Posts from Reports of online games and their confirmations (Winter season 2010-11).

11.12.10 Blackpoint (blue, Stronghold, Krag-Hag) def Mar (red, Dungeon, Shakty) 2sm4d(3) 124

For the second time today, I'm having success against barbarians. Two native heroes and a scout right in front of the Castle, although the second level hasn't been built yet. 80 goblins at the start, a group of them with the scout, and a stash of harpies, but the respawn point is small and there's not much money there. I'm sending the grunt forward because without ranged support, he won't be able to kill anything. We attack the creatures, take a chest for experience, and the grunt gets his third skill - advanced artillery. On day 112, we clear out the zombie horde to open the path to the second level, where a Dungeon is clearly visible. I estimate that the harpies' stash behind the dwarf horde will be taken in the first week, plus the portal will give +20 harpies in the second week, and after upgrading them, it will be quite powerful, not overpowered, but significant. There's also a path to the opponent behind the markmen horde... I decided not to take a rest and play with the intention of an early attack. I took the Dungeon, and its respawn point is also small, and there's not much money. I built a market in the Dungeon and a tavern. On day 114, the grunt breaks through to the harpies' stash. Another market in the second level. The grunt clears the path to the snow through the teleport, passes the magic pouch to the Kreg, who runs deep into the respawn point, where he kills +70 goblins for the Pandora's Box. There are exactly 5K gold in the Pandora's Box. I didn't manage to take the Snow Castle... the path was bugged. On the first day, I had 1, 2, and 4 creatures in the Citadel, and harpies in the Dungeon. I have just enough money to buy creatures and send the grunt to the second level. Because of this, with the harpies upgrade being slow, I decide to rush with un-upgraded harpies. I was very afraid of a fight with the marksmen horde (no tactics), but they chickened out and didn't want to fight, so I didn't bother chasing them. On day 123, I took almost an empty Castle from the opponent, where a lone hero was sitting with a level 1 harpy. On day 124, the opponent surrendered.
Thank you for the game.

09.12.2010 Neverminder (Red, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Sevan_80 (Blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) jebus cross 217 :eek:
It was a very difficult game. I played poorly, made many mistakes, and once lost half my army because I forgot to turn off auto-battle. But in the end, everything worked out well for me. I captured my opponent's capital and stayed there for several days. On turn 217, he attacked with superior stats and a great army, but... with only 8 action points, which were barely enough for a single mass slow spell, which didn't play a significant role. I didn't have anything special to boast about except for a stack of 50 Monarchs, but I had Earth and Fire mastery books with expert-level skills. In the final battle, we used antimagic on the ducks, explosion on the gold dragons, one Armageddon (I didn't have enough mana for a second one), mass slow, and mass curse. After the battle, I had about 38 Monarchs left, and all of Ivor's units were destroyed.
Thank you for the great marathon and the intense final battle!

12.12.2010 R55Max(red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def Vasutka(blue, Tower, Neela, Neela) 2sm4d(3), 132.

On week 1 I made some tough blunders. First, I missed a build on one of the days, and second, I stupidly built a Castle on 117 instead of Unicorns :). But otherwise things were going fine. On week 1: 2 mini Griffin Conservatories, 2 secondary heroes, Pandora's Box for 10k experience. On week 2: Griffin Conservatory 2, 2 secondary heroes, Maximus, and on week 3 Naga Banks, Dwarf Cottage for 20. I was planning to either hit GO or a Dragon Utopia, but then came the capitulation. Opponent surrendered on Naga Banks.
Thanks for the game

12.12.2010 SEM_56 (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Sevensan (red, Pyre, Pyre/Gurnisson) 2sm4d(3), 124
We took all the resists, 1 did on meeting, it dealt harshly, but by 114 there is already a log and earth for Shakti, took a necro secondary. On 115 I break into the treasure zone, see a stack of cats.. On 116 I take 1 and a second one nearby, with a scout checked a nearby Pandora 20-49 nagas, there is a grade stack, didn't go in.
1-4,6 in the Citadel..
On the 2nd I go to the sun, there's the opponent, I'm without a spellbook, I go home, the opponent catches on a cat)), had to resurrect.
Took the spellbook, brought 4 cats from the stack, bought everything I could and with 13 cats attacked the opponent and gg, thanks for the game..

12.12.2010 Kluka (red, Rampart, Kirr, Aislin) def Hermit (purple, Tower, Solmyr, Zubin) 8mm6a 133 unlimited

13.12.2010 R55Max (blue, random all, Tower, Rissa, Tazik) def soulist80114522293 (red, random all, Rampart, Torgrim, Vidomina) Jebus Cross, 214

Fighting against Tazar without magic is almost impossible. I spent a long time catching the opponent on respawns, eventually caught him and a FB with no chance. He outclassed me by almost three times in stats.
Thanks for the game.

12/13/2010 Neverminder (Red, Swamp, Tazar, Mephala) def Blackpoint (Blue, Stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) jebus cross 132