1000 in each city. I took a small group of abyss demons. There was practically nowhere to go; there were 3 naga banks, but I couldn't take them. My last chance was to go on a dirt road to my own secondary town. Along the way, I took another Gehenna. By day 127, I built a Castle and a Town Hall.
By day 132, I reached the city; there didn't seem to be any blue players there yet, although the roads were fast. Before the castle, there was a +3 morale/luck amulet and a conservatory. I easily took the amulet with a pack of rocs, and I sped up with 6 ifrits. On days 133-134, I gathered some money and managed to buy all the demons and abyss demons, built a Grand Mage, but there was no slowing spell, so I settled for an expert stone skin (no shield either). Nevertheless, the conservatory with 3 angels was easily taken; I sped them up at the exit to the surface. On day 135, I ended up in the empty human capital, but I made a mistake with the location of Kyrre and lost the city on day 137; I couldn't return, and I couldn't bring my army back either. I went to the grassy treasury, where I gathered some wyverns and took 2 portals of glory, but there was nothing significant there. At the beginning of the second month, I managed to combine all the troops, and it turned out to be quite impressive. I went to the underground treasury. There I found 2 utopias, but there was nothing decisive in them; all the cities were lost, and I was behind in parameters, magic, and troops. I decided not to continue the suffering.
Thank you for the game.

invisible (blue, Tower, Neela, Neela) def Dirty_Player (red, Stronghold, Tyraxor, Galtran) 2sm4d(3) 116
The start was simply gorgeous. On day one, I take an external dwelling of genies, break through a teleport onto the grass, and right away onto a second grass secondary. In the hut, Logistics, free wood. By 116, Neela is level 7 with Logistics, Offense, Earth... Kostya had a lot of blocks, where he lost a little bit at a time and decided not to drag it out.
Thanks for the game!

invisible (red, random, Rampart, random, Malcom, Ivor) def Dirty_Player (blue, random, Castle, random, Thuris, Thuris) 2sm4d(3) 146
From the start, Ivor in the tavern without elves, who immediately gets Logistics and Earth. Near the castle, an arena, a mini-Griffin Conservatory. The respawn for money is average, but there are no resources :(. On 116, I made a mistake, trying to trade for one missing crystal to build pegasi, but I traded for a gem, so I put the first wood in the castle and their growth. I took a shield and a chain +4/+4. On the second week, I took a scout hero with wood and elves from the mini-Griffin Conservatory, Ivor breaks through onto the grass, takes a Conflux secondary and goes into a teleport, ending up at the blue respawn and seeing the castle. There was enough money for a ransom, so I wait for an attack. It didn't come, and Ivor opens the overview, seeing that the path to the enemy's castle goes through mountains. Takes a Pandora's box for 10k experience and breaks into the Conflux to refill mana and learn Slow. Then goes to take a revealed double-Griffin Conservatory, while the scout heroes meanwhile earn money and break a passage into the underground treasury, where I see a quest ring and a Pandora's box behind a crowd of wood. On the second [week], I built cavalry, on the third [week], I go into the treasury, the scout hero gave the ring to a seer, receiving 10k experience)), all water in the Pandora's box :(. I took a couple more Pandora's boxes: experience, 20 Queen Medusae, money. Not finding anything tasty, I break into a secondary, planning to attack through the secondary at the start of week 4, because ГО Cyclops Kings and Firebirds, and no Tactics. On 143, I take the castle with a Capitol)), Thuris was not at home. For a couple of days, I sniff around, trying to determine where Thuris is, but she on 146 died in a double Dragon Utopia, which, as revealed on opening, only had a necklace +3 all stats.
Thanks for the game!:)

Alone ekb (red, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Sir Retro FM (blue, Castle, Valeska, Kyrre) 2SM4D(3) 222

I immediately saw the exterior hydras and decided to play. True, the respawn was small, poor—I urgently needed to break through to the neighbors. I passed through Magog to a neutral Castle, where I took 3 crypts, and the hydras were garrisoned in the Stronghold—I didn’t have enough wood for the Castle. On the second week, I broke into the underground, and then Kyrre and company showed up at my secondary town with the intention of taking everything there. I didn’t argue—I had already visited everything and calmly took a couple of Griffin Conservatories and painted the exterior hydras. There, I also took 6 Wyverns in the fly hive. A scout showed a Conflux on the neighboring respawn—a Dragon Utopia, and another one stood on the snow. I recaptured my Castle and set off on a campaign to the Dragon Utopia. At the start of the 4th week, I took the Dragon Utopia—it gave a chalice. +3 all rings. Nearby, I took a shield +5 and shook 2 Dragon Fly Hives. Then it turns out that Kyrre is operating on the other edge of the swamp treasure zone—I urgently decided to catch up with him. He, of course, ran away, restored mana, and fled to the Dragon Utopia on the snow. Tazar with expert logistics, gloves, boots of speed, and a stable couldn’t keep up with Kyrre. He took the Dragon Utopia with fly. Eventually, I caught up with him somewhere—he ransomed himself without a fight. Why not? 30k gold is not extra! At the start of the 6th week, the final battle took place—Tazar is superior in stats, with expert tactics and mass haste. Approximately 16 hydras, 37 monarchs, 80 lizardmen, 30 basilisks, 40 flies. Kyrre had 9 angels, 35 Wyverns, 9 unicorns, and an assembled Elixir of Life!!! But still, the troop advantage decided it.

Thanks for the game!

Alone ekb (red, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Sir Retro FM (blue, castle, Valeska, Kirr) 2SM4D(3) 222

Thanks for the game!

That happened... If I hadn't lost in the dungeon on the second turn, there probably would have been a rematch!

Thanks for the game!

Javdet (red, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) def Loi (blue, Castle, Valeska, Gundula) 2SM4d(3), 127

Wanted to play around with Gunnar, but in the last fight the Miner would have been much more effective due to the 3 Gnomesses. 1-6 with nothing + Eyes in the secondary skills. By the end of the week, the blue player invades my domain, had to surrender all resources and attack. Blindness and mana decided it — Guni turned out to have more of the latter.

Thanks for the game and the experience

Lider1 (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Galthran) def Babek (blue, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) 2SM4d(3) 2.3.4

We played hot-seat.

Gosha appeared as the sixth hero in the tavern, decided to level him.

On the first week, days 1-5 in the Stronghold, external dwelling of Minotaurs, portal, +1000, human secondary hero +1000. The map is very poor. A Dragon Utopia scouted in the treasure zone.

On the second week, upgraded archers and farmed skeletons.

1.3.1 Griffin Conservatory — tier 3.
1.3.2 I see Tazar coming to visit me, a horde of Wyverns and Gorgons filled me with terror.
1.3.3. I sit in the castle. He doesn't dare attack, turns around and runs home, towards the Dragon Utopia.
I buy whatever I can and run to the treasure zone (the swamp one! :( ), picking up 4 beehives along the way. (days 4-6 Wyverns)

Fourth day, another 2 beehives, just minimal units and a Priest (days 4-6 Wyverns). I take the Dragon Utopia — also minimal. I emerge onto the Conflux respawn, another Dragon Utopia — tier 3.

During this week I lose my native castles, but capture Conflux.

2.1.2 I transfer troops to the noob and take the Griffin Conservatory for 2 Angels. Tazar gets defeated, and the poorly set up chains fail to deliver troops to the destination.
On 2.1.3 I try to catch and kill through the underground, but I'm 6 hexes short :(. I build Mage Guild level 1.
2.1.4 I get beaten, Mage Guild level 2, Gosha 9 20 16 (60) has Lightning Bolt.
And again into the swamp! (, during the week another beehive and an external dwelling of Angels are taken.
Tazik is stalling and sitting in the castle. His noobs are clearing the Griffin Conservatories.

I take another 2 beehives, Gauntlets, Sphere of Air, and finally get out of the swamp!
On 2.2.5 Tazik attacks!

Tazik: 15 21 16 (150) level 18, 9 Angels, 35 Gorgons, 33 Wyverns, 17 Minotaurs, 46 Fire Flies, 28 Evil Eyes, 12 Basiliks.

Gosha: 9 20 17 (50) level 18, 7 Angels, 51 Wyverns, 33 Minotaurs, 19 Eyes, 8 Medusas, and 22 Harpies.

After we exchange Mass Slow, I start sniping with Lightning Bolt. Luckily, mana is abundant. Tazik buys his way out. (He had the Speaker's Hat, but decided a Helm +6 all was better :D)

I capture my human secondary town, another external dwelling of Angels in the treasure zone, and build Angels in the Stronghold.

Tazik jumps into the same treasure zone too. I've never seen such a rich treasure zone, almost 6 Dragon Utopias in a row (it compensated for the poor map at the very beginning :) ).

2.3.4 Tazik also takes Wings. He Dimension Doors next to me, I was about to surrender, no chance at all. But! He gets greedy! And wants to take another Dragon Utopia! He's 3 hexes short (and I have enough reach to get him! :)) This time Tazar was "smarter" and put on the Speaker's Hat, or rather, he never took it off, because he didn't think I could reach him with Expert Logistics and Gauntlets.
I attack:
Taz: level 21, 26 19 10 (30) 4 Angels, 44 Wyverns, 34 Gorgons, 5 Hydras, 21 Greater Basiliks, 7 Wasps, 13 Lizardmen.

Gosha: level 19, 12 23 21 (120) 12 Angels, 67 Wyverns, 33 Minotaurs, 6 Monks, 10 Champions, 15 Eyes, 66 Troglodytes.

His mana was enough for one Implosion (1050), my Lightning Bolt for 950 with 8 mana was more :) !!!

And the Shackles of War were uncompromising with Expert Diplomacy!

Thanks for the game!!! A very exciting match, at times I was just surviving in it! And I won because I didn't give up!