Posts from Reports on online games and their confirmations (Winter 2009 season).

I will credit it, except for the last report; it will be credited next time.

AZ (Rampart - Kirr - Kirr - red) def evil romantic (Castle - Valeska - Valeska - blue) 1.3.6. 2sm4d(3)

Thank you for the game.

AZ (Rampart - Kyrre - Kyrre - red) def злой романтик (Castle - Valeska - Valeska - blue) 1.3.6. 2sm4d(3)

Confirmed. Everything was decided by the blunder on the second, when while speeding up on the archers(!) I went for the flies, forgetting to pass Valeska the cover. That was the tactic... I decided to keep fighting a bit more, but Kyrre came at a very bad time...

Djede (Blue, Shakti, Shakti) def Blacpoint (Red, Kirr, Kirr) 2sm4d(3) 137
At the end of the first week, I secured a secondary town, obtained a scroll of Chain Lightning, and focused on developing my army and hero. In the second week, I acquired another secondary town and an Earth expert. In the third week, I captured a secondary town and ventured into the opponent's territory. Kirr attacked me on turn 137, but luck was on my side. Shakti won.
Thank you for the game!

LeBron (blue, dungeon, Shakti) def Loi (red, ramp, Kirya) 133, 2sm4d(3)
Start at the top with many trogs, near the house hiding mines behind gr. medusas—took it on 117. Houses 1-5 in the citadel+portal with mines and mushrooms :D
On the second day I rushed the Griffin Conservatory, built a minimal structure, placed a lookout in the tower—there are 3 cons :smile13: though running through snow on a gargoyle takes 4 days, and with angels.... By 132 I finally devoured 8 angels :) though the thermonuclear Kirya took back the castle by making a raid across half the map with boots and a stable—ate 2 libraries. But it didn't help her... a moment of silence :(
thank you!

Djede (Blue, Shakti, Shakti) def Blacpoint (Red, Kirr, Kirr) 2sm4d(3) 137

I shouldn't have merged in the third console... After that, Shakti chased me all over the map and set up traps. In general, my opponent dominated the entire map, and I couldn't do anything against the unstoppable, hurricane-like Shakti.
The whole game was like one big nightmare for the Elves.
Thanks for the game.

LeBron (blue, dungeon, Shakti) def Loi (red, rampart, Kyrre) 133, 2sm4d(3)

After all the re's I secured one road to GO, the other to the grass with 10-19 archmages, also blasted through a roadless passage to the barbarian, sent a scout in. There was an external dwelling of horses behind 70 Evil Eyes, which also guarded 2 artifacts and a treasure chest, took it only on the second. So by the first week, horses in the fort, I decided to force it and try to steal the castle at the end of the second week, because of the boots, the stables, and the fast roads. But there was an overview from which not only my respawn was visible, but also all my manipulations in front of the passage's guard)))
Anyway, I arrived with an incomplete two-week army and met 8 angels, 27 minotaurs — the outcome was very obvious...
Thanks for the game and the lesson!

LeBron (red, Tower, Nelka) def Dubrovin Pavel (blue, Castle, Valya) 122, 2sm4d(3) Pavel is generally a kind person; he gives Dungeon, but here he gave a Tower. They restarted, and the map generated was a mess - 3 paths: 1 to a bare Barbarian secondary town, 1 to a block with 20-49 Gold Golems, and the third to a GO (Guard of Order) - a specialist in ice magic arrived:cool: and taught everyone how to use Nelka. He placed houses with resource exchange in the Citadel. On turn 116, he broke through to Pavel's secondary town - he was waiting to meet Valya - each had 3 hero mages with 2 ice spells each, dealing 70 damage:p, but he didn't wait - he went himself and finally found them - there was nothing left of the archers:) Thank you.

LeBron (red, Tower, Nelka) def Dubrovin Pavel (blue, Castle, Valya) 122, 2sm4d(3)

Confirmed.

In the first week, I explored the secondary Swamp map; I only found one chest with 1000 gold, not even enough to cover the hero's cost. I barely had enough money to buy Horses in the Stronghold.

In the second week, I went to the secondary map – the Herb map, which turned out to be already occupied by Dmitry. I don't have enough money to buy back the army, even by selling all my resources.
Besides, they wouldn't have saved me from the opponent's magic.

Thanks for the game!

invisible (red, random, conflux, random, Aenain, Neela) def Scorp (blue, random, castle, random Ingham, Crag) 2sm4d(3) 127
We played all random. Misha took all the rest, I took only one. I got a conflux on a castle, near the castle there was an external dwelling of air elementals and stables, a bit further another one, in the tavern Nilka, good! On 112 I take a crypt, I beat a helmet +3 from a horde of archers, losing many air elementals, but mana is needed, and the external dwellings will replenish everything. The roads are very long, I freed Rushka from a level 5 prison, totaling 8 heroes. I revealed a Cape of Speed, a Naga Bank and a Bravery Pendant nearby. A passage to the grass is visible behind a horde of gr. lizards and a horde of boars. On 113 Nelka is only level 2, but she walked around the stat boosts a bit. On 114 I get a log and hit a teleporter behind gr. ogres, only 14 air elementals, no fairies, I decided to transfer troops to the opposite flank to take 2 external dwellings of air and get some money. 115 Mama is smoking, the noobs are working. The birds aren't getting built apparently, but no big deal, the stack of air elementals is shaping up nicely. On 116 I bring the psychics and air elementals, break through the ogres, right at the teleporter exit I can see 2 external dwellings of air elementals :) , though I never took one until the end of the game, because there was so much stuff there and it was guarded by a horde of storm elementals. But still not bad. On 117 I take a second conflux, build a guild there and with 7 knowledge I sit down to replenish mana. In my home, psychics and a citadel. On 121 I start calculating the probability of taking the Griffin Conservatory, even if I buy out all the air elementals (had bless). There should be 70 pieces on 121, but I didn't have enough money, nor enough heroes to bring them from all the external dwellings in one turn, but a triple would be taken with losses. I gave up, galloped towards it, because there's a Dwarf Cottage nearby, and I need money, and I need to level up at least a bit. It turned out to be a mini, I take it, then a Cloak +2/+2 Attack/Knowledge, the Dwarf Cottage for 75. I was given Earth, all other skills expert. A cunning plan emerged to break the ГО on the second. On 123 Mama spends the night near the passage to the grass to break the horde of lizards on 124 with the help of the birds. On 124 I build birds, bring them up, beat all this, send a noob with 5 psychics there to scout the surroundings. Meanwhile, Neela takes a Cape of Speed and a Badge of Courage from the unicorns, takes a Naga Bank for 20 nagas, levels up Earth and rides to the ГО. On 125 the noob discovers another conflux, next to which are a Griffin Conservatory and a Hive (we never got to take them by the end of the game). Mama and the helper spend the night on the angel near the ГО on 125.
On 126 I hit 48 upgraded unicorns, from the army 72 air elementals, 5 psychics and single pixies (I didn't take the birds and the angel). I lose 4 air elementals and all the psychics. The castle is empty and near the ГО. I scatter with the noobs, shooting the blue cockroaches, while Mama builds GM1 and sits down to replenish mana. Near the castle there is a Griffin Conservatory with no guard, I didn't even think it was still untaken, but I look in the tavern: Crag's strongest unit is a champion. Hmm... On 127 the noob checks: indeed unopened and for 3-4 angels. On 127 I reveal the entire treasure zone where Crag is located. Few native troops + a pack of wyverns + 1-4 angels and he is getting ready to take the Dragon Utopia on 127. I take the Griffin Conservatory for 3 angels, return to the castle to visit the stables on 131, preparing to break into the 3rd conflux and go through the Griffin Conservatory and the Hive into that very treasure zone to catch Crag before he gets fat. But Misha wipes in the Dragon Utopia and surrenders.
Thanks for the game!

Loi (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def vbn (blue, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) 2sm4d(3), 126

Thank you for the game.

It was a good game. Thank you for playing!

invisible (red, random, conflux, random, Aenain, Neela) def Scorp (blue, random, castle, random Ingham, Kragg) 2sm4d(3) 127
Thank you for the game!

Confirmed and thank you for the game!!!

FireToSky (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Wlk777 (red, Castle, Valeska, Orrin), 2sm4d(3), 146
111 external dwelling of Pegasi
On 112 I break through a horde of mummies, get the Gloves of Speed!
On the first week I scout three Dwarf Cottages, two Medusa Cottages, and two Hives, but don't touch them yet since I only got 11 Elves
Exactly one week I ran to a secondary town, which turned out to be in the Treasure Zone (Necropolis)
End of week 1-6 in Castle
On the second week I do a Town Portal escape with Ivor, start clearing the Dwarf Cottages, Hives, and Medusa Cottages. Both Hives are full, giving 12 Wyverns each
131 - I take a level 2 Griffin Conservatory
133 - I take a level 1 Griffin Conservatory
135 - I take a level 2 Griffin Conservatory
At the end of the week I find a scroll of Berserker, set Dragons and build level 4 of the guild
141 - I learn fire from the Witch near the capital!
142 - I enter the portal near the capital, end up near the opponent's secondary town (Dungeon), take it
143-146 - I clear rich treasure zones, get a Helm +6, in Pandora's Boxes I learn all water magic (I have expert Water) and air magic, a couple of Hives 12+6
On 145 I see Orrin breaking through 4 ГО...
On 146 - I return closer to the town as Orrin attacks
Roughly equal armies, but doubled mana on Ivor, a 545 health jar, Berserker, etc. do their job...
Thanks for an interesting game!

FireToSky (blue, Rampart, Ivor,Ivor) def Wlk777 (red, Castle, Valeska,Orrin), 2sm4d(3), 146

Confirmed. Restarts are over, no caches, and the secondary zone is also far away. Nothing was given for speed—no logs, no artifacts, no search. Treasure zones are far and blocked so that scouting wasn't possible; going there is a big risk since it's unknown what they give, and with slow movement, it would take plenty of time. I tried to finish as quickly as possible, betting on the only scouted Dragon Utopia near my capital, but nothing good was given there: a cap +4 to Spell Power and Knowledge and armor +1 all. (It turned out funny; I took the Dragon Utopia on auto-battle, forgetting to turn it off, lost 1 horse, 4 crusaders, and an eater). Meanwhile, the opponent got a kettle +6 all, which as it turned out was located 1 day of fast travel from his capital; essentially, this decided a lot in the finale: chain lightnings started hitting hard and the opponent had plenty of mana :mad:. And even though my shooters shot quite a bit, magic decided everything, well, and 38 vives from numerous hives that happened to be closer to the opponent—even if they didn't enter battle—did not inspire optimism :confused: (on my scouted territory I found almost no hives, only far away in the snows). And of course, as usual, when the opponent had strong magic, I had nothing against it; once again lost the battle due to the opponent's strong magic. Thanks for the game.
P.S. Breaking through 4 ГО in 1 day—could this be a new record? :cool:

Hermit (red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def SEM_56 (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2sm4d(3) 136

The start was good; by the beginning of the second turn, I had three secondary units and Hydras in the castle, but again, I had to exchange resources for gold! In general, by the middle of the third turn, I had five Hydras, 22 Wyverns, and three Angels, but I was still short on gold! But then I built a Capitol, and while waiting for enough gold to hire and upgrade the entire army, I decided to take five more Hives. There were no artifacts, only the Book of Earth, which I saw behind a group of Titans, but then we interrupted the game, and my opponent decided not to continue.

Thank you for the game.