Posts from "Newcomer-2011. Winter"

regarding 4sm0d, is the size s+u?

The size is L+U. Settings are 4-0-0-0. We play without rests per match and will reconsider the scoring system.

Just finished playing with Cergo for two weeks. If he's available in the evening, we'll play some more.

I don't know anything. Seek and you shall find.
Yes, if you lose to him, you three will have to play the same 4sm0d for second place...

The playoff bracket will be posted sometime today or tomorrow.

We're playing now. My power supply burned out this morning, and by the time I went to buy a new one... The result will be available by morning.

In the heat of battle, no one cares about saving power anymore.

Let's play!!!!!!!!

30.01.2011 WishmasteR (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def savier (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2sm4d(3) 114

We had a lot of restarts and used up all our rests. We generated a pretty good resource spawn with 2 confluxes (as it turned out, a mini and a maxi) and a hidden horse spawn. Due to a mistake, I slowed down the pace a bit, although overall it was good, and the hidden spawn was taken... But the opponent gives up.
Thanks for the time...

So, largely due to luck, I'm going to the playoffs :smile29: I think I'll get "punished" there :)

01/30/2011 WishmasteR (blue, Rampart, Kirr, Kirr) def Savier (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2sm4d(3) 114

We restarted the game many times and used up all our restarts. It generated a pretty good map with 2 confluxes (as it turned out, a mini and a maxi) and a hidden horse spawn. Due to a mistake, I slowed down the pace a bit, although overall it was good, and the hidden spawn was taken... But the opponent surrendered.
Thanks for the time...

So, largely thanks to luck, I'm going to the playoffs :smile29: I think I'll get "punished" there :)

yes, the numerous restarts did result in a good map for me too )))
Valeska came, led a bunch of clean, well-equipped archers, and there were trees, and the horses were spawning...

and why did I go to the lizard crowd.... which I also managed to get cursed...
I could have asked the opponent for an autosave, but I decided that it wasn't very heroic )))))

thanks for the game

Finished with Cergo. I'll write the report in the evening, otherwise I have to go to work in 3 hours.
I could use a little sleep.

Nice! :)
In the third post, I'll provide the playoff bracket; I'll clarify the details about Warlock later.

c0nn3c71nkK.ppL(Red, Fortress, Gurney, Gurney) draw Kill_Master(Blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2sm4d(3) 136

We played a little bit each day throughout the week, with occasional disconnections...
In the end, we agreed to a draw...

Thanks for the half of the game :D

c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (Red, Fortress, Gurney, Gurney) draw Kill_Master (Blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2sm4d(3) 136

We played a little bit each day throughout the week, with occasional disconnections...
In the end, we agreed to a draw...

Thanks for half the game :D

Yes, that's right, we could have ended on an optimistic note when my opponent suddenly broke through my defenses and attacked me, and I was about to take him in my strong grip, but then his intuition kicked in, and he turned everything around and started attacking from my territory, and from that point on, a partisan war began with an uncertain outcome - the result was two white flags!!!!! Forget it, chasing and running ;)

31.01.2011 KiNB (Red, Castle, Valeska, Crag Hack) def Cergo (Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 2sm4d(3) 146

We each took one restart 111. After that, the generation was better.
111 I free Crag Hack level 5 with Expert Armorer and Expert Pathfinding + Basic Offense from the prison. Scout hero reveals an external dwelling of Pikemen. Remembering the possibility of another restart, I think about casting View Air to decide.
112 View Air reveals two more external dwellings of Pikemen, a secondary Conflux, and a treasure zone with an Angel dwelling two days from the Castle, a Dragon Utopia, and a Griffin Conservatory near the Dragon Utopia. I decide to definitely play. The opponent also doesn't take a restart — so we play.
113 Crypt (mini), Crag Hack gets Wisdom.
114 I break through to the secondary Conflux. The backpack gets Earth Magic :smile20:
115 I take the secondary.
116-117 Breaking through gold and resources. In the capital: Dwellings 1, 2, 4, 6 in the Castle.
121-123 I return to the capital and buy Horses, which I upgrade at the Stable.
125 Secondary Conflux.
On the second week, the Angels didn't come due to a lack of 5000 gold.
I start to get scared that the revealed Shakti in the tavern has twice the stats :smile07:
Week 3 and nothing to remember: shameful stagnation, taking the Angel dwelling (with 45 Griffin Pits) + finally building them in the Castle.
Shakti's stats are already terrifyingly higher. I sense my death will come in week 4.
141 Sell buildings and buy 4 Angels + I already had 1 from the dwelling. I aim for the Dragon Utopia, just to die honorably.
142 I fight 38 Unicorns + 12 upgraded ones. Hard without Oil, but about 120 Pikemen save me.
Immediately I take the Griffin Conservatory +3 :smile26: and enter the Dragon Utopia.
I come out with КЗ, money, and hope that the opponent doesn't have Curse of Magic.
I aim for the Pandora's Box behind the horde of Unicorns.
But then Shakti breaks through ГО and is a couple steps short of reaching my capital.
143 Town Portal to the capital, upgrade Pikemen (about 200), buy the entire army. Mana left for one Oil :eek: The opponent was afraid to attack in the Castle and retreated behind the Griffin Conservatory +1.
144 Mana 90, I decide to attack Shakti. His stats: 14-18-4-12, 5 Angels, 2 Hydras, 8 Scorpicores, 43 Enraged Eyes, 23 Medusas, 27 Harpies. Crag Hack: 6-12-8-9, 9 Angels, 5 Horses, 15 Monks, 50 Marksmen, 183 Master Pikemen, and a few Griffons and Swordsmen.
In the end, Explosion on the Angels 900, I kill the Hydras with the Angels. Second round Explosion on the Eyes and the opponent surrenders. I thought he would resign, but no. I urgently run to the opponent's capital.
145 I didn't quite make it, but I blocked the entrance/exit of the Castle.
146 I finish off Shakti in the Castle. He surrenders. :smile15:

Thanks for the game.

Sorry. I couldn't write earlier – had power problems

I won't be able to finish today, savier has urgent matters...
We'll finish tomorrow:smile10:
P.S. What will happen if I get 2.5 points, like marajan?:D

We played a game with Vakhtang...
01/31/11. InFog (Blue, Tower, Ain) defended against VahTank (Red, Swamp, Seila) 2sm4d(3) 214
Vakhtang managed to recruit a mage for himself in the tavern, which wasn't a surprise to me, but I was surprised by how effectively he used Ice Bolt and Fireball (it turned out he was an expert in Water and Fire magic + he had spells of those elements). I relied on Golems (they are excellent anti-magic units) and relatively durable (16 HP + there were many of them, and Sculptor's Wings saved them) Gargoyles, and mass Haste was also useful. This is what ultimately saved me. 33 units of Vivas were a bit of a problem, though. I was lucky with the dwelling; I didn't get any. But I was glad that there were no Gorgons!
I built a Capitol, which, by the way, helped me buy everything. The market also helped, and I spent everything down to the last coin, leaving me with 12 Wood.
Ain: (Lightning Strike hit for 412)

Seila: (Ice hit for 478, Fire hit for 297)


Added 2 minutes later
By the way, it turned out to be funny: Basilisks attack an untouched stack of Gargoyles, and they turn to stone. On the next turn, the one Djinn that miraculously survived casts Heal on the Gargoyle – what luck! :)

Citizens, my internet connection is down, I'll be back tomorrow evening and will finalize the results. Keep playing.