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Hardcore (blue, Conflux, Gelare, Vistan) def Paladin (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 1-3-2 2sm4d(3)
Autumn Cup of the Portal.
We took all restarts + a couple due to encounter and crooked generation, then started.
111 - From the start: 60 butterflies and 9 air elementals, which were also built, central respawn, 4 fast roads, right next to the castle an external dwelling of Phoenixes behind a horde of Minotaurs and crypts, I take the crypt for 5 souls and claim the only chest on the respawn, the army is passed to Vistan, appointed as the main hero due to the lack of other fighters, who runs along the top road, 3 other GO block gr. Gargoyles and exit to the dirt road behind mages, he breaks through 70 gr. Gremlins at the cost of 1 air elemental.
112 - The external market is revealed, 60 boars are broken through for access to barbarian secondary skill, there on the road a block of a horde of flies, I didn't dare to fight with the remaining forces, I broke through 99 Goblins for a chest and a pile of gold, the native respawn, as is typical for a central one, is completely poor with a couple of gold piles for the entire respawn.
113 - I realized I ended up in a completely blocked and poor situation, I decide to trade resources, luckily the external market is very helpful, and to buy Water and Earth elementals to break through the mages with my mages ;), the only consolation is that Paladin's situation isn't sweet either.
114 - The army is passed to the mages who, with Magic Arrow and purchased Water and Earth elementals and the remaining air elementals, go on a campaign against the mages for the exit to the dirt road, immediately at the entrance lies a pile of gold, we will survive.
115 - I claim the only pile of wood behind a horde of Gnolls at the cost of 1 earth elemental, which turned out to be 10, I already have the resources for birds, a plan to build birds is already forming in my mind, if the secondary turns out to be rich and I can find gold.
116 - I break through a block of a horde of gr. Imps for the Arena and take the secondary Dungeon, the scout heroes scatter in different directions and frantically search for gold nuggets.
117 - I found a decent amount of gold and, after trading for resources, finally built birds at the Citadel. Well, we invested in the maximum plan, the external dwelling of birds near the native one and the Dungeon with a portal are pleasing to the eye, I can already think about how to win, I plan to get money, take what is lying around poorly, clear the external dwelling of Phoenixes, and at the end of the week go to the opponent's capital, I finished the week with 5 heroes, Vistan level 3, only the mages fought (
121 - After trading for more resources, I buy a new hero and 2 birds, which I pass to Vistan, to break through 3 crypts on the dirt road and scout the Griffin Conservatory.
122 - Birds to the scout heroes, who clear a horde of Golems for 2 chests, and a crypt for 5 Vampires, the birds back to Vistan who breaks through a pre-max crypt and enters a nearby Griffin Conservatory – minimal, just right for me, in the main town I slowly start upgrading units.
123 - Delivery of the remaining birds, I take the Griffin Conservatory, a nearby scout reveals a Pandora's Box behind a horde of Crusaders, I get the much-needed 10k gold, I stay the night at +1 Attack and nearby I also reveal Boots of Speed!
124 - I take the Boots and split the army in the main town, the army is passed to Conflux near which a scout is waiting and clears an unclaimed first crypt for a horde of Orcs and a chest and resources for a horde of Ice Elementals, Vistan ramps up before the Pandora's Box behind a crowd of gr. Ogres.
125 - I take the Pandora's Box for 10k experience, Vistan becomes level 12, with Tactics, Earth Magic, and Logistics, I buy shooters and break through 40 Minotaurs for an external dwelling of birds, I ramp up on Phoenixes in the castle, then out of the underground tunnel onto the dirt road comes Valka (Valeska) with all her might, she takes the Dwarf cottage and stands at the entrance to my treasure zone, well I think she came herself ;)
126 - I act a bit stupidly by upgrading Fire Magic but not buying it, I spent all the money on other troops and didn't have enough for one bird in the Dungeon portal, I split the army in the Dungeon and with expert Logistics and Boots, ramped up on Phoenixes, I cover a distance enviable even to Kyrre and attack Valka, my stats are slightly higher, 4+4 birds predetermined the outcome of the battle, Paladin buys back with 2 Cavaliers and 30 Pikemen, killing several Storm Elementals and 1 bird from me, well, drunk with the taste of victory and completely forgetting about safety, I stay the night with Vistan at +1 Attack and end my turn, and then at full speed Gosh on a gr. Griffin besieges the Dungeon where 1 miserable Lizardman sits, I fool didn't even bother to place a couple of Troglodytes there, he takes the Dungeon, buys back Valka there and my unransomed bird ((, he defeats all my scout heroes located near the castle and with Valka runs along the road to the main town with expert Logistics, then I start getting distracted by family, Vistan naturally doesn't reach Valka but could have passed the army to a scout whom Valka wouldn't have reached and with him finish off Paladin, but instead I reclaim the Dungeon by killing all the scout heroes scurrying out of the underground like cockroaches, and after moving around a bit wrong with the scout with 100 spell power and 40 mana, I am 1 hex short of sitting him in defense!!!, I curse everything I can for giving such a chance to Paladin, I sit a zero-level scout with 4 shooters of 30 each and buy 12 Energy Elementals which I previously didn't have enough money for and sit in a deep defense, Paladin seeing the Citadel naturally attacks and besieges my scout, losing everything except 2 Cavaliers, I curse myself once again for such stupid mistakes, Vistan naturally doesn't reach Conflux, I have to watch with bloody eyes as Paladin buys back newly spawned Phoenixes from the castle and the external dwelling and runs off into unknown lands downwards, I reclaim my castle, place a scout there to prevent deserters, and with Vistan I run to catch up with the unfaithful Valka, at this point we created a save, after we decided to finish, neither of us found the saves (((, the last save was mine at 121, which killed Paladin's last chances, we decided not to load it, Paladin said that he didn't have much hope anyway, and kindly gave me the victory, it's a real pity we couldn't enjoy a full victory or defeat (.
Thanks for the game.