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12.01.2011 Neverminder (Red, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) def Sevan_80 (Blue, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) 8mm6a 212
I decided to play Gunnar instead of Shakti. After all, the template is huge. And again, Seva took a logistician, so why not us? The roads are the fastest. On the first day I searched for and secured money and resources. Build order: 1-6 in Citadel + market. Didn't upgrade the Troglodytes (and didn't upgrade them all game), placed an Evil Eye on the first day, and they became the main striking stack, while the Troglodytes became meat. The layout wasn't very favorable for rushing the opponent (Bron was there) on the first, I only reached him on day 122. I sat in an empty Castle, feeling happy. Some swamp creature showed up and died. Bron came, but was one hex short of storming my Citadel. I didn't want to skip a turn, so I attacked him. He had 5 Wyverns, 15 Basilisks, 17 Flies, 43 Gnolls. My army was completely lacking. Plus the fight was in swamp terrain. I barely killed him, but was thrown far behind in development for a long time. I was constantly afraid Seva would show up, and I had absolutely nothing to oppose him with. But he wasn't in a hurry, which gave me a chance. Also, I didn't advance Logistics, but I took a bunch of useful skills: Earth, Attack, Armor, Wisdom. On the third week I took Conservatories (1+1+2), and defeated the Basilisks for a Pandora's Box with 25 upgraded Demons. I destroyed the Nagash items. On day 141 I started from the Vortex, crashed into the swamp, took a Conservatory for 2 Angels, a max Nagash item, and a Pandora's Box for 10000 experience, which allowed me to Expert Earth. I felt it was time to visit: stats are comparable for now, but what if Seva breaks a Dragon Utopia? You never know. Better to hurry. On day 146 I took the capital with the loss of 15 Evil Eyes. Kyrre wasn't in the Castle; Gem was defending with a fairly large pile of meat. On day 147 Kyrre arrives, but falls slightly short.
The second month began. I bought a hero, he checked Kyrre: no Tactics, that's already good. 40 mana points, a serious army, but seemingly killable. I decide to attack with Gunnar.
FB-1. Gunnar 11-9-5-7. Army: 6 Angels, 26 upgraded Evil Eyes, 19 upgraded Medusas, 10 Core Minotaurs, 11 Manticores, 16 upgraded Demons, 33 Troglodytes. Expert Attack, Armor, Tactics, Logistics, Earth, Advanced Wisdom and Basic Air.
Kyrre 8-12-7-4. Army: 1 Angel, 1 Dragon, 13 War Unicorns, 10 Wyverns, 18 upgraded Dendroids, 51 Grand Elves and 36 Wood Elves. Expert Archery, Logistics, Wisdom, Luck, Earth, Basic Leadership.
A very close fight. Armor + Attack and 95 mana points vs Kyrre's 40 saved me. I made a cruel mistake by positioning under the direct line of fire of the Grand Elves, who shot with Luck and then cast Slow. For the second time in the game I thought: it's over. But I pulled through. I eliminated the Elves little by little with Lightning Bolt, the rest didn't bother me much — after all, Armor and Attack rule. The only issue was that Unicorns kept blinding everyone. Seva ran when he had a few Dendroids left, while I had 2 Manticores, 14 Demons, and 6 Minotaurs surviving. However, Seva didn't surrender, and I realized we were continuing. On his day 211, Kyrre was bought back in a Rampart village, gathered an army from all scouts, and ran toward his former capital. But he fell well short. I traded all resources, bought almost the entire weekly growth of Rampart, and attacked Kyrre, first dismissing the Demons to avoid a -1 to Luck.
FB-2. Gunnar: 4 War Unicorns, 14 Grand Elves, 56 Centaurs, 10 upgraded Dwarves, 2 Manticores, 6 Minotaurs. Kyrre: 1 Dragon, 2 Unicorns, some Dwarves, 10 upgraded Pegasi, some unupgraded Pegasi, and 112 Centaurs. But only 3 mana points vs Gunnar's 70. Result: gg. Many thanks for the most interesting battle! I got immense pleasure from the game.