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16.03.2011 Sevensan (Blue, Necropolis, Galtran) Def Scorpiona (Red, Stronghold, Kreg) Jebus 235 !
Great game! The first time such a long one, and... eventful! We postponed this game about 5 times! We played for about 20 days! =) It's still from the winter season! )))) The whole game was a very close balance! Numerous defeats against Kreg =) In short, tons of artifacts!!!
At the start I was given Necropolis, they say on Jebus they don't matter against Barbarian. However, there is a plus - you can take a scout hero as a starter. On the other hand, Kreg. Let's go.
Week 1
111 medium, 6 heroes (3 Necropolis), 111 skeletons, a Dragon Utopia and a Dragon Fly Hive are visible, playable.
112 on the path 5-9 Manticores guard a Pandora's Box and a prison! I won't go back, I attack with 110 skeletons. 8 Manticores, I come out with a loss of 5 skeletons! The Pandora's Box gives 80 unupgraded skeletons. Total 180 skeletons on 112!
114 I reached the stables, and next to them 20+ Scorpicores for a shield +4 all, and an external dwelling of Drakes.
115 I took the external dwelling of Bone Dragons. A GO 20+ red or 10+ gold.
116 I grabbed Attack and Earth magic
117 I finished the week at 1-7 in the Castle!
Week 2
122 I took boots from behind a hundred Cerberi.
123 I took a Naga Bank for 2. It gave Logistics, I fought for Mana.
124 Dragon Fly Hive for 4, Cyclops for 8.
125 At the external market, I exhausted resources to zero, upgraded 6 Dragons.
126 22 Scorpicores for a shield +4 all. Galtran 12 10 8 13, I hit a GO 23 red Drake without losses. I remove artifacts to avoid revealing stats.
127 The path is blocked by 50+ upgraded Wyverns for boots +2 all, I have to fight. 74 Wyverns, they killed about fifty skeletons. Then another 60 Pits for a Pandora's Box with all Air Magic, but I have no Wisdom... and I take the central Castle, there's a Mage Guild.
Week 3
131 I see an uncleared Tanya GO, thought about hitting it but then decided it wasn't worth it ))) I was right !!!!!!!! )))))))))
134 I cleared the treasure zone, it turned out not to be rich! I found only 18 Wyverns and from artifacts only a helm +10-2.
135 Tanya comes out to the center with 10-19 upgraded Beholders. I check with a scout hero using a bolt for 300+... 19 Beholders + Sphere of Inhibition!!!! Tanya has 4 external dwellings of Beholders, +10 Beholders per week! That's when I realized things were bad)))))))))))) and only an Armor of the Damned or a ton of skeletons could help me. The expansion to gather skeletons began... ))))
137 I stood in the center near the Dragon Utopia... It gave a Cape +2 speed and some junk. Wings were found at a respawn behind 50+ Dendroid Guards.
Week 4
141 The scout hero with the 300+ bolt went to Tanya and helped a lot! She had to send her main hero back to kill him, which gave me time to clear the center. Galtran is already level 23, learned all the best skills, and has 500 skeletons...
144 In the center I finished gathering 32 Wyverns, fought my way to the home Dragon Utopia.
145 A Dragon Utopia with 3 Azure Dragons — awesome! It gave a Sword, a Chalice, and a Blue Hat! (Screenshot 1) Stats 31 30 29 31, Kreg 14 19 8 8, and even so, it doesn't save me against 29 Beholders!
146 I take the Wings!
Week 5
212 Tanya cleared the dark corner of the treasure zone, and her stats shot up! 32 26 10 14. I checked her with 7 Bone Dragons for the Sphere... (Impla for 3000)... Equipped... I paid 7000 to retreat. I assembled the Armor of the Damned. At that point the plan was simple. Attack with the Armor, sacrificing all the secondary creatures, then attack with the Angelic Alliance and kill the remaining Beholders without their cover in a fair fight ))) But I was missing the Necklace for the Alliance... And I never found it until the end of the game.
215 Meanwhile, I had long built a Capitol and grabbed 6 Castles from the other two zones. Income 17,000 per day. A tactical war for capturing towns began. Tanya went to take my Necropolis. The plan was to take the central Castle with a scout hero using Dimension Door, fight my way there, and go take the Barbarian town. I positioned Galtran for the invasion.
216 I'm one turn short of retaking the center! Had to change plans. I give up my Necropolis.
Week 6
221 I built a chain to take back my Necropolis. Then the tactics continue. I have 1200 skeletons and their number is no longer increasing. To get +1000 skeletons from the other Castles, I need Town Portal. Built a level 4 Mage Guild in Tower - no luck. No Dragon Utopias, nowhere to take КЗ, I keep building.
222 !!! Tanya is holed up in the Necropolis! I attack! The plan was simple. Armor of the Damned + Block the gate with 1 Drake and kill all the secondary troops with Drakes+ Wyverns, then retreat. A good trade (Screenshot 2) She surrendered for 60,000!
223 I built two intricate chains. One from the center to the Barbarian capital, another from the center to my capital, to take one of the two next turn.
224 A risky turn. The scout hero with the chain and all the secondary troops uses Fly + Dimension Door on the last MOVE and takes my capital back! If he hadn't made it, Tanya would have Portaled there and it would have been game over =) Ugh.... Truly insane ))))
225 Already 3 level 4 Mage Guilds didn't give Town Portal. Building a fifth!!! I want to take the Red capital in one turn, but I'm one hex short!!!! In a panic, with 20 seconds left, I equip any artifacts I can, click on any point on Red's territory, and time runs out))))) I end up one hex away from Kreg with my main force! )))))))))
226 Tanya doesn't notice Galtran and takes the central capital )) I take HER Castle! Tanya is shocked! )))) She got nervous and we postponed )))))))))
227 Tanya positioned at the stables, I took back the central Castle))) I have 9 Castles, she has 1!!! It's hard to play against the whole map!!! even with 44 Beholders.
Week 7 !
234 Another level 4 Mage Guild didn't give Portal, time to fight! I have 1350 upgraded skeletons, +4 speed, Sphere of Inhibition, balance on morale, Armor of the Damned, and tons of optimism =)
235 Tanya went to take back her capital and positioned nearby. I attack with 1350 skeletons and 6 Bone Dragons. The plan was simple - kill all the secondary troops with skeletons at 10 speed, chip a few Beholders, and retreat (I had 100,000 for retreat, +24,000 per day). But it turned into a full-blown battle which I won! The terrain helped a lot! Skeletons with 10 speed against 5 Beholders decided everything. Thank you Tanya for the game! Screenshots below =)
P.S. The whole game Tanya thought I was stalling and not surrendering, but I had a PLAN! =)