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Javdet (red, Deremif, Deremif) def bRitvo4kA (blue, swamp, Tazar, Kyrre) balance 2-3-1

I was planning to go swamp, barbarians, tower, and inferno on the map, but my opponent predictably picked Tazar, and the backup plan with inferno and Ayden was canceled. The slow and long roads played right into my hands — I managed to get 5 levels of magic in 2 towns before Kyrre arrived. Full control, only bad with combat magic — meteor shower; implosion came way too late, and I never got chain lightning. In the first battle, we take away Kyrre's angels and wyverns; she only has treaders left, though plenty of them. I didn't notice any control or earth magic, so I suggested she surrender. I got a refusal, and then the MASTURBATION began — I had heard about this comrade fighting to the last scout hero — and I felt it firsthand: a sleepless night and another 3 hours for breakfast. (Post-mortem showed he had neither wisdom nor high magic — no options). It ended with 3 consecutive surrenders from him with almost no army, and a battle against Kyrre holed up in the castle until the last gnoll.

I don't say thanks for the game — I have a different understanding of what a normal game is.

Javdet (red, Tower, Deremif, Deremif) def bRitvo4kA (blue, Conflux, Tazar, Kirr), Balance, 231
One of the few defeats that I regret, especially since I gave away a winning game.
Towards the end of the first month, I controlled almost the entire map (8 Castles), and then I made my first major mistake. Kirr rushed into the snows but didn't guess the direction to the opponent's capital. On the next turn, I had to retreat and approached the main Castle on the 1st day of the new month, when the growth had already been released. I attacked, Roman cast Meteor, and I cast Bolt for 225. After the exchange, I paid a ransom.

I held the territory for the next week, and my opponent built up his magic incredibly: DD, TP, Implu. In turn, I defended the merchants of artifacts (I bought the Cloak of Disruption, boots, and a ring - for the 30k I had). In the last week, I made a big mistake:
The series of mistakes continues: I exposed Tazar, and I attacked with Isro for some unclear reason, forgetting about hit-and-run. With Kirr, I made a mistake in the game instead of, with expert log, boots, and a hero boosted in the stables, going to the treasury near which he was circling at the beginning of the week, and as it turned out, I could have gathered a hundred of Vivs, which would have decided the game, but my opponent's bolt for 400 would have been just a mosquito bite for them - I returned to the Castle of Conflux but didn't make it and lost it in one turn.
After that, I attacked him. I lost a lot of troops, breaking through one hole in the wall and a moat with water, and also because I didn't have enough money to pay a ransom for Tazar and Isro at the right moment and then immediately buy Kirr.

Thank you for the game!

Come on, winning doesn't mean capturing cities; it's not synonymous with controlling them.

Just imagine what will happen if Kirr moves northwest on turn 222. By turn 225, she'll have +52 units, +2 Black Knights, and a +4 shield to defense. And what would you use to defend against that? )) You didn't stand a chance in the field before, and with that many units, I'd take you even in your castle.

I wouldn't have, those +52 vivs would be split between 2 people, and I suspect most of them went to the one who had Dimension Door;)
If only—too late now

Captain (red, Tower, Torosar, Torosar) def Тяжелый случай (blue, Barbarian, Dessa, Dessa), Balance, 214

Terrible map template, just ran for a long time.. through some winding paths, but the Tower rules on this template ;) - with magic in the library...
got lucky and got both Town Portal and Dimension Door.
Although the opponent also managed to find fly, they didn't have time to reach the treasure zone; my raids with DD and meteor showers mowed down all the barbarians.
Thanks for the game!

Captain (red, Tower, Torosar, Torosar) def Тяжелый случай (blue, Barbarian, Gurni), Dessa), Balance, 214

Terrible template, spent a long time just running... along some winding paths, but Tower rules on this template ;) - with magic in the library...
got lucky - got both TP and DD.
Although my opponent also managed to find Fly, but didn't make it to the treasure zone in time, my strikes with DD and meteor showers wiped out all the Barbarians.
Thanks for the game!

In the tavern, Dessa - I decided to level her. The first week passed under conditions of a financial and economic crisis: only three heroes, 1,2,3,5 in the castle, and the native village with 1 and 2. On the second week, I started to spread out a bit, picked up a couple of dwarves, built bears, took an external dwelling of birds. Went down to the metro, found two mini-Griffin Conservatories, an artifact for +1 speed, a hat for knowledge, armor for attack, and a scroll of Cure. Decided to build a Mage Guild in a secondary Conflux. While wandering through the metro, I stumbled upon Torosar two cells away from a neutral Conflux. If he had had enough movement to reach the castle and sit down to restore mana, it could have all ended there)) I attack with a tier 3 built, can't use Cure, but 27 griffins and five bears are a formidable force) My opponent wipes out half the birds with meteor and buys off with the remaining mages. I advance a bit further - a Fly scroll behind Gog magicians)))) And here is the main mistake - instead of buying the missing resources on the market and building GM5 in 2-3 turns, I run around collecting resources. As a result, I build tier 5 too late, fly over a pile of Arch Devils into the treasure zone, stopping 2 cells short of the first Dragon Fly Hive. Then my opponent DDs to me. Turn around - I attack. After a couple of exchanges of Cure for 420 against Rain for 225, I buy off to a nearby Conflux with 2 bears and 20 orcs. My opponent runs to his area with 5 nagas and 40 stone gargoyles. I catch up with a full mana pool, another Cure - my opponent buys off. Well, that's basically it) No army, no one to go to the treasure zone with, fast-footed Dessa even with Fly can't outrun Torosar with expert TP.
Thanks for the game)

Psyche_7(red,Rampart,Kyrre,Kyrre) def Hermit(blue,Fortress,Tazar,Tazar), Balance, 227

third round (balance)

LeBron -vitalic

step into the arena!

Psyche_7(red,Rampart,Kyrre,Kyrre) def Hermit(blue,Fortress,Tazar,Tazar), Balance, 227

I confirm the defeat. This was my first time playing on the Balance map. I didn't manage to figure out where the best treasure location was, and my opponent got there first and took three Hives... I fought Kyrre three times... all three times unsuccessfully. The main reason for the defeats is Tazar's Creature Skill... it didn't rise above two (!) throughout the entire game, and even that only happened in the second month! And there was nowhere to increase it. :( :( :( Kyrre's reached 10! With his Lightning spells, he managed to destroy my upgraded Hydras and Cows with Lizards... Moreover, the Elves had better ranged attack power than the Lizards, especially after my opponent hit them with Lightning, and I had to advance forward on the mass slow in the second battle... And when the Cows approached, the Dragon flew off to attack my Lizards... In the third battle, Tazar was killed in the capital...     Thank you for the interesting game!     I really liked the map, but I would like to ask the tournament organizer to inform us in advance which map the next round will be played on. I don't mind playing on Balance again.

= The first week was spent under conditions of a financial and economic crisis: only three heroes, 1, 2, 3, and 5 in the castle, and the home village with levels 1 and 2.

It made me smile a bit. If you tested it a couple of times, the crisis conditions would be perceived as normal. And the swamp, led by Taze, with a minimum number of outposts and no merfolk on this map, is more of a bad castle than a good one. But overall, I liked the balance – it's probably the only map where you can play as a mage without risking encountering... well, and preferably with TE (Terrain Effects) so that there are no problems on the muddy paths. And after a couple more hours: the rich people play on the boat for a reason...

Vigo (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Gunnar) def Mizrael (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2SM4D(3) 141

On the first week, I didn't upgrade the elves, just couldn't seem to transfer, broke through to a dungeon secondary, took the external dwellings for elves and pegasi. By the end of the week, Kyrre and Gunnar are level 4, and Jabarqas is level 7. On the second week, I finally started fighting, minimal conservatory, broke through to a grass respawn, but never cleared it; a block was in the way, and I just never got around to hitting it.
With over a hundred golems on day 123, a Pandora's box for experience, and Gunnar becomes level 11, I make him the main hero. On day 125, I take the opponent's maximum conservatory, with Magic 2, but expert Earth Magic, and I sit in his capital. I bought out his army (24 archers, 7 swordsmen, and 30 pikemen). On day 127, almost without mana, I make a mistake and visit him, thinking 5 angels and expert earth would decide it. But Mikhail still has a sea of conservatories; he attacks with 3 angels, etc. Without mana, I lose everyone except 10 dendroids and 2 unicorns; I have to start from scratch. I flee to the underground, where my scout is stuck on some blocks; I take a conservatory for 2 angels and a tree for 8 WWs, get beaten in the dungeon, and from there I scout teleports. But they lead to a treasury, and the opponent doesn't give me time, heading towards the end of the week to take his own capital; around it there are 4 external dwellings (he wants the full growth). Gunnar gets beaten on his way home and accepts battle in the castle, against his 4 angels; I have 2, but I have expert Haste, Lightning Bolt for 150 damage, Defense 13, and 12 WWs help, plus the second-week castle growth (I couldn't bring my troops from the capital)

Anyway, Mikhail got an amazing roll! Built-up archers, a native secondary, two external pikemen dwellings at home, archers and swordsmen, also an external swordsmen dwelling on the secondary, plus 3 conservatories on respawns :smile20:

Thanks for the game. Great runaround!

Vigo (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Mizrael (red, Castle, Waleska, Waleska) 2SM4D(3) 141

It happened, I hate it when logistics gives out free boots on the 1st week. Gunnar took that town one day before me - ugh. Thanks for the game.

Vigo (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Mizrael (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2SM4D(3) 141

On the first week I didn't level the elves, just couldn't get them transferred, broke through to the Dungeon secondary hero, took the external dwellings of elves and pegasi. By the end of the week Kirr and Gunnar were level 4, and Jabarkas was level 7. On the second week I finally started fighting, minimal conservatory, broke through to the grass respawn, but never cleared it, the block was in the way, and I never got around to attacking it.
Behind a hundred golems on day 123 there was a Pandora's Box with experience, and Gunnar becomes level 11, I made him the main hero.

2Vigo: To be honest, I didn't even understand who you were playing as? It says Shakti, but he's not even in the report, and Mizrael usually starts with Caitlin :confused:
Sorry for butting in, don't think I'm nitpicking, it's just that the game seems interesting, but it's not clear who played whom :smile32:

2Vigo: Honestly, I didn't even understand who you were playing as. It says Shakti, but he's not even in the report, and Mizrael usually starts with Caitlin :confused:
Sorry for butting in, don't think I'm picking on anything, it's just that the game seems interesting, but it's not clear who played as whom :smile32:

My bad, the header is from another report, I didn't change it :o

Thanks, Darth ;)