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

Blacpoint (blue, Rampart, Kurre) def Redwhait (red, Dungeon, Shakty) 2sm4d(3) 117.

After picking all the rest spots, I got a terrible situation in every sense.
Thank you for the game.

Van (red, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def sem 56 (Stronghold, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 142. Thank you for the game.

Kluka (blue, necro, Galtran, Galtran) def AYMAN (red, castle, Turis, Mephala) 2sm4d(3) 133

Spawned up top. Roads are slow. Gosha with 1 stack, but external dwelling of skeletons, and behind the mountain artifact +15%. On 113 opponent takes a rest.

111. Spawned up top. Roads are fast. In the tavern Valeska :)
The only road goes to GO, but after GO it goes further. I take the only chest, necromancy advances. Then a crypt with 5 vampires, they give an amulet of the undertaker. Then 6m (I don't remember hiring more than 4 heroes for Necropolis) Nagash arrives, and he also finds an external market. Near GO (as later turned out, between GO) there is a stable.
112. I expertised necromancy. The scholar gave ice bolt, and the scout scouted the sphere of water behind a crowd of rooks.
115. Broke into the Necropolis
116. Broke through off-road into the metro on lava. I took both liches and vampires, because of which I couldn't cover them all and lost as many as 20 skeletons. But I got tactics.
117. The lava turned out to be in the shape of a classic squiggle, with a quick exit into a teleport behind a horde of gogs. Spent the night at the naga bank (4 per gr.). 1-6 without 3 in fort.

121. In the tavern a zombie and a swamp dweller appeared, so few new skeletons, therefore I gave up on the naga bank, upgraded the knights (why?) and broke through the gogs. At the other end of the teleport was a treasure zone with a sunken ship behind the mountain.
122. Found an exit to the opponent.
123. Mephala breaks through downwards (7 horses!!! and small fry), kills Valeska. I cut her off from the exit out of the dungeon.
124. Mephala calmly takes Inferno. Gosha takes +1 defense and returns to the dungeon gate
125. I decide on the direction of the castle and run there, capture the castle with a citadel.
126. I sit and wait.
127. Meanwhile the opponent gets 1 angel and a ring of +1 speed, and Mephala surpasses Gosha in stats.

131. Mephala doesn't let me bring the growth. Gosha takes the growth from the castle and sets off in pursuit.
132. Mephala blocks the teleport. I take the naga bank at 4 per gr., losses - 1 horse, 1 necro horse, and zombies. I buy out the necro growth and move it aside.
133. Mephala takes my Necropolis. I combine the army and attack.

Thanks for the game, it was interesting.

Kluka (blue, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) def AYMAN (red, Fortress, Turis, Mephala) 2sm4d(3) 133

I confirm.

Yes, the game is quite interesting; honestly, I didn't expect to encounter Gosha so early. It's a pity, though, as Mephala was leveling up well, with good logistics, earth magic, and a solid strategy, not counting her native skill.

The opponent beautifully blocked my main hero and cut her off from the castle; it was a very well-executed move!

So, congratulations to the opponent on a well-deserved victory!

OUTLAW (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Lanser (red, Castle, Tirith, Tirith), 2SM4(d), 2-3-7
One of my most pointless games based on the results of weeks 2-4, several times I already hovered the mouse cursor over "Quit Game" but the КЗ and native secondary skills suggested that if I did that, I'd be the biggest loser :D And I managed to pull out the game...
We picked all the rests. I spawned in the underground. On 111, I scout the respawn from the overview, one road to the GO (Griffin Conservatory?), by off-road teleport and then metro with a road going up... It's already clear that the secondary skills are common - meaning a meeting isn't far off. I go there as a Hafter. In the adjacent treasure zone, a Book of Earth is visible behind a pack of Nagas and a library, I was already drooling)).
112 - broke through the lower guard of the metro, above - snow, I continue along the road hoping for native secondary skills. On 113, I claim my native secondary skills!!, a scout reveals a beehive and a passage into the treasure zone to the revealed КЗ!!!, metro into the second treasure zone and a Dwarf Cottage. On 114 - broke through the metro into the snow to a road fork, one road leads to the opponent... I thought - go for the meet rest or play, too few Troglodytes, Conservatory not visible yet, those morale people might shoot me down :D ...Changed my mind...115 - the Conservatory is finally revealed!! behind a horde of Grand Elves, guarding also +2 to Attack (at first I was dumb, thinking why such guard... but the artifact turned out to be a quest one). Revealed a block to the opponent of Grand Medusas, I go to claim the Tower. 116 - still traveling, roads are slow...117 - Claiming the Tower, having first broken through the blocking horde of shooters with a loss of Troglodytes, I'm about to split up into the native expanses. At home - 1-5 with a Citadel and Troglodyte growth, in native secondary - only Troglodyte growth, claimed an external Troglodyte dwelling, no other worthwhile finds...
121 - split to native secondary, spending the night in front of the Elves at the Conservatory.
122 - delivered 200+ Troglodytes and 7 Minotaurs, broke the Conservatory 1((((( annoying...
123 - Dwarf Cottage (20). 124 - beehive (6) :mad: 125 - broke into the treasure zone, but the road was blocked by 20-49 Thunderbirds in front of a Pandora's Box, WTF... turn back. Light a candle in the snow - 2 fast exits visible into the treasure zones on grass and on dirt, but no beehives, no Conservatories((( sad. Accordingly, we have 4 treasure zones, but nothing to go with. All this time I'm keeping an eye on the adjacent block to the opponent, fearing an early arrival, nothing to rush with myself...
126-127 - Naga Bank (3), at home - 1-6 with a Castle, +1.000, in native secondary only +1.000.
At the start of week 3, I go to my dream - the КЗ. 132 - broke the Thunderbirds for an experience chest. 133 - captured the КЗ from 20-49 Grand Nagas, broke the Library. Then another experience chest and that's it... further the road was blocked by Grand Devils, break back home. Figuring out what to do next... No mass magic, Earth and Air at basic level in the last slots. Doubled mana and broke the GO from my side. And then - another standstill... Anyway, changed my mind about going to the opponent. 137 - at home - no changes, in secondary - Manticores with a Citadel.
On 141, I split into the snow, spending the night at the block to the treasure zone on dirt. The treasure zone turned out to be a nightmare relief, blocks of shooter hordes, hard to break through. Almost no beehives, broke one (mini), the treasure zone turned out to be poor..
Finally found a Dragon Utopia in the very corner... WTF.. and this is on 145 :D embarrassing...
In the tavern, Tirith appeared with awesome stats, meaning the Dragon Utopia on that side is already broken, maybe more than one... This was the first time I wanted to surrender... Changed my mind.. Finished the week to the end, Troglodytes were melting on blocks very fast, in the end - it's already risky to take the Utopia. Waiting for 211 :smile27:
On 211, I realize that 7 heroes aren't enough to deliver growth along the slow roads deep into the treasure zone.... This was the 2nd time I had a wild desire to give up the game.... Changed my mind again :D
Anyway, delivered the growth, smashed that miserable Dragon Utopia(1) - Helm of Storms and +4/+4, and what a hassle it was because of it... WTF..
And then on 213, through the adjacent zone, Tirith came to me. Town Portal home, buy out the rest of the army from 2 towns, wait for the attack. Slightly inferior in stats, but not in army...
Tirith attacks - she has 200 mana and blast power under 1500K, I have - 260 mana and 750K blast power. Then there was a crazy battle, who knows how many rounds, but in the end the opponent had 2 stacks of summoned Earth Elementals of 40 each, and I had 14 resurrected Manticores with +2 to speed. The elementals couldn't catch the Manticores, morale didn't work, Tirith had to retreat!!!!! Well, then - Shakti rushes to the undamaged treasure zone for the Resistance Cloak, there are also several beehives, max Utopia - Wings of the Void, Air Book, Polar Boots, and some other junk. Break back home, double mana and go to the 3rd treasure zone on grass. There are 2 Angel growths, built portals at home - managed to scrounge up 1 more Angel, a couple of beehives, a Utopia (1), a red orb nearby :smile20: and experience chests..
On 231, Town Portal home, pick up growths, again Town Portal to the snow and clear the treasure zone on grass, another Utopia, library, +2 all, beehive. Track the reds through the air. On 235, I'm already at the metro to the opponent. On 236, DD'd a bit wrong, the red respawn turned out to be a relief nightmare. On 237, I storm Tirith in the capital, having put on the red orb beforehand. 5 Angels, 22 Scorpicores, 50+ Harpies, 100+ Troglodytes, 15 Grand Minotaurs, 29 Evil Eyes, 27 Grand Medusas crushed the humans in 2 rounds....
Thank you for the excellent battle!!!
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OUTLAW (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Lanser (red, Castle, Tiris, Tiris), 2SM4(d), 2-3-7

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How Long Will They Mourn Me? Tupac Amaru Shakur
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Yes, the battle turned out great, thanks for the game:smile20:

redwhait(red, swamp, westan) vs sem 56(blue rampart ivor) 2SM4(d) 233

I scribbled myself a red swamp against ivor, decided to take westan, took my 113 and off we went.
111-117 big respawn with gold, minor problems but 1-6 in the citadel set up a secondary conflux.
121-127 wanted to save a couple of days and without bringing wasps and cows to take a hive 4 or 6 wyverns attacked with an army of 5 wyverns 10+ little gnolls turned out to be 6 and lost, next turn I bring cows and wasps and finish off 9 serpent flies, level up earth and on 127 at the entrance to the treasure zone
131-137 bring up the army and take a cape of speed behind the medusas, a few hives and a library, found a dragon utopia and a necklace +3 to all in front of it for 50-99 berserkers I'm about to take a secondary but it got picked up first by ivor nearby a second treasure zone I head there.
141-147 ivor shows up, slightly stronger in stats but in army I'm stronger, he turned out to be a tactician, I do mass slow, wait for the elves to shoot, he responds in kind, on the second turn I fly the wyverns, remove the retaliation with the serpent flies and single units and take them down, his 30 wyverns took out five of mine I think, opponent responds with bless on the elves and with luck in 2 shots 40-some elves take out 8 wyverns, next turn opponent resigns. A noob in the treasure zone exposes shackles, so I go for them, first take out 90 iron golems for a black market with boots, then 120 nomads give all level 4 magic, I find a few more hives, take the shackles.
211-217 I take my own secondary dungeon, double the points there and go to the dragon utopia, a two-stack gave a helmet +4 knowledge and spell power, boots +2 to all, sphere of the earth and torso of the legion. On 216 I clear GO 21 phantom dragons with a loss of 1 cow, I head towards the capital.
221-227 I stand at the capital but didn't attack, stats defense was stronger by a few points and magic was stronger but the army was strong and the town couldn't be taken. I make a portal to the capital, buy up and go to the next treasure zone hoping it will help me, opponent takes the capital, but immediately find a dragon utopia again a two-stack but it gave a chalice and sword of titan and ring of speed, I retake the capital.
231-233 upgrade 66 wyverns for 20000 gold, barely had enough money, had to sell everything down to zero. I'm already running straight to the capital but on 233 the opponent himself attacks near the castle, stats twice as strong and 300+ points decided, opponent with all his swarm kills the wyverns but one resurrection nullified all his success, opponent leaves the game and congratulates me on the victory.
Thanks for the game.

redwhait (red, swamp, westan) def SEM_56 (blue Rampart and Ivor) 2SM4(d) 233
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An unusually interesting game, with many "buts" and "hows"?
It's unclear why the opponent didn't go to break the chain but instead went off-road to the Treasury and didn't take the secondary objective. He didn't attack Ivor but continued to the Treasury, where there were many Hives. As a result, he didn't attack the capital; in short, many questions and few answers. Or maybe I just don't understand; thanks for the game!!! :smile07: :smile14: :smile45: :smile21: :smile42:

It was an unusually interesting game, with many "buts" and "hows"?
It's unclear why my opponent didn't go to break the chain but instead went off-road to the Treasury and didn't take the secondary resource. He didn't attack Ivor but continued to the Treasury, where there were a lot of hives. As a result, he didn't attack the capital; there are many "buts" and few answers. Or maybe I just don't understand; thanks for the game!!!:smile07: :smile14: :smile45: :smile21: :smile42:

If you made saves, you could have looked at them yourself and wouldn't need to ask any questions. 1) To take the secondary resource, you need to go around and spend several valuable days when the opponent has already spotted you in the Treasury. 2) There was no point in attacking Ivor again because in the castle, you would have used tactics to shoot me down. I also have a question: how did you take the maximum number of gnomes with a large stack (on the grass) with an army of 23 green, 4 elite, 17+1+1+1+1 centaurs?:confused:

numOne (red, Castle, Valerka, Valerka) def Kluka (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 147

Pavel scared me with 2 of his own secondary heroes, but as it turned out, he had some financial problems and in the end couldn't put up any significant resistance against my well-developed Valerka with 50+ ducks and his natural growth.
Thanks for the game!

numOne (red, Castle, Valerka, Valerka) def Kluka (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 147

Confirmed.
There was only one troglodyte nest and one harpy nest on the three respawn points. I built troglodyte growth structures + a portal everywhere; there wasn't enough money for anything else.
In the end, I took a Utopia-3 on day 131. I got a sword +5 all. With 40K gold, I built a merchant, bought boots for 20K, and went to the treasure. As always, I'm bad at scouting, so I went in blind. I found 2 hives, on weeks 4 and 8, gloves, and nothing else.
On week 4, I broke through the Guardian Order and captured the opponent's castle. I wanted to either hit with Armageddon on 1230 or summon elementals, but the expert tactics and mass haste of Valerka didn't give me a chance.

Troglodytes alone are not warriors :)

Thanks for the game.

Wlk777 (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Captain (red, Castle, Valeska, Kalt) 2smd4(3) 135
The game was started almost a month ago, and we finished it today, so I don't remember all the details. In general, after all the rests, slow roads and 2 passages were distributed – one to the Garrison and one to the Swamp. I took the Swamp on the first one, and found a stash of Elves on my own territory. I didn't have enough Dragon Stones for the unique creatures (I didn't find any at all). In the Swamp, there were Wyverns and Flies in the Fortress. On the second one, I went through the rough terrain to a Grassland secondary town, which turned out to be his. I barely managed to take the town when Kalt appeared with 2 Angels and part of his main force. I had to attack; I had no choice, although I didn't know in advance how many Angels there were; there could have been 8 (2 squads of 1-4). I managed to easily win the battle thanks to the first turn and closing in the Elves with Pegasi, experience, defense, and superior stats. I thought my opponent would surrender, but he didn't. And then it was just a matter of technique – I gathered a huge forest army (65 Grand Druids, 11 Dryads, 60+ White Gnomes, 70+ Centaurs, 10+ groups of Pegasi) and a few Swamp creatures (6 Wyverns and 15 groups of Flies) – I was besieging my opponent in his town. I was unpleasantly surprised by the Chain Lightning spell with Chain Skill 5, but I had much more troops, and my stats were much better. The battle ended with a clear victory. Thanks for the game.
P.S. Sem and Redwhait, I hope your legitimate post-game emotions have subsided. Personally, I am confident in the absolute honesty of both of you. Make peace, gentlemen, and please don't make such hints, especially publicly =).

Wlk777 (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Captain (red, Castle, Valessa, Kalt) 2smd4(3) 135
The game was started almost a month ago, we finished it today, so I don't remember all the details — in general, after all the resets, it gave slow roads and 2 passes — to ГО and into the swamp, I took the swamp on the first and found an external dwelling with elves on my respawn, simply didn't have enough dragon crystals for the uniques (didn't find any at all). In the swamp, wiverns and flies in a fort. On the second, I went off-road to the grass secondary, turned out to be native, barely managed to take the castle when Kalt showed up with 2 angels and part of the native faction, had to attack, no way out, although I didn't know in advance how many angels there were, could have been 8 (2 stacks of 1-4) I managed to win the battle easily thanks to the first turn and blocking the elves with pegasi, expert defense, and superior stats. I thought the opponent would surrender but no. And then it was a matter of technique — I gathered a massive forest brotherhood (65 grand elves, 11 dendroids, 60+ white dwarves, 70+ centaurs, 10+ grand pegasi) and a few swamp creatures (6 wiverns and 15 grand flies) — I besiege the opponent in the castle, was unpleasantly surprised by the arrow tower and MoG 5, but I had much more troops and much better stats, the battle ended 'by clear advantage'. Thanks for the game.

Thanks for the game.

If you made saves, you could have checked them yourself and wouldn't need to ask any questions. 1) To get the secondary objective, you need to go around and spend several valuable days while the noob has already spotted the treasure. 2) There was no point in attacking Ivory again, as you would have defeated me with your tactics in the castle. I also have a question: how did you take the maximum number of gnomes with a group stack (on the grass) with an army of 23 green, 4 undead, 17+1+1+1+1 knights?:confused:

There's nothing to take there if you don't see how I get the maximum on the first try!!!
You went around, didn't go on the road, but forced your way through some random paths!!!!!!:smile06:

There's nothing to take there if you haven't seen how I get the maximum on the first level!!!
You were going around, not following the road, you were rushing through some random paths!!!!!!:smile06:

I was going through the random paths because I saw the hives there. I wasn't rushing to the second level, but rather taking the third level and clearing it out. I didn't see you getting the maximum, but with such an army and on grass, it's very questionable, especially with the loss of only a few units.