Posts from Reports on online games and their confirmations (Autumn 2010 season).

2.09.10 Opoi4 (red, tower, solmyr, solmyr) def Readme(blue barbarian, gurnisson, galthran,) 2sm4d(3) 131

quickly took 2 castles with solmyr. Was thinking about whether to get nagas or not. Very tight on gold. Alright, got them, scouted around the castle on week 2. Took 6 wyverns and with 0 2 6 8 came to blue. Successfully holed up in his castle. He was forced to attack. Was inferior in both stats and army, but the chain lightning dealt 400+
FF overall.

Samurai (Stronghold, Tiraxor) def FireToSky (Rampart, Ivor, Moandor) mirror template, 126 BT with experience/tax/classes
from me 2400 kickback for color and castle. We played with modified Griffin Conservatories/Hives.
It started off alright: on 111 I got a log, I see a stable. On 112 three villages are revealed: 2 are blocked by strong archers (2 Necro, 1 Conflux) — I went to Conflux. Next to the home is a Dragon Utopia — that's bad, if I rush, I won't be able to take that Dragon Utopia from the opponent.
On 113 I see hell hounds on Inferno land (they hold the passage to the treasure zone): I'm afraid to hit them, and the opponent will obviously shoot them down, so I immediately headed in another direction, but the nearest one was with the hounds — I'm afraid the days of running will be wasted, and the opponent will take the lead. Got scouting, fine. I broke through to the treasure zone on my native land — I see teleports to the opponent.
On 114 I turned my horses — broke through a passage to the second secondary.
On 115 I took Necro, next to it a Griffin Conservatory — checked with a weak hero: 6 black knights, especially on Necro land — you don't charge in on the first go. Took a Dwarf Cottage, level already 10.
On 116 I broke through to another treasure zone on my native land, lost a bird out of stupidity. There's a teleport similar to mine — meaning it leads to that treasure zone of the opponent's that I already scouted. A plan formed by itself, especially since in the first treasure zone a Relic and a Cloak +2 were revealed.
On 117 I took a Pandora's Box for 35 water elementals for 5K experience, I'm preparing to start with the Relic and immediately run to the opponent before he comes to his senses. Judging by the fact that the opponent took a village a day later than me — I am ahead in these indicators, which means he is behind if he makes a run towards me from my treasure zone. At home, bears in the Castle.
On 121 first Hive for 3 bone dragons: having carefully stocked up with a bunch of money from the external market (by exchanging resources) I trade it for 3600 into angels (even though there are 3 bears in the army, the speed of angels decides). The monster placement in the Hive is random, but I got out with acceptable losses — it helped that the treasure zone was on native land. I jump into the teleport — there's another Relic there, I take it immediately, there are 4 bone dragons: but I still have money to turn them into angels ))). Now the losses are significant: -2 bears and an angel. Liches were heavily guarded, but I was sorry to put the wolves under fire.
On 122 I took a couple of Pandora's Boxes for experience, the weak heroes grabbed a Cloak of Speed, I also took a Relic for 3 hydras (barely had enough money to convert them into angels) — I invaded the enemy Conflux's domain. 9 angels, 1 bear, 8 birds, 58 wolves. 10-5-4-4 (17) exp waters
All hope is that the opponent is hanging out in the same place as me but lagging behind: I plan that he is frightened by the power and will not resist in the Conflux: and near it is a Dragon Utopia.
On 123: viewing the turn shows that the opponent is 1 day behind, and considering I'm red, we can say it's 2 days. Good. I snatch the enemy Conflux, buy Earth Magic there: because I have Slow and level 17 with all expert skills. Took the opponent's Dragon Utopia for 4 golden dragons (no armor). -2 angels, 2 birds, bear. I got the Book of Earth (nice!) of Fire (okay — there is a hut with fire). In short, I strategized and Town Portaled to my own Conflux (regular Town Portal teleports you up if both castles are yours). Advanced Earth Magic: I'm not afraid of anything. I let the weak heroes knock the goodies out of the angels, I'm building a chain to my treasure zone hoping to snatch a Hive there without giving it to Fire if he hesitates. There it is: the blues are short of the Hive, I, with weak heroes (having also snatched a Hive on the other half of the map before that), take the Hive right under the blues' noses (now 13 angels), scared off their main hero, managed to bring everything back: the money for such a number of heroes and changing the Hive contents ran out, with credit and resource exchange I buy the main hero at home — I take the home Dragon Utopia: there is no control, good.
Then I rushed to another visible Dragon Utopia near me, it's a minimal one, but with a Book of Water and next to a GO to the opponent from the group of Archangels.
On 126 I broke through both GOs, took the opponent's Dragon Utopia safe and sound with a Book of Water, 2 DD to the opponent's Necro castle — before that I saw that the blues seemed to have rushed to the third secondary, naturally having already taken the home Dragon Utopia. But it's clear there is no control, I'll catch up soon.
The blues laid down their weapons.

03.09.2010 Lider1 (red, conflux, Moner, Moner) def Hermit (blue, tower, Iona, Iona) 8MM6a 133 WT

We played without experience, tax, bank, but with morale and upgraded stack.

It was scribbled a bit strangely. On the first turn, standard birds in the citadel. Because of the beloved morale, we killed a stack of faeries and 3 air elementals, but got an adrenaline rush, making it more fun to play :smile54: You feel that the creatures on the map are alive, not the soulless and dumb necro-zombies all over the map.

On the second turn, I came to the computer, but it ran off somewhere so far that only Colombo could find it. Oh well, at least the sight of 2 Hives and a Griffin Conservatory was pleasing to the eye. (14 level 1 creatures and 2 angels) I disbanded and went home in the other direction, 4!!! Dragon Utopias were revealed, no idea how to take them.

On turn 127, on his turn, I spot the opponent with 4 angels.

On the third turn, I attack, killing 1 angel, he psychos me in return. I realize that I've almost come to his home. The opponent holed up in the castle. There's a Dragon Utopia standing here, I'm thinking how to take it. I visited the stables, and on turn 133 I took the Hive for 6 level 1 creatures and wanted to take it the next turn with the growth. But Hermit attacked it himself and lost

Well... That's how it turned out

Thanks for the game

But the best part of this game was the start!

03.09.2010
Wlk777 (red, Swamp, Vistian, Vistian) def Opoi4 (blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 2smd4(3) 127
Roads are slow and long, ГО not on the road, on first external dwellings of lizards and cows, 1-6 in the citadel, 4 Griffin Conservatories spotted, 2 in the swamp 2 closer to treasure zone. Little gold on second, Vistian and scouts clear dwarf dwellings and medusa dwellings, both swamp Griffin Conservatories are minor, didn't even go to the far one, but got a log. Got nothing for Expert Earth in the Mage Guild, too far from secondary heroes... On third I plan to go through 2 Griffin Conservatories to treasure zone but Kyrre arrives with 2 angels and other forest brethren (29 Grand Elves, 6 Grand Elf unicorns, a horde of 10+ White Centaurs, and Grand Pegasi). Right before the final fight scouts find a scroll with Slow. Kyrre attacks Vistian in the citadel and retreats almost without killing anyone. Thanks for the game.