Posts from Heroes World TOP-8: Reports and summaries.

Alex_nv (Blue, Necropolis, Kaspar) won against Nazzi (Red, Sylvan, Ossir) - Sun, 6-2-2

Confirmed. Thanks for the game. Level 17 against level 27. Clearly, I still lack experience and knowledge.

Raykkonen (Orcs, Garuna) defeated Zak (Humans, Vitya), Chaos, 1-2-7. They met at the end of the second game in one of the adjacent zones; Vitya didn't run away. Something didn't work out for Zak. Thank you for the game, and good luck in the tournament!

Confirmed.
Thanks for the game.

Vip.rus (red, mages) defeated Ekzekutor (blue, dwarves), Rainbow, 5 weeks

At the start, everything was fine, apparently unlike my opponent, but then it turned out that the portals had shooters that couldn't be broken through without significant losses, and the only portal that could be breached was far away and led, as it turned out, into snow. So I wasted 2 weeks. On week 3, I broke through to the 2nd adjacent zone, captured the resource mines, and on week 4 I moved into the 3rd adjacent zone, which also had resources. I was counting on a long game, so I didn't take machines. I was very surprised when on week 4 a dwarf appeared in the adjacent zone. Even though I was nearby, if he had come directly, it would have been harder for me to defend. But as it was, I managed to grow a bit in the mini treasure zone over the 2 days he gave me, although I was far behind in battle stats. The dwarf came anyway, I holed up in the castle, we traded a few units, and I got the cash bonus) After that it was simple — I found the treasure zone fairly quickly, took the Temple, but then the dwarf showed up again. We fought in the field — I didn't hide in the castle — but I still collected the stat boosters, there were 3 of them near the castle, which I usually don't do. Almost 100% victory, I was very lucky to have Razzak at the start — I wouldn't have pulled it off without his protection, and the dwarf also heavily wasted his units in a hurry. Thanks for the game.

fil0sof (Elves, Wingael, level 26) defeated shamik (Humans, Dugald level 23 + Iris level 18), template M3, 2-4-1

At the start, Ossir and Wingael appeared; in my opinion, this is the perfect option. I started developing Wingael. He advanced very quickly, especially against Ossir's archers, and we quickly secured a log. Good luck! I didn't find a Dwelling 3, unfortunately, but the city's archers were enough, although I lost about ten units in the very beginning.
Initially, the economy was growing at a rapid pace, but after the Horns and the castle on the second level, there was a severe shortage of wood, although there were many Beetles, and they were all collecting resources. I eventually built Ents only on week 4, if not 5, and Warriors around week 3 or 4. I quickly found a Treasure, took Utopian, where there was resurrection (there was vengeance in the city) and a lot of artifacts. Then, I found a Temple, and again, there were a lot of artifacts. After that, things became very easy.))
Even at this stage, I saw in the tavern that my opponent's stats were twice as low, so I didn't rush anywhere. I spent an entire week (which resets morale and luck) searching for the second Treasure, without trying to find shamik, but I still stumbled upon him in one of the mini-centers. His army was noticeably smaller, but I still decided to go to the city, wait for the next week, when my morale and luck wouldn't plummet, gather some meat, and then go for the final battle. On the way, I stopped at the Treasure, almost forgot all the log, wanted Retribution, but didn't get it right away, and it was too lazy to spend a day for each skill, because I already saw that it wouldn't be difficult to win.
In the final battle, it was practically a one-sided affair. When it was my opponent's turn, he had less than half of his initial army left. If it weren't for the Berserk, I would have come out of the final battle with almost no losses. Wing is Wing!))
I now appreciate the Elves; I used to dislike them because of their economic problems, but now I see that this is more than compensated for by their powerful army. And archers + Horns with resurrection – it's even a bit uninteresting...

Thank you very much for the game!

Stats in the final battle: 18-24-6-13 (I wasn't dressed perfectly, but much better than my opponent, who hadn't been in any Treasure).

Expert racial: Deadly Shot;
Expert leadership: Troop Gathering + Speed Aura + Forest Leader;
Expert luck: Soldier's Luck + Deadly Misfortune;
Expert attack: Battle Fury + Tactics;
Expert magic of light: Righteous Fury + Storm Wind;
Developed logistics: Death Stride.

P.S. There was NO second Treasure on the map, or there was no entrance to it. We thoroughly explored the second mini-center; it had only three passages – to the mini-treasure and to two adjacent areas. There was no passage to the Treasure. I can send the map. I would like to know why this happened.

Vip.rus (red, mages) defeated Ekzekutor (blue, dwarves), Rainbow, 5 weeks

At the start, everything was going well, unlike my opponent, it seemed, but then it turned out that the portals had arrows that couldn't be broken through without significant losses, and the only portal that could be broken through was far away and led, as it turned out, to a snowy area. This cost me 2 weeks. In week 3, I broke through 2 adjacent areas, captured resource mines, and in week 4, I moved to a 3rd adjacent area, which also had a resource mine. I was planning for a long game and didn't take any machines. I was very surprised when a dwarf appeared in the adjacent area in week 4. Although I was nearby, if he had gone directly, it would have been harder for me to defend. But I managed to grow a bit in the mini-treasure in the 2 days I had, although my combat stats were much lower. The dwarf eventually came, I holed up in my castle, we exchanged units a bit, and I got a money bonus. After that, it was simple; I quickly found a treasure, took a Temple, but then another dwarf appeared. We fought in the field; I didn't hide in the castle, but I did gather some stat-boosting items, and there were as many as 3 of them near the castle, which I usually don't do. Victory was almost 100%; I was very lucky with Razazak at the start; without defense, I wouldn't have been able to hold out, and the dwarf, in his haste, lost a lot of units. Thanks for the game.

I made a mistake at the beginning of the game; I took an extra skill and ended up without magic. In week 3, I found a treasure, but without magic, there was no point in clearing it, so I went to break through all the portals in a row in search of a path to a mage, but I searched for too long, and the mage prepared.

I confirm the philosopher’s report.

twaryna (red, Elves, Anwen) defeated Nazzi (blue, Humans, Vittorio) - Spider - 1-2-1 The start was good; Anwen took the main town, gained some experience, and built a couple of dwellings, then built a level 1-2 outpost (4). He also had an elemental and some water creatures – everything was going well overall. He was leveling up and developing normally, without any problems, and after a level or two, he would have been able to advance nicely... but the opponent surrendered early in the second week. I thought about reloading, but Naz refused, apparently very upset. Thanks for the game!

Kol'ka (red, Elf, Winrael) defeated KillAndAction (blue, Dungeon, Iyranna), week 8, Rainbow
I decided in this game to level up the Elf with Education, Chaos, Defense, Logistics, Ballista — Ballista didn't work out, so I took Light, but that was also unlucky — I couldn't find Resurrection (only near the end of the game). I broke neutral stacks with Ents and Butterflies; Druids and Archers I only deployed if the opponent had no shooters. Our zones overlapped early, but we didn't run into each other. I cleared the treasure zone, entered ГО, picked up 2 Dwarven artifacts and various other defenses to reduce magic damage. On the first day of week 8, his main hero appeared on my territory; I moved toward him, gathered my troops (didn't take the weekly growth), and attacked him. His troops were not fully assembled, and he only got to cast once. He bought back with one dragon and then surrendered. Thanks for the game.

detmers (Arghat, Stronghold, level 30) drew with ekzekutor (Rutger, Haven, level 28). The game began 3 months ago in the maze.
Arghat suffered losses but quickly gained levels and momentum with his machines. He bought a portal to the city at level 20 and went on an expedition, again with losses, but he cleared the treasure room. Rutger entered the treasure room, and I, having bought a lion set, sent him home. However, I realized that Rutger had a lot of dark creatures, so I started training anti-darkness units. In the field, he couldn't withstand the attack and retreated to a castle, which I was hesitant to take against dark creatures. I defeated his creatures and, relying on 700 goblins and spellcasters, and with anti-darkness and cold resistance, I attacked the castle. It was a long and interesting battle that ended with Rutger's defeat. The chances were equal. We agreed to a draw because it was impossible to repeat such a long and identical battle, and due to the equal stats and chances.

detmers (Arghat, Stronghold, level 30) - draw with ekzekutor (Rutger, Haven, level 28). The game lasted 3 months in the maze.
Arghat suffered losses but quickly gained levels and momentum with the machines. He bought a portal to the city at level 20 and went on an expedition - again with losses, but he cleared the treasure and almost entered. Rutger entered, and I, having bought a lion set, sent him home but realized that he had a lot of dark creatures. I started leveling up anti-darkness. In the field, he couldn't hold out and retreated to a castle, which I was afraid to take against darkness. I killed his cockroaches and, relying on 700 goblins and spellcasters, and with anti-darkness and cold resistance, I attacked in the castle. It was an interesting, long battle that ended with him retreating. The chances were equal. We agreed to a draw due to the impossibility of repeating such a long battle exactly the same way, and because of the approximately equal stats and chances.
Our previous games had an impact. A strong orc trapped the humans in the castle; in the field, there was no chance, even though he accumulated 150 monsters by the end.

Gl (blue, demons, Nibros) won against Alex_nv (red, Haggle orcs) 2-3-6 Spider.
Everything was standard – attack, defense, darkness, logistics, and machines. The leveling process was steady, and by the finale, the stats were 18-18-21-18 – level 27. Not very high compared to the Orc (27-20-13-13 – level 28), because instead of training, I ended up with dwellings and almost no artifacts (I bought Forgotten Armor and a Ring of Initiative +10). I didn't want to spend a week on training, so I went to the Conflux, took an empty castle with 2-2-7, and wandered around for a week. The finale was in the Orc's castle, which ultimately decided the outcome of the battle, because Alex had managed to equip himself well in the last week, and I wouldn't have survived in the field. The Haggle orcs didn't have machines, but the gate stubbornly stood, and the darkness was skillfully suppressed, but it worked. Thanks for the game.

Gl (blue, demons, Nibros) won against Alex_nv (red, Haghesh orcs) 2-3-6 Spider.

That was rough :(
I made a mistake in week 6: when clearing the treasure, I didn't always manage to use up all the hero's remaining moves. As a result, I didn't finish everything and there was no point in jumping into the castle. We'll learn from this and try to manage better next time. Thanks for the game and the saves from week 2!

Haghesh - level 28
4 Wrath - reinforcements, memory
3 Attack - ranged attack, stunning strike
3 Logistics - path of war, pathfinding
3 Anti-magic - weakening strike
3 Leadership - exhilaration and speed aura
3 Education (received at level 26 :rolleyes: )

Igrok_v_geroev (gnomes) defeated Bolivar (demons) using the spiral map template.

The game turned out to be tedious; I often had to retreat. Thanks to my opponent for their patience.

Igrok_v_geroev (dwarves) defeated Bolivar (demons) using the spiral map.

The game turned out to be tedious; I often used the "save" spell. Thanks to my opponent for their patience.

I confirm. Thank you for the experience and the game.