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

Gomunguls (Red, Swamp, Alkin, Alkin) def Temofey (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Arlash) 2SM4d(3), 1.4.2

Took all the resets, the last generation was not so good... I took 2 secondary towns (Rampart and Castle) at the end of the 2nd week, my opponent takes Conflux not far from me, I jump to town to meet him... but he sends a scout hero to the secondary town while the ГГ leaves... I kill the scout hero and we continue playing... I leveled Alkin well and went into another treasure zone, there I wanted to take 2 Dragon Fly Hives and a Utopia and go to the opponent... I only took one, then Arlash runs out of the cave on 7 Angels, I attack and kill him...

Thanks for the game!!!

there was such a thing....

Dear vbn! Please count the matches from the Best of HW and Favorites tournaments played in September toward the seasonal rating:

numOne (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Mizrael (red, swamp, Bron, Tazar), Panic, 132
Wlk777(red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Javdet(blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2smd4(3) 117
Dubrovin Pavel (Red, Castle, Valeska, Orrin) def LeBron (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 8mm6, 1.3.4.
Vigo (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Dubrovin Pavel (red, Castle, Valeska, Crag Hack) 2SM4D(3) 215
LeBron (red, Castle, Valeska, Mephala) def NumOne (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Kyri) 125 2sm4d(3)

Javdet (Rampart, red, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Loi (blue, necro, Thant, Thant) 2sm4d3 147
scorp (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Decontaminator (red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2см4д(3), 132
SEM_56 (red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Alone (blue, Necropolis, Tamika, Thant) 2см4д(3), 142
Kluka (blue, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def NumOne (red, Barbarian, Gurnisson, Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3) 122
Forrest (Blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Javdet (red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre), 1-2-7, 2sm4d(3), TE (without exp tax)
Forrest (Blue, Rampart, kyrre, Kyrre) def loi (red, necr, thant, thant), SoD, 2sm4d(3), 1-2-5
Decontaminator (red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Psyche_7 (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2см4д(3), 127
AliaSmehova (blue, Dungeon, Shackti, Shackti) def Fluffy24 (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2см4д(3).
Kebazavr (Red, Conflux, Ciel, Moner) def Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2sm4d(3) 124
Piterius (red, Conflux, Labeta, Moner) def Hermit (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 8mm6, TE_light, 223
Alessandro (blue, Conflux, random, Labeta) def Kluka (red, Dungeon, Shakti) 133, 2sm4d(3)
PReDS(red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Dirty_Player (blue, Inferno, Nimus, Kyrre), Jebus, 136.
vbn (blue, Conflux, random=Luna, Neela) def Alone (red, Necropolis, Tamika, Galthran) 2SM4d(3) 2-2-4
Forrest (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def SpiriTT (red, Inferno, Pyra, Galthran), SoD, 1-4-1, 8mm6
SEM_56(blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def vbn(red, Conflux, random, Brissa, Mephala) 2SM4d(3), 137
Medium_HP (red, conf, random-Fure, Moner) def Alessandro (blue, conf, random-Luna), 2см4д(3), 127
~no1_knows_me~ (Red, Stronghold, Crag, Crag) def scorp (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2см4д(3) 1.3.6.
Mizrael(blue, Castle, Caitlin, Alkin) def Hermit(red, Fortress, Tazar, Thant) Panic 133
~no1_knows_me~ (Blue, Stronghold, Crag, Crag) def Decontaminator (Red, Rampart, Kyri, Kyri) 2см4д(3) 1.4.3.
AliaSmehova (red, Dungeon, Shackti, Shackti) def Captain (blue, Tower, Torossar, Torossar) 2см4д(3) 1.2.3.
Hermit(blue, swamp, Tazar, Gundula) def Kash(red, Inferno, Pirra, Pirra) 8mm6 126
Wlk777(red, dungeon, shakti) def SEM_56( blue, Rampart, Ivor) 2smd4(3) 116
Aldegir(blue ramp, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Tyazhely Sluchay (red, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti), 2sm4d3, 126
PReDS(blue, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) DRAW Kobra_RR(red, necr, Galthran, Galthran), 8mm6, 232.
bRitvo4kA (red, Necropolis, Tamika, Tamika) def Hermit (blue, swamp, Tazar, Tazar), Balance, 135
Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def AYMAN (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, Gunnar), 2sm4d(3), 1.4.5.
loi(red, necr, Tant, Tant) draw Van(blue, confl, Fure, Gunnar) 2sm4d(3) 215
Tyazhely Sluchay (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Kebazavr (Red, confl, Edramon, Gunnar), 2sm4d(3), 117
PReDS (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Galthran) def Slav4eg (Red, Tower, Torossar, Torossar), 2sm4d(3), 117.
bRitvo4kA (blue, Necropolis, Tamika, Tamika) def Mizrael (red, Castle, Caitlin, Gundula), Panic, 143
Forrest (blue Rampart Kyrre, kyrre) def Van (red, conflux, monere, monere) 1-1-6, 2sm4d(3)
scorp (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Psyche_7 (blue, Castle, Valeska, Gervulf) 2см4д(3), 213
SpiriTT(red, Inferno, Pir, Pir) def loi(blue, Necropolis, Thant, Thant) 2sm4d(3), 126
Kebazavr (red, conf, Pasis, Moner) def AYMAN (blue, dungeon, shakti, shakti) 2sm4d(3) 131
Kluka (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Medium_HP (red, Conflux, random = Aenain, Fure) 2sm4d(3) 132
Medium_HP (red, Conflux, random - Ciel, Mephala) def numOne (blue, Stronghold, Crag, Crag), 2см4(д)3, 122
AYMAN (blue, dungeon, Gunnar, Shakti) def Tyazhely Sluchay ( red, dungeon, Sinka, Sinka) 2см4(д)3, 115
KostyaN (red, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def Captain (blue, Tower, Torosar, Torosar), 125, 2см4д(3).
Dirty_Player (blue, Inferno, Octavia, Galthran) def Slav4eG (red, Tower, Neela, Neela) 2sm4d(3) 115
Piterius (blue, Conflux, random Jelar, Moner) def bRitvo4kA (red, Necropolis, Tamika, Tamika), 2smd4(3), 216
LeBron (blue, Tower, Neela, Dragon) def Alessandro (red, flax, Erdamon) 125 2sm4d(3) P
Aldegir (Red, Rampart, Ivor, Dessa) def Dubrovin Pavel (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre), 2sm4d(3), 1.2.2.
Pit for LM (blue, Conflux, random Ciel, Tamika) def Fluffy24 (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska), 127, 2sm4d(3).

All games confirmed.

KostyaN (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti)lose loi (blue, Necropolis, Gosh, Gosh), 117, 2sm4d(3).

Immediately wrote off the elves and ended up with a perspective of either giving up the Miner or Gosh, chose the 2nd, since I don't know how to play as Barbarians, especially against the Miner!..

We chose all the rests. The map gave a slow, tedious road, which hit a ГО on turn 116. No other roads or cross-country passes were noticed; I was running with 4 heroes (including the main one) out of necessity, and even the external dwelling of Manticores and the Griffin Conservatory-3 didn't bring much joy; on turn 117 I just messed up somehow, exposing my Troglodytes (already in Tactics:eek:) right under the morale of 69 Pokemon with one stack:smile15:. After that, it was no longer interesting to play)...

Thanks for the game.

KostyaN (red, Dungeon, Shaktis, Shaktis) lose Loi (blue, Necropolis, Gosh, Gosh), 117, 2cm4d(3).

After all the re-takes, hiding skeletons and undead. In the first game, he broke through to his own castle in the metro, took it with around 110 units, 3 liches and gnomes (lost 2 liches due to morale; the remaining lich lured them and ran around the field like crazy, using up all its spells), which allowed him to get to the horses in the Citadel. On the 117th day, he took his own castle. Kostya didn't take the auto-win option, probably because of the lack of an early rush, as I understand...
Thanks for the game.

SEM_56 (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def Blacpoint (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2cm4d(3), 221
It was a long game.
I had an excellent dwarf on 100 vs. 113 (I wanted to get the maximum level), large treasures, but I only got a Utopia with Shield of the Titans and Titan Armor on 141, plus I had an enhancement and the explosion dealt 3000 damage!!!
As a result, the opponent ran around for a long time hoping to find something to counter it, and found a Sphere of Inhibition.
On 221, I blocked the path to his capital, the opponent attacked himself, wanting to slow down everyone so that he could cast single-target spells with +3 speed on the dragonflies that Vistan was riding. But the resistance worked, I bought myself out, and on the next turn, I attacked the Valkyrie with single-target griffins, cast Death Wave (217 damage), the resistance worked again, and 4 of my single-target dragonflies survived, and the opponent fell...
A well-played game by the opponent, respect to him and thank you for the game. But I took the sphere and he got his butt kicked)))!!!

SEM_56 (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def Blacpoint (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2cm4d(3), 221

The game had already grown bedsores of mold and cobwebs; I honestly don't know how I managed to actually finish it. Roman loaded the save and asked after a couple of minutes if he should pass the turn or not? I said, "yeah," while looking at the screen like a complete idiot, unable to understand what was going on... but eventually, I figured it out. In short, there were as many as 3 external dwellings for archers on the map, though I only took 2; things didn't get to the 3rd one. Having 2 roads for the red player is a mean trick by the generator. One leads to ГО and the other to the secondary conf. The Griffin Conservatory that was found was a level 1. I trudged across the wilderness to an Inferno respawn, found nothing useful there, realized I was wasting time, and bolted to the treasure zone. That's all I remember from the last save.
Anyway, we play. It immediately caught my eye that I was in the treasure zone with expert earth magic but no spellbook, and it was already day 133. With nothing else to do, I rushed home, bought a book, and went back to the treasure zone. I don't think I found anything useful there except a helmet +12/-3 and a couple of Pandora's boxes for experience. From the treasure zone, I headed to the underground respawn of the General secondary. There, from the overview, I saw an entrance to another treasure zone. I jumped in, eating the maximum amount of one-time bonuses on the way. Right then, Vistan broke through ГО. I'm hauling the growth out of the Castle. The Castle is being captured, and they are rushing to catch up with Valky. Vistan moves well; I decided he'll catch up now. In the treasure zone, I ate a dwarf bonus, an artifact +4 attack, and a necklace +3 all. Vistan is very close; there's no escaping him anymore. The plan is as follows: sell everything possible and use the speed difference to buy off the army; there were a cloak and a ring for speed. I sell everything, totaling 13k and some change, then hit a nearby horde of earth elements for a Pandora's box, which gives full level 5. Then comes the contact; I'm short on gold to buy off 3 units:mad:, even though I had previously dismissed 28 fish, 4 vivs, and spearmen from the army. I have to attack with a Viv explosion; the opponent responds with a meteor on the Marks, killing the entire hundred(((( Now I finally buy them off. Then come the battles of fools for the castles; Vistan tries to keep up with the mobile Valya, but naturally, he fails completely. Eventually, I found a level 2 Dragon Utopia with a red orb. My combat stats are better—now we can actually talk, I decide, and run home. That's where things got interesting: all troops bought and upgraded; just buy more and kick the swamp-dweller out. However, I see a blue stack boosted solely by flies; I have the speed advantage, so I split my griffin stack into equal parts—one group should be able to kill one fly. I attack, first turn Mass Slow, and it cuts through the flies; Vistan retreats:smile05: Now I need to decide whether to fight or equip the red orb, but suddenly I see the timer for the end of my turn: 3... 2... 1... Like a sleepwalker, I sit there realizing I have to do something—I won't have time to fight or buy out, and I won't have time to equip the red orb either, and... the turn ended.:smile35: I sit and wait for all sorts of nastiness from Vistan, hoping that I'll still get the first move, but no way:smile28:
Wave of Death and ГГ.
Thanks for the game.

Wlk777 (Red, Fortress, Wystan, Wystan) def AYMAN (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2smd4(3) 127
HoMM.. First of all, thanks to my opponent for 2 free rests for me (in total I got 4 but all on 111). After that everything was smooth: fast roads, native secondary skills, money was plentiful, external dwelling of Dragon Flies. I even managed to snatch from the opponent's garden a Dragon Fly Hive on 8 and a conservatory on 2. Which, in the end, decided the final: my 6 angels looked more solid against their 2. Thank you for the game.

Wlk777 (Red, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def AYMAN (Blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) 2smd4(3) 127

I confirm. The match was very interesting. My mistake was allowing him to take Valentina and her gifts (in the form of 2 creatures and a Hive).
And as Valentina correctly said, this basically decided the game in Facebook.

Thank you for the game and the valuable experience!!!!!!!!!!!

~no1_knows_me~ (Blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Badlexus (Red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2SM4d(3) 224
Thanks for the relaxing game :smile20:

Yeah, it wasn't much fun sitting through the whole game with just one Castle :), I think after a couple more games everything will be fine. I just need to figure out this 2SM4d(3) strategy, otherwise I'm just wandering around like a blind kitten, not knowing what to do. Thanks to my opponent for the lesson, I'll be more attentive from now on :).

SEM_56 (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Wlk777 (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2SM4d(3) 236!!!!:smile08: :smile04:
Took all the rests and it seems like it distributed well, but the path to the secondary town is blocked by ГО in the portal.
The opponent has their native secondary town, a hideout of minotaurs; he came to me on the 4th week, I flee into the second treasure zone. There I find many tasty things: hives, 3 Dragon Utopia, КЗ, КВ, and assembled the sniper's bow. Then I took my castle, the opponent's capital, and headed for his native secondary town, but the opponent surrendered. Thanks for the game and sorry Valentin, but I didn't intend to surrender, I haven't forgotten Tournaments, otherwise I would have given you the victory.

SEM_56 (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) def Wlk777 (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2SM4d(3) 236!!!!:smile08: :smile04:
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It happened. What's exactly funny is that after gaining full control, spending 3 weeks wading through crap across the map and having a clear advantage in magic and stats, avoiding combat means nothing; I put up with this for 3 weeks and then got tired of it, at this pace the game could have ended by my retirement =). And as usual, I have different shields in my Dragon Utopia, while the opponent has Earth and Air books with wings; unfortunately, slow roads didn't allow rushing. Out of stupidity, I plodded into a treasure zone where, as always, there were minimal hives and useless utopias; an autopsy showed that the most valuable artifacts in the treasure zones closest to me were handcuffs and boots...

Forrest (blue, Conflux, Ainaín, Arlach) draw scorp (red, Dungeon, Tazar, Kyrre), 1-4-6, 2sm4d(3)

After 3 restarts, we started). I was thinking of restarting this layout (brown roads, no stables. Went to the grass, there was a block with gogs), but at the very end of 1-1-3 I found a Griffin Conservatory and decided to play.
Got Arlach — that's already good. And Armorer for him immediately. Two dwellings, 15 air elementals emerging, and several sprites. Plan: build Ravens with Citadel.
Clear the rampart. There's an external dwelling of wood. (Decided not to build them after all.) And a library. Cleared a lot of dragon flies at the lost site, got +4 attack. Arlach's ballista shoots very hard, like Gurni's.) But no treasure in sight. Don't know what to do on the second. Plan is only Naga Banks and the Conservatory. Build Ravens with Citadel. And the scout hero takes another external dwelling of sprites with the Raven near the town. At 1-2-1 I check the lost Naga Bank with the scout (just in case it's not a max). I take it. Spend all the money, refill mana after smashing the rampart. Naturally, there are no sleepers in the second tower there.) But still, I go into the Conservatory — strong, with Greyj. Arlach: 9-4-2-5 with Slow, no Earth.
Expert Armorer, Advanced Offense. 5 Ravens, 5 Psychic Elementals, 22 air elementals, and 4 sprites.
First round: morale triggers on the full stack. Result: -12 air elementals and +3 Angels. I head to the library hoping there's a path to the treasure. And there's also the library and the Conservatory. I take all this around 1-2-4. Turns out it's a huge grass dead end). I smash my way out of there. And I run to the only place where the treasure might be — in the corner of the grass rampart. I was scouting there with the scout using the Raven, didn't quite make it, got carried away with the money. There was an interesting fight between the scout and the Raven in a max Crypt. Fought for about 25 minutes) 30 rounds, no morale when it was needed) In the end, I won. 3 skeletons ended up positioned so that the zombies could be defeated through them by the nearly dead Raven.
In the end, I'm in the treasure around 1-3-2 somewhere (Logi and Tactics weren't given). Lots of stars there. I see the opponent already eating stars in several treasuries. I have Earth and Air, and even Logi. Devastation of Archdevils and cats with Greyj, and very far away (fighting both of them). That's what ultimately helped me not lose)
In the treasury, a pile of boxes. And a Blue Key. Everything falls without losses, 5 Angels and 13 Ravens tear them apart. Also cleared a Garrison. Took a Dragon Utopia for the Dragon Helm. Leveled Wisdom to level 22. And learned all of 4th-level spells from the box. Saved there. I was thinking of hopping around, town-portaling) But we couldn't finish the game quickly. And I'll be away from games for 4 days) Mikhail offered a draw — I agreed! Respect! (There was Kyrre, 60+ geese (two swamps with Citadel from Day 1) and a Red Key.) In the end, I have many shooters from the Garrison, +3 speed) But it would have taken a looong time to keep playing) Neither of us had Bracers of Defense. Thanks for the interesting game!

Kash (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def Avern (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti/Dessa), 136

Slow roads, the pace was just terrible
On the first week I started without elves, somehow managed to get by, but on day 116 I take my native secondary town and on day 117 I night in the external dwelling of elves. At home the horses are in the Citadel, at the secondary town the elves.
Day 122 was a good day, the chain collected enough gold for the ransom, Kyrre goes into the Griffin Conservatory-Dragon Utopia, a two-level one
Day 123 a three-level one with upgraded creatures, lost an angel for some reason without magic
Day 124 a book and who knows what Kyrre did until day 135... Apparently only took the Necklace of Ocean Guidance, the barbarian secondary town. Rushed around on the angel, looking for something. Noobs collected some stuff: gloves, shield +3, breastplate +1, crypts, Medusa dwellings..
Day 135 with 8 horses, 4 angels, 15 dendroids and a bloated army I lose in a three-level Dragon Utopia (no armor, stats are also poor, and I played stupidly). A couple of dragons remained.. On their own turn Dessa emerges from a secondary hero with 4 angels and 11 cats, Shakti nearby on harpies
Day 136 Kyrre gets them with 66 Grand Elves, chaff, and Mass Slow
The opponent surrenders, looks like things were bad for him
Thanks for the game

Kash (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Avern (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti/Dessa), 136

Confirmed. There was a good pace in the first game, with 2 secondary Necropolis units and a hidden Sylvan unit.
And in the second game, he spent too long exploring the dungeon; he should have exited earlier.
Thanks for the game.

Wlk777 (blue, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def Wariiator (red, Barbarian, Gurney, Gurney) 2smd4 (3) 137
The 3 basilisk nests I had were decisive, and I managed to earn some money. As a result, on the 3rd week, the horde of barbarians was unbeatable, and my opponent surrendered. Thank you for the game.