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

SEM_56 (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def ~no1_knows_me~ (blue, Rampart, Mephala, Mephala) 2sm4d(3), 212

there is such a thing

distributed great, lots of gold...
Week 1: 2 elf external dwellings, 1 centaur external dwelling, arena, stables nearby, except for dwarves 1-6 in the castle.
Week 2: swamp secondary, helmet +4, Dragon Utopia spotted, I take the medusa nest, hive on 6 wyverns, preparing to take the naga bank.
Week 3: I take 2 naga banks, another medusa nest, confluence for 4 angels, I take a route to the second confluence, it turned out to be minimal, in the swamp there are wyverns in the citadel =(
Week 4: buying up, heading to the Dragon Utopia, they give boots of speed, sword +5 to all and a sentinel's shield! normal, stats are growing, I decide on the 6th day to refill mana in the castle, break through ГО and get expert earth, but as luck would have it, I see Shakti before ГО accelerating with angels...
212 is an unlucky chain and Mephala is three steps from the castle, but at least with a good army!
mass slow and mass haste solved a lot =))) thx for the game

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def [St] (Blue, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.7.

They played for 2 minutes.

He gave 21 Archers.

In the first week, he got a secondary unit from the Dungeon in the underground, and Warhorses in the Castle.

In the second week, he got his own secondary unit and a Pandor unit for 10,000 gold.

In the third week, he got a secondary unit from Necropolis and Angels.

In the fourth week, he got Consa for 3 and 4 Angels, went through the Inferno Treasury to his opponent, where he only found the Titan Shield, took the Main Igor, then went for Gunnar, took another Consa for 3 Angels from him, and Gunnar attacked and died.

Thanks to the opponent for the blitz!

Wlk777 (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def NumOne(red, Castle, Valeska, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 135
Appeared in the underground with two stacks of Troglodytes, on week 1 day 1-2 minimal Griffin Conservatory nearly without losses, on the first secondary Conflux, external dwelling with Manticores, portal of summoning, Manticores in Citadel. On the second there were nothing but dead ends, absolutely nowhere to go, only took another secondary Castle and a minimal Griffin Conservatory, the only treasure zone in the sand, didn't feel like going there. On the third I went wherever my eyes led and unexpectedly quickly came out at the enemy's respawn (a bit of deduction, a bit of intuition), Gurnisson was holed up in the castle but was defeated in a tough battle. Thanks for the game.

Wlk777 (blue, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def NumOne (red, castle, Valeska, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 135

Confirmed.
Gurni arrived - immediately assigned him to folders.
On the first - took a crypt, native secondary, and gathered resources for cavalry in the home castle. Gurni was given logistics and air.
On the second - 3 Medusa dens, checked a level 3 Griffin Conservatory with a scout hero - left it for later. Took a Pandora's Box for 5k XP behind a horde of gr. demons. Was given armor. In general, prospects were good, but it was unclear where to go - everything was very spread out and nothing tasty was in sight. Only a couple of Crystal entities were sparkling in the sun at the ГО.
On the third, Shakhter himself showed up with a retinue. I took a mini Dragon Fly Hive, bought a spellbook, and holed up in the castle. I didn't think Valya would attack, but as it turned out, 18 Scorpicores and Mass Haste gave him confidence, and the blocked 80+ archers never fired a single shot... :)

Thanks for the game!

~no1_knows_me~ (red, Dungeon, Gunnar, Crag Hack) def Ioann (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2sm4d(3) 127

It was a quick game
Week 1: Shakti showed up in the tavern with 60+ Troglodytes; I bought him out, so there were over a hundred in total; Crag was the second hero in the tavern, decided to make him the main =) a level 2 Griffin Conservatory was scouted; captured 2 external dwellings of Troglodytes and one of Eyes; on day 7, I barely reached the Barbarian secondary hero.
Week 2: I broke into 2 Dwarf Cottages, had enough gold for a Manticore; the secondary found a shield +4 in a skeleton, Crag already 10-8-1-1; on day 125, out of nowhere Kyrre showed up and captured the secondary hero; luckily I was nearby — I bought troops in the castle, passed the army via chain, and left Kyrre no chance in the castle. After the battle, the opponent surrendered.

Thanks for the game!

Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def [St] (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.1. Played for 2 minutes. I got confused and thought that one path, along with a Cyclops, was guarded by 20-49 Gr. Dragonflies (which could actually be bypassed), so I went down the only remaining path to the Metro, first taking care of 2 Nymphs and 1 Pegasi. The secondary Necropolis and Unicorns barely managed to set up in the Stronghold (there wasn't much gold). And I didn't even have time to build 1 day's worth of troops... In the second week, I spent 2 turns bypassing the Dragonflies because I didn't have enough money to buy troops and break through them without losses; there was a Conflux there. In the third week, I had 2 Naked Bankers (Maxi and Pre-Maxi), a Consul with 2 and 3 Angels, where I made another mistake and, instead of attacking with Elves, I went to the Lair with 3 stacks of Griffons... but there was a general secondary path to my opponent, where I arrived on 1.3.7 and took the empty Main Igor. Valeska bravely dies while storming her native town. Thanks to Igor for the game!

gen (Blue, Rampart, Kyre, Kyre) def Smoke_mk (Red, Stronghold, Gunnisson, Gunnisson), 2sm4d(3), 1.2.1
Right before leaving the castle — a crowd of dwarves (guarding a mill), fortunately the starting hero was given 4 elves... But the secondary native hero has 3 dwarves, and the non-native one has 15 zombies :) Cool. But the roads are good... I decide to see what happens.
1.1 I hit the dwarves and some others, small fry. Capture a mine with 3 piles of wood. Quick upgrade of the elves will happen :) I see a beehive.
1.2-1.3 I get Solmyr, use him to take out a crowd of orcs, and to my surprise I see a stable. I boost all my heroes, the main one with 11 Grand Elves. I get Earth magic.
1.4 I clear the guard on the passage — zombies. The road splits, but the shifted guard is a group of Ogre Magi... Even with 11 elves, it will be tough, and there are also Lizardmen standing on the passage. Trees in the castle. I see a good artifact for +4\4 attack, guarded by a hundred Nomads.
1.5 I see guards... a choice — either a crowd of Swordsmen, or a crowd of Hell Hounds, or a horde of Archers... I'm afraid to attack, because my entire army is elves. That's it. I stand next to them to fight next week. Pegasi.
A conservatory is visible.
1.6 — A scout discovered an external elven dwelling and — oh wonder, a Dragon Cliff. True, guarded by a few Naga Queens. But still! Considerable prospects.
1.7 — 1-5 in the Stronghold. No money.
2.1 — I clear the guard and 100 dwarves, though they got morale and killed 4 Grand Elves.
2.2 — On the road I head toward the secondary hero... even on such roads and with Kyre — it's miles away...
Towards the end — Expert Logistics, Expert Archery, Expert Earth Magic. True, without the spell book, but already on the first turn a secondary Conflux hero.
But then news of surrender arrives — the opponent folded against a horde of pokemons (which I later, though not on the first try, smacked with the loss of 1 Goblin. Neither side had morale).
Thank you to my opponent for the game.

Captain (Red, Inferno, Peer, Peer) def Wlk777 (Blue, Barbarian, Gurnisson, Gurnisson), 2sm4d(3), 133

We both picked all the rests, and I even had a Malina, but my opponent ruined it for me. Then we met on turn 116, when I had bought out the Ifrits and still had 6K gold and plenty of mercury for the devils - rest :(

And then my opponent had a hidden army of birds, and I only had Peer :)
No cans, no hives... I crushed him with meat and the killing power of the Inferno castle's monsters.
Thanks for the game!

Captain (Red, Inferno, Peer, Peer) def Wlk777 (Blue, Barbarian, Gurnisson, Gurnisson), 2sm4d(3), 133
Thanks for the game!

I confirm, I won't make any claims about the fact that in one of the very good games for me, I forgot to turn off the auto-battle around turn 112. Without leaving the game, I asked for auto-battle in ICQ (lost 1 bird and half of the goblins). The opponent left the game himself and refused to continue the game, even though he had no more restarts left. Well, never mind. In that scenario, around turn 116, I was most likely building bears in the Fortress and had scouted 3 condors not far from the capital. As for the game itself, I rushed a little too early, and it was quite strange to see the full Inferno growth without any losses in a week and a half... It was clear that there were no money problems and the guards were cheap everywhere. Under equal conditions, Inferno would have definitely lost in the 2nd round; this castle has no killing power at all. This outcome was pure chance. At least, a single Lightball distribution in a GM 2nd-level game would have definitely decided the outcome in my favor. But apparently, I ran out of luck in the last few games. Thanks for the game.

Alex_R (red Stronghold, Crag Hack) def Volland (blue Fortress, Tazar) 115 2sm4d(3) SOD

Both players chose the same rest option, and in the final generation, Tazar was the first to lose.
Thank you for the game!

Prince (Blue, Rampart, Kairi, Kairi) def. Smoke_mk (Red, Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson), 2sm4d(3), 2.2.6. The loot was decent. Elves arrived + a hidden stash near the castle, 2 hidden stashes of centaurs. Fast roads. A group of angels is nearby, and a little further down, giants (as it turned out, 40 of them with an upgraded stack). 1-1-7 with the castle, excluding dwarves and dragons. The road leads up to Confluens, and down to the snow area. There was a metro, but a small one, although with a shield of 12. Result: Kairi 10-27-5-7 with 126 elves, 22 unicorns, 41 dryads, 8 angels, 39 pegasi, and 20 sharpshooters. The only magic is mass haste. He cuts off Gurnisson from his supply line while chasing geese and searching for utopias on neutral territory. I attack. Gurnisson 18-13-9-8 with doubled mana, mass slow, and blindness. 45 harpies, 18 geese, 173 wolves (there was a doubling effect that I didn't pay much attention to), 10 unupgraded monsters, and 158 hobgoblins. Apparently, he didn't have time to take orcs. Angels and pegasi move first, blocking the grand creatures, and then everything goes according to plan. Capitulation. Thanks, Smoke, for the game. I haven't played properly in a long time, and he's been constantly at work lately, so we messed around together until 2.2.6.

SEM_56 (red, Castle, Valessa, Valessa) def Hermit (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 2sm4d(3), 221
Took all the respawns and the distribution was sparse, small respawn, 2 roads, one to the ЦT and along the way to the underground, the second into the snows...
111-117 horses in the Citadel without griffins, only 19 marks, found an angel nest, took 2 crypts..
121-127 Vova has native secondary, on 117 in both he built castles!!
Then I threw the game in the nagash, as I had no money, I asked for auto, but I refused, as I myself had thrown a bit...
Enough resources, secondary Necro and secondary Tower, took 3 minor crypts and a minor Dwarf Cottage, building markets, trading all resources, angels spawned in the castle!!
131-137 within 2 days I take 4 crypts nearby in the snows, go to the treasure zone on 136 take an angel nest, Vova has hydras!!
141-147 took 3 beehives from under the opponent's nose, Library and minor Dragon Utopia (Book of Air and small change), max Dragon Utopia scouted..
On 147 Vova hits the ЦT and sends a spy straight into the gates of my capital, but does not attack himself (Valessa stands in the castle on haste with 8 angels)..
211-217 I position myself before the opponent's capital, attacking means losing, Vova has an order of magnitude more meat. I take his secondary, build 4 Mage Guilds in the capital, have Town Portal, Valessa has a scroll (need to go to max Dragon Utopia)..
TP to secondary, from there Dimension Door to the treasure zone, take Pendant of Negativity and into the Dragon Utopia. Got Book of Fire, Hat of the Fifth Mage, to my expert Fire Magic, just what was needed...
TP back to the Fortress secondary...
On 217 Vova takes my capital, pulled off an insane move, well played..
On 221 I attack, the opponent on Tactics blocks the lizards with all his troops, I cast Berserk (next 5-6 rounds), basilisks scare first the Wyverns, then the dragonflies, my shooters bring them to their senses. So by the end of FF Vova never even made a move, 10 hydras remained, explosion and finished off with angels, thanks for the game!!!
P.S. special thanks to OUTLAW for lessons in guerrilla warfare!!:D

Monstro_aka_h3 (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Cyb (blue, Stronghold, Gretchin, Gretchin) 2sm4d(3) 115
The opponent took all the rests and repeatedly wrecked my setup; the draw wasn't great, but knights are guaranteed in the Citadel. At 115, a surrender comes in.
GG, thanks for the game!

Monstro_aka_h3(red, Castle, Valenska, Valenska) def Cyb(blue, Stronghold, Gretchin, Gretchin) 2sm4d(3) 115

It was, thanks for the game.

SEM_56 (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Hermit (blue, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) 2sm4d(3), 221

I confirm. Yes, there really was a native secondary skill and a lot of free stuff on the respawns, but I spent all of it on rebuilding and, while trying to shove hydras into both towns, I overstretched on turn 127 and blobbed in a naga bank... After that, the tempo and troops were lost. My opponent had a bugged passage next to his capital into a native treasury with a Portal of Glory and two Dragon Utopias... Due to the low tempo, I only managed to take one Dragon Utopia and had no money at all to buy back the army; I could have taken the second and even the third, and there were also three Hives visible there, but I was afraid the opponent would attack, and the GO was standing next to my castle, so I rushed home and hit the GO myself, although maybe in vain, because I still had no money to upgrade anyone anyway, and my stats were lower than Valeska's. On turn 217, I took the red capital with a scout hero, thereby forcing the opponent to attack me in the castle. There was a real chance to fight it out with troops, but Expert Berserk and Implosion didn't even let me take a turn. I shouldn't have passed up those two Dragon Utopias. Surely they would have given either a Cloak or a Chupa-Chups.

Thanks for the game.