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Guys, I apologize. I won't be able to play with you today because some unforeseen circumstances have arisen. I apologize again.

You scoundrel, how could you?! :D
Come on, Homi, it's not a big deal. Really.
Besides, we're already playing with Zubr. I just messed up so badly, it's unbelievable.

Did you mess up?))) You'll be surprised when we meet)))

I only have 5 bears :(
With that few, my zoo will lose all its customers.

I’m afraid it won’t be enough for you.

So, here's part 1 of the "Dungeon" underdogs.

Zybr(Dungeon, Adjit, Gurnisson) lose to Revan(Barbarians, Wei, Dragon) 142

Adjit built his city in a miserable Dungeon, with two long paths leading to the surface. Both paths led to swamps, so Adjit is quite the master at choosing locations for his camps :).
He somehow managed to convince 3 heroes to help him conquer the lands, and he made Gurni his warlord, without considering that he wouldn't be able to find a ballista in the city. But it was already too late. The underdogs didn't really find any money. In desperation, they cleared both paths, took two lizard villages, and Gurni even paid his respects to an old quest-giver, for which he received 5k experience, but he still didn't have any formidable warriors under his command :( As a result, the Dragon under the blue flag arrived with 5 bears. The scouts informed Gurni of this news, he cursed under his breath, and ran home to explain the basics of citadel defense to his warriors.
The battle was quite impressive and fierce, with mutual mistakes, although the Dragon made more significant ones:rolleyes: But he also had many more warriors. And so, left with only archers, he still managed to storm Gurni's camp.
Congratulations, Revan :)

That's what Gurni was like.

There was a poor little village, Cragmoor. It was inhabited by fierce Barbarians, who possessed good combat skills, but without a good leader, they languished in their settlement. The Cragmoorians desired great battles, young maidens, and glory, so the wise ruler, Wey, turned to Dragon, a great warrior, tactician, and strategist.
Within a week, under the command of the new commander, two nearby settlements were captured. Things were looking up, but there were setbacks - the ruler, Wey, made a huge mistake, namely:
On the advice of Dragon, he was supposed to build a Monster Pit, but just a couple of hours earlier, he had spent a couple of hundred coins in the tavern, which were now not enough to build the pit. In a hurry, he built a market, exchanged a couple of stones and pieces of wood, spending a day. During this time, the construction was not completed.
Returning to the city, the Great and Mighty Dragon recruited troops, including a formidable Monster. The first thing he did was capture a neutral Monster Pit, thereby increasing the growth in the main city.
The whole week passed quietly; a Medusa Lair and a Crypt were captured, as well as the "King of Gnolls' Shield" - Dragon had somehow lost it earlier :rolleyes:.
The warlike Cragmoorians went to the server, where they found a portal leading to the swamp lands. There they found an unprotected village of the Red Lord. As soon as the main blue army moved away by one turn, a red agent blocked the city, which, however, did not prevent Shiva (a girl who was always traveling with Dragon) from killing him and delivering reinforcements in the form of native Lizards and Gnolls :).
Descending into the Dungeon, the enemy's capital was spotted. Without hesitation, Dragon attacked the city.
And here, right here, the stupidity of the Barbarians was proven.
While the Tatalians soldiers obediently followed orders, the stupid Barbarians began to break into the city, thirsting for blood. Ogres and Monsters hindered each other from passing through the Boiling Oil, which ultimately caused their death. But thanks to the Elite Archers and Infantry (Lizards, Gnolls), Dragon still won the battle.

Screenshots are attached. ;)

P.S. Zubr, thanks for the game :)

therefore, the wise ruler Wei turned to the Dragon, a great warrior, tactician, and strategist.
Yes, indeed.:smile51: :smile17:

Funny screenshot :smile04:

Oh yeah.

The dragon is one of Revan's subordinates :p

The dragon is one of Revan's subordinates.

That's not true; he's just a mercenary.

How did he manage to lose FIVE bears?!

You get what you pay for: smile33:

Revan (blue, Empire, Revan) Def Zybr (red, Rebels, Valeska). WOG 3.58f

Prologue.

As was previously known, the Imperial forces, led by Revan, seized the home planet of Arandor and Zybr. The first Lord flew away in search of a better life, but the second, Zybr, could not bear to look at the suffering of his people. He decided that he must kill the Tyrant.
Gathering his strength, he set out for the planet where Revan's main city was located - Revancastle.
The world itself was full of various wild animals, Barbarians, and mercenaries. There were also several settlements here, mostly consisting of fierce Barbarians.
Zybr's ships quietly landed on the green hills...

In a vast hall, Revan was meditating — he was trying to master new force abilities, as well as heal wounds from a recent difficult battle.
- Lord Revan, Lord Revan! - a man rushed into the hall; he was a representative of the Kel Dor race, dressed in a black robe. Revan didn't even blink. - Our sensors have detected an object! By all appearances, it's the rebels, they've become so arrogant that...
Revan opened his eyes slightly - calm down, Blockhead. Conduct a thorough reconnaissance, then report back to me.
I obey, my lord, - the Kel Dor hurriedly muttered, after which he hastily left the hall.
Three days later, the scout returned with information about the rebel camp Highcastle. Revan began to reorganize the troops.
A lot of interesting things happened in the first week.
"Blockhead" used a teleport and ended up somewhere in the snow, where he conducted reconnaissance and robbed defenseless peasants. However, he perished during an attempt to besiege a village. Meanwhile, Revan personally beheaded an Ancient Rancor, where he obtained the General's Banner. They captured a settlement of unshaven Barbarians. A Rancor Cliff was built. The first recruited monster received the status of "Squire".
An Imperial agent visited a tavern in search of mercenaries, where he came across Jelu.
- Hey, kid, you there, - the agent called out to him.
Apparently, Jelu was a bit drunk - heh, who are you calling "kid"? Looking for trouble?? Huh?? I'm asking you!?
- Take it easy, - his interlocutor replied, then continued - I want to offer you a job, as my master has heard of your exploits...
- How much? - the red-haired hero interrupted sharply.
- 2500.
- I agree. Deal!
For several days, the imperial soldiers trained under Jelu, resulting in the creation of an elite squad of Snipers.
The rebels appeared at the garrison; as soon as they saw the might of the "blue" army, they immediately fled. The noble Emperor spared them, allowing them to leave.
After this came long and grueling battles with the local population and wild animals. Zmey Gorynychs, as well as new Rancors, were tamed.
The Fisherman's Story:
- Eh, I'll have breakfast and then to work, for the glory of the Empire! Today I must bring in a good catch!
Gathered and ready, the fisherman went to the well, from which he usually fished out various resources, but today was clearly his day.
- Oh, what's this? Something heavy! I must pull this up, - having pulled out the item, the old man fell on his backside - my god! Asmodeus' Hourglass! The Emperor will surely reward me!
The next morning passed as usual. He was fishing out various junk again and received nothing of value. The only thing that could attract attention was the Dead Man's Boots; apparently, someone had drowned...
And again, oblivious to his insignificant life, the old man set off for work; unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), this day proved to be fatal for him.
During an attempt to fish out another item, two cavalrymen leaped (literally) out of the well on horseback! Straight out of the well... What happened to the fisherman is, I think, obvious.

After long battles, all of Revan's soldiers gained a lot of experience, their health strengthened, they became more resilient and skilled; some gained the ability to attack without retaliation, and some to throw spears, some became slightly faster, and others dealt more damage.
Thanks to the Elite Snipers (85), the battles were conducted without losses.

Revan began to grow tired of the presence of rebels on the planet, and seeing that their army was growing, he even became alert. However, this did not prevent him from devising a cunning plan. While Zybr was "saving" neutrals and their settlements somewhere, Revan launched a swift strike on the capital, having first broken through the GD. "Highcastle" was renamed "Slave Colony". He formed a group called the "Holy Inquisition," which included: 4 Champions, 8 Crusaders, and 6 Monks. Sending it toward the enemy settlement "Unwashed Barbarians," he himself headed after Zybr, but first wandered into a cave. Where he stumbled upon some thieves...

---Epilogue---
All of Zybr's cities fell. The entire territory was under the blue banner! The leader of the rebellion was hiding somewhere in a dungeon, where, by all appearances, he was buried.

P.S. Thanks to Zybr for a two-day game full of laughter :D

Revan (blue, Empire (Rampart), Revan (aka Ivor)) Def Zybr (red, Rebels (Castle), Valeska). WOG 3.58f

It all started relatively calmly — I spawned next to three garrisons blocking 3 out of 4 paths. In one there were traitor fanatics and crusaders, in the second there were snipers, and in the third Sylvan archers and centaur captains. All three garrisons were upgraded — the deserters knew when to leave, and they also planted some stumps, and the area around the shooters was mined O_O. In short, I chose the only path and began slowly clearing the map. Early on, I was quite surprised by the goblins under Alamarr's command, who resurrected them once — they noticeably battered the pikemen. I took a Succubus as my commander for the fire shield and seduction :D Around day 113, I picked up a red chest that gave me a choice to upgrade either Earth or Leadership to Expert in 7 days — naturally, I chose Earth. But up until week 3, I was still running around without the book, and Slow wasn't in the castle. Revan found Gelu(!) and started cranking out snipers. And I also managed to stumble into his turf. The opponent generously let me go, and we started exploring the map and WoG. With the help of the home mirror, Valeska returned home (week 2), took cavalry (2), and went to break through the garrison with crusaders and fanatics. In a dark chest, I got a choice between 1k gold or upgrading to champions — I naturally upgrade, putting one as a squire. Killed almost all the shooters :( and the champions. Then I took another growth of theirs; in the dark chest, I upgrade again, but put a champion back as a squire. Next, the Griffin Conservatory for 2 angels with upgraded dwarves and a healer commander. Again, almost all the shooters were killed, but 2 angels were worth it! 1 straight to squires. I go to claim the external dwelling for swordsmen, cavalry, and archers (got 6 cavalry :). The end result was 13 champions, 1+1 angel, 22 crusaders, and 44 archers. I cleared the territory, took the growth in the castle, and now have 18 cavalry. I broke through the Rampart garrison, and as can be seen in the first screenshot, every garrison is mined, BUT(!) the mines didn't trigger for a while. This had its pluses — clearing garrisons was much easier — but also minuses — Revan and I couldn't fight battles. Oh well, in general, beyond that garrison I also cleared stuff, but didn't find anything particularly valuable. However, a funny event occurred that deserves a separate mention.
"Valeska's Dream".
It was a cool summer evening. Valya set up camp near a forest, and the army settled in for the night. In her dream, she saw Ivor (who by then was called Revan :D; it's also worth adding that by then he had found Amadeus's watch (a demon, in short)). In her dream, Valya was essentially controlling Revan: she attacked wandering crusaders, summoned a demon, and struck with Armageddon, wiping out almost the entire enemy army (i.e., Revan's), and smiled contentedly. But then suddenly everything went dark in her eyes, everything was shrouded in a black haze, and then... a script error! The game crashed!
We reloaded, played on, I ran to the teleport, trained in the snows, started actively clearing, capturing the tower, breaking through a garrison (where I discovered that the mines work!)(lost one champion). Also in the snows, I found another dark chest that upgraded my angel, resulting in the archangel going to squires. I took another Griffin Conservatory for 3 angels, and the next day I saw Revan's army one day's march from my castle. I realized I wouldn't make it back to the castle and went looking for luck in the form of a town portal mirror. When they stormed my castle, I saw the enemy army, got scared of their training, and decided I should also power-level my army before the battle. I chose not to fight for the remaining castles and went into the dungeon to take neutral Inferno. Since I didn't have 80 snipers in my army, the clearing was a bit harder, although 26 champions with charge hit everyone very, very hard. But then a misfortune occurred: as it turned out, the passage to Inferno was guarded by 49-99 angels(!). Realizing this isn't SoD and those angels would have 400 HP each, and even considering 10-15 charmed ones, I'd hardly be lucky to win the battle with acceptable losses, so I headed upward hoping the passage wasn't the only one. Up top, I broke through 49-99 werewolves that I didn't even see — a tower blocked the view, and it wasn't clear who exactly was guarding the passage (since they were guarding a Pandora's box, I knew it was tier 4). And then my second major misfortune in the endgame occurred — the werewolves converted my stack of upgraded angels (my second striking force after champions) to their side. Oh well, no point in crying about it, though the Pandora also gave me 25 upgraded demons (just great...). I move on, beat 49-99 nagas (220 HP + upgraded stack!), pick up some random trinkets, and hit a dead end... By that time, my towns were already taken, and Revan was hot on my heels. I wanted to do an FB, but the glitch cropped up again, so I'm only attaching a screenshot of the final armies.
There. Thanks to Revan for the game. WoG can be forgiven for many things, but the FB glitch is completely unacceptable :(

Zubr, good job, he posted screenshots of the battles)) and Revan only thinks about himself and his heroes!)))
P.S. by the way, spaceships and the sci-fi (Star Wars) style don't really fit well with fantasy)
P.P.S. I couldn't get through the reports.