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

Tough match (blue, Barbarian, Gurney, Gurney) loses to bRitvo4kA (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran), 2SM4d(3), 216

No chance.

bRitvo4kA (red, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def Тяжелый случай (blue, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson), 2SM4d(3), 215

Found 2 dragon lairs and a Pandora's Box with Earth element in the map.
Thanks for the game!

vbn (blue, Fortress, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def drunkenstein (red, Tower, Solmir, Solmir) 2SM4d(3) 1-3-6
On the 1st turn, a monster in the Castle + a hidden stash of birds.
On the 2nd turn, all 7 levels in the Castle + a hidden stash of cyclops.
On the 3rd turn, 1+2 angels, Gurnisson runs to the treasury for herbs, while also diving into the dungeon.
1-3-5: Solmir arrives and discovers Gurnisson, captures the secondary town, where he builds a Stronghold, although he could have attacked Gurnisson, who had 14 birds (although that wouldn't have saved him, the stats are 15-9-4-3 against 5-3-5-7). In the Stronghold, there's no chance either.

The pace of the game is, frankly, terrible, because I had to return twice on the 7th day to capture the hidden stashes of birds and cyclops, and then go to the sides to defend gold for buying out the hidden stashes + a Castle. It wasn't worth it...

Thank you for the game!

Pavel Dubrovin (Red, Castle, Valessa, Valessa) def numOne (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.7.

I confirm!
Not my best game, what can I say...
Spawned in the underground with 3 stacks. On the first week, I broke through the orcs to the Conflux respawn, but the path to the castle was blocked by up to 99 elves guarding a Dragon Utopia... I saw a Griffin Conservatory — a min — took it, ran back to the underground to pop out of another exit. With wood, it was a real struggle, didn't find a single pile until 117. Only at the end did I manage to stick the Medusas, so on the first week — 1-4 in Citadel.
On the second week, I came out to a swamp respawn, the road to the castle turned out to be very long, so I decided to send a scout hero, while Shakti meanwhile with reinforcement troops takes a level 3 Griffin Conservatory.
After that, everything went smoothly — I returned to the Conflux respawn, took the castle, bought the tome, and started looting the hives in the neighboring treasure zone (which, as luck would have it, were mostly minimums). I expertized Air but never found Haste the entire game. Meanwhile, Pasha takes my main town with 30 unrecruited Evil Eyes and 6 Minotaurs; I saw all this and could easily have teleported home to defend, but I decided to finish with the treasure zone, especially since I had high hopes for the 2 Dragon Utopias standing nearby.
At the start of the fourth week, I broke those Dragon Utopias (and this was the Biggest Disappointment). In the first one, a min, I got: a Bag of Gold, a Cuirass +1 to Attack, a Ring +1 to Speed, a Legion Belt :smile07:. In the second one, a level 3: Tome of Fire, Boots of Levitation, a Spell Scroll of Lightning Bolt, and a Statesman's Hat! Splendid! :smile52:
In the Conflux, I had to buy Earth in the last slot and meet Pasha, who had already arrived.
By this time, Val had acquired the Tome of Earth and with double mana swiftly mowed down my ducks with Implosion, and from then on, you know what happened.
Honestly, I was confident of my victory, but those dragons — pack rats — shat on all the fun. :smile48:

Thanks for the game!

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vbn (blue, Fortress, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) def drunkenstein (red, Tower, Solmir, Solmir) 2SM4d(3) 1-3-6
Thank you for the game!

confirmed

Pavel Dubrovin (Red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def bRitvo4kA (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.7.

A lucky game!

On the first week – 2 external dwellings of Gnolls, didn't go for the secondary, since breaking through under 100 Gnomes with a Gr. stack, the other guard of the respawn of 10-19 Monks inspired caution. Wanted to take the external dwelling of Gorgons for 20-49 Marks, but in the Maximum Crypt incorrectly placed the Pr. Lizardmen instead of 2 into 4 slot, and the army was no more than 5 in Speed on native soil, except for Вив.
Result: -10 Lizardmen out of 20 and -10 Gnolls. The external dwelling of Gorgons patiently waited for the start of the second week. Days 1-6 without Crocodiles in the Castle.

On the second week – external dwelling of Gorgons, where I stupidly let the Вив get killed, thinking I was flying with 1 Dragonfly, but how great was my surprise when my precious Вив turned out to be the Dragonfly, secondary of the Castle, went to another secondary, but 50-99 Gr. Storms forced the horses to turn back. External dwelling of Crocodiles. Loshok, meanwhile, reveals 2 Hives and a Dragon Utopia in the Treasury.

On the third week – at Home, for under 40 Minotaur Lords with a Gr. stack, took 15 Gr. Crocodiles, in the Treasury took the Naga Bank, the Pre-Maximum and Maximum Hive, the Dragon Utopia-Two (Sword-Kladenets and Kr. Sharik), broke back home to replenish mana and avoid the chance of losing links in the chain, because an unknown Teleport stood nearby, and there was no way to break through. Loshok again reveals a Dragon Utopia, Dad is getting ready for the Road, again through that dangerous path with the Teleport.

On the fourth week – Dragon Utopia-Minimum (Book of Air, Shackles of War), external dwelling of Rusty, Konsa-Two, several Minimum-Pre-Minimum Hives, broke the ГО, took Andrei's empty Castle. Attacking Andrei's Loshok, gave him the opportunity to shoot Magic and escape, thereby slightly shuffling the cards for Andrei. However, I almost paid for it, because I attacked Loshok when the turn counter was at 9, 8... After buying off Loshok, I barely managed to put on the Kr. Sharik, Cloak +2 to Speed, and Shackles of War.
Andrei takes back his main Valey and goes into defense, correctly understanding that the difference in Magic Parameters is 3 times, even with a small number of troops, should decide in favor of the Lady.
Tazar was waiting for just that, storms the Valey in the Castle, with 47 Gr. Вив, 30+ Gr. Gorgons, 30 Gr. Crocodiles, 2 Angels, 40+ Lizardmen, 1 Rusty, 1 Dragonfly. The Вив successfully bit up Valey's army.

Thanks to Andrei for an interesting game!

LeBron (blue, ramp, Kirya) def SEM_56 (red, swamp, Tazar) 125 2sm4d(3)
the start is shocking—no rests—on the only road there's a block of 10-19 griffon cavalry:eek: no grands arrived, few kents, overall a total disaster, but the loser on the first turn finds an external dwelling of kents and 2 cons nearby:smile13: I decide to play for upgraded kents—gathered 55 with the external dwelling, decent army. And then came the pleasant feeling of approaching victory—at the end of the resp 2 roads were found (map bug)—another con was spotted, got land in a slow scroll—con is a two-stack with GS so I decide to take it without magic on 121—losses are 7 drov and 1 yun, I go along the second road and there's a swamp! and the opponent—he holed up in the Castle thinking I would attack—but he picked the wrong person :D killed all his losers and took his secondary—there's a con, already have mass slow at home, Dragon Utopia and big cons... but ГГ
thanks!

LeBron (blue, Rampart, Kirya) def SEM_56 (red, Swamp, Tazar) 125 2sm4d(3)

Confirmed, I thought he would attack, so I bought almost everything, fortified the castle walls, but that wasn't the case. Kirya turned around and moved on. I decided not to continue, thanks for the practice!!!

Ahivog (blue, Conflux, Kalt, Dessa) def. SEM_56 (red, Tower, Nella, Nella) 2sm4d(3) 146....

Well, once again, I'm proving how relevant this castle is...
Birds on day 117...dead ones are flapping their wings and cawing something...it doesn't seem to have much of an effect, but still...on the 2nd week, I buy Dessa and start leveling her up. I found a speed amulet in the crypt, and I took a speed cloak from the Djinns...boots of speed on 2 and chainmail on 4...ring of dragon spirit and luck, cap of knowledge on 3...that's probably all the artifacts...at the end of the 2nd week, I have my secondary castle...at the beginning of the 3rd week, I get a scroll of Armageddon and a town portal scroll, and a secondary castle dungeon...Dessa has 400 mana, she's an expert in earth and air! I found 2 scrolls (Armageddon and town portal). I build a level 4 magic building and start kicking everyone's butt (with an army of 5 birds + Armageddon). At the beginning of the 4th week, I have a decision: to attack the opponent, who has moved far away from his main city, or to go into the treasure...I arrive at Roma's main city, and not only is it empty, but he hasn't bought anything yet...Then Roma surrenders because he didn't find anything useful in the Fortress...and what could he have used to kill a pack of 20 birds and more than 100 fire elementals, ready to cross over with Dessa + Armageddon?...

Thanks for the game!

Dubrovin Pavel (red, swamp, Tazary, Tazary) def bRitvo4kA (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2SM4d(3), 147

The red ball decided the game; we checked without it - even with my modest army, the field battle was easily won. Due to the absence of a word throughout the entire game, I suffered serious troop losses from neutrals who were extremely often affected by morale, and in the Dragon Utopia, I received "super artifacts": boots of levitation, dead man's boots, and a sea captain's hat.
Thanks to Pavel for the game!

Ahivog (blue, Conflux, Kult, Dessa) def SEM_56 (red, Tower, Nella, Nella) 2sm4d(3) 146

I confirm, the map was a circus!!!
In two trezhs not a single stat artifact, in the Dragon Utopia I lost all my golems and got two books (air and earth), plus a bag of gold; decided not to continue, thx for the game, next time there won't be such a free ride...

Captain (blue, Conflux, Grindan, Grindan) def Kalif (red, Conflux, Gellar, Gellar) 8mm6 132

I searched for a passage for a long time, and when I finally found it, angels and 4 phoenixes managed to find me :)

Thanks for the game!

Captain (blue, Conflux, Grindan, Grindan) def Kalif (red, Conflux, Gellar, Gellar) 8mm6 132

I played black. New players are allowed to make mistakes. I want a rematch :)

Pit for LM (blue, Conflux, random Aenaen, Ignissa) def FireToSky (red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor), 134, 2sm4d(3).
Air Elementals are not built, roads are fast. Spent the first week fighting for gold and ore, saved up for firebirds. Took both of my secondaries - Necropolis and Stronghold. Ignissa received Earth Magic, so slow was available. Found an external dwelling of water elementals.
At the start of the second week, I visit the stables, take the jellyfish warehouse and the dwarf warehouse; there is enough money to buy main forces. I take a hive for 8 wyverns, kill the crusaders for Pandora - 10000 experience. I go to the treasury. It's kind of bad there. First, I broke through 80+ swordsmen for Pandora - but there was only 5000 gold. A hive along with a pile of junk is guarded by 20+ Efreet Sultans - dangerous. I move further - a dragon external dwelling with lots of resources guarded by core jellyfish - also bad. I break through the utopia guards - it's a three-stack, cannot be taken at 131. I find mercury and gold mines, see wings for 100+ mages and an air book with a hive for 20+ bone dragons. I camp by the wings. In the capital, I build a castle.
At the start of the third week, I bring my army and hit the mages. There are 125 of them; I lost 1 bird and several elementals. Next - dragons, there are too many of them as well, with a grouped stack; I lost a couple of wyverns, all fairies, air and fire elementals, and several ice ones. But in exchange, I got the air book and 8 wyverns. I retreat to the capital and take the naga-bank, stay in the city for acceleration and replenish mana. At 133, I fly over ГО, kill a hero with 22 elves and 20+ centaurs. I visit the arena, see an untaken hive. At 134, I take 8 wyverns and discover that I landed on a Conflux secondary. I buy a hero there, light up the watchtower, and see Ivor. DD to him and he perishes:
Ignissa (11, 11, 6, 7 (25)), expert attack, earth magic, and basic luck, 29 ice elementals, 21 wyverns, 8 psychic elementals, 7 firebirds, 16 magma elementals, 4 fairies, and 9 air elementals def Ivor (9, 13, 6, 8), expert archery, attack, defense, +1 speed, 24 high elves, 16 unicorns, 25 horned demons, 3 green dragons, 13 wyverns, and 15 pegasi.
Without the book and with morale -1, Ivor's chances were slim.
Thanks for the game!