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12.10.11 Scorpiona (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def numOne (red, Stronghold, Kreg, Kreg ) 8mm6a 221

Confirmed.
The start was completely rubbish; I only didn't restart because of the 11 orcs at the beginning and what looked like a large respawn. In reality, it turned out to be more than modest; I fought my way to the Tower AI on 114, who used an arrow to wipe out all my birds while sitting in their Castle. There was nowhere else to push, no money left; I placed naga just barely and bought mages from the external dwelling down to the last penny.
On 121 I have 18 orcs and 4 mages, bought four more, sold resources on the market to bring in birds and forward, into the basement. I only managed to get some momentum by the start of the third week: 2 cons (1+3) and a mini-hive dropped; expanding territories, Dragon Utopias have been spotted, but essentially have nothing to take them with, waiting for growth.
Starting from the fourth, I cleared 6 Dragon Utopias, but still didn't find control; all I had were decent parameters and 10 archs, while Shakhter has control, elixir, and superiority in one-on-one meat—decided not to drag it out until the finale.

Thanks for the game and good luck in the Tournaments! ;)

10/11/2011 R55Max (blue, Rampart, Random, Uland, Crag/Luna) def d-neez (red, Rampart, Ryland, Melody/Kirr) 8mm6a, 135.

Confirmed, thanks for the game.

08.10.2011. KillerVampire (Red, Stronghold, Gretchin, Luna) def theShevanesian (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 127, mini nostalgia.

It happened. Long roads were dealt, no Griffin Conservatory, no Dragon Fly Hive. I leveled two Necros to Expert, Skeletons were already 200+, but there was nothing to counter Luna with. Thanks for the game!

12.10.2011. Pit for LM (red, Conflux, random Monere, Monere) def Delmar (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar), 8mm6a, 136.
The game was far from ideal; until 125 I had nothing but mistakes and failures...
111 – a great start: Monere with 3 stacks, 2 external fire dwellings, 2 external water dwellings, and one pixie dwelling on the home territory. However, when trying to take a chest and a water altar guarded by a horde of gnolls with 5 dwarves and 2 water elementals, the mage Enian dies; there were too many gnolls, and the shooter's output wasn't enough.
112 – 4 heroes, and that's all until the end of the week. I broke through to my computer's Inferno.
113 – at the crossroads I choose the wrong direction.
114 – I see a conservatory and a hive, turn around.
115 – the computer's castle is blocked by the hive's guard – 10-19 unicorns. Even if I break through, I'll be left without troops. Turn around again.
116 – I capture some resources. I really want to build birds.
117 – I lack 125 gold for the birds, nowhere to get it. Annoying, but maybe it's for the best – I'll have gold for buying out. I buy a fifth hero and build a chain to deliver troops to Monere. Built levels 1-6 in the citadel. Monere got Earth Magic.
121 – I attack upgraded gorgons guarding a dwarf storage and a bunch of junk. There are 33 of them, arranged in 4 stacks, a very awkward fight. Lost several air elementals, and the dwarf storage turned out to be minimal.
122 – I kill the unicorns, sit in the computer's castle on the last square – and there's an ambush – no Mage Guild, which I had been counting on. No money to build it either.
123 – Monere sits in town, replenishing mana. Gave the army away to some unknown place trying to take a medusa storage, the chain didn't come together, and the elementals got stuck somewhere halfway. Moreover, I zeroed out and gave away all the artifacts too, including the helm +3 knowledge from a grave...
124 – I enter a hive with quick combat, forgetting that mana is spent. Fortunately, 15 points remain. Traded 7 earth elementals for 8 wyverns.
125 – I perfectly wipe out 25 upgraded vampires for the prison – there's Adela level 10, rather useless. Finally 8 heroes. After that, I enter the 2-4 conservatory. Turns out it's max-level... And I only have 5 mind elementals, 24 air elementals, a hundred pixies, and 8 wyverns, plus mass slow for 9 rounds. I fought well; the griffins didn't have many good morale procs, so I lost only a dozen pixies, 15 air elementals, and 4 wyverns. And nearby, a second conservatory is discovered.
126 – I take that one too; got lucky here, it turned out to be size 3 and I took it cleanly, without losses. Meanwhile, mountains of gold were discovered on the lava.
127 – Monere enters the underground, takes a +2 axe, and retreats home. Sent the mind elementals and remaining wyverns to take the central village. Monere replenishes mana and prepares to go for the utopia. Built birds in the castle. The external dwellings remain untaken.
131 – Mefala takes a mini-naga bank, Labeta takes a medusa storage of size 8. Monere is at the utopia. Tower village taken.
132 – I take a size 2, getting a +4 all stats shield, a shield of the sentry, shackles, and +3 armor. Lose an angel and a bird in the fight. Then I run into my treasure zone, where there is a hive for 8 wyverns.
133 – I take the second utopia on my computer's territory, also size 2, this time without losses. It gives a +3 all stats necklace, +4+4 cuirass, and a bag of gold.
134 – I retreat to the village, defeat the gorgons for Pandora's box. The guild in Inferno gave lackluster spells – only resurrection was useful. No one to retreat against nearby, and I don't want to lose a day just for one resurrection, especially since I couldn't even replenish mana.
135 – Pandora's box is an ambush – 15000 gold, which is completely unnecessary. I emerge onto the blue territory and see the Recanter's Cloak. On her turn, Ignissa takes the cloak and gives it to Tazar, who happens to be nearby. I decide to attack; I'm far behind in army strength, but Tazar has very low stats:
Monere (23, 17, 11, 15(61)), expert offense, logistics, earth, tactics, wisdom, advanced armor, and basic water; 5 firebirds, 27 energy elementals, 8 mind elementals, 12 wyverns, 160 pixies, 6 angels;
Tazar (4, 13, 6, 3(50)), expert armor, logistics, earth, pathfinding, air, advanced archery; 9 angels, 7 dragonflies, 23 wyverns, 9 mighty gorgons, 22 basilisks, 3 chaos hydras, and 36 lizard warriors, +1 speed (lucky it wasn't +3; opponent chose the Recanter's Cloak, though I had no magic).
The fight went with a fairly noticeable advantage for Monere, although it was very hard due to Tazar having both mass haste and mass slow. But still, it was difficult to lose when 9 angels dealt the same damage to wyverns as 9 wyverns dealt back to the angels.
Thanks for the game.

I am withdrawing from the tournament. No further comments.

I'm withdrawing from the tournament. No further comments...

of course, you can't make any of your team members perform -))

Added after 1 hour 53 minutes
moose, when will you be free? Tell me the exact time.

Of course, you can't make anyone from your team... -))

Heh, if only it were just for that reason... but I won't tell you why, you'll understand when you're older=)

Heh, if only it were just for that reason... but I won't tell you why, you'll understand when you're older=)

Send me a message on ICQ.

Group E
13.10.2011 Mizrael(red, Castle, Caitlin, Lacus) def Snooppy(blue, Castle, Valeska, Gunnar) 8mm6a 127

After restarts, it generated an external dwelling of pokemons and monks, home horses in Stronghold, main hero Lacus. We got the log!, external stables were there right away, and by the end of the week a scout found boots in a wagon... And off we went, grabbed the external dwelling of behemoths, but lost one to a loser in a simple battle. In the middle of the second week, I flew out somewhere, and there was a blue mine... and a Griffin Conservatory!, charged in with 4 horses and a hundred pokemons, but the defender was advanced (thanks to the scholar, who had put Navigation earlier :mad:) and on the last stack of pokemons he ran away, managing to buy the main hero at home. Next turn, I beat him down to a village, take aim - he can reach the Griffin Conservatory!, gathered what was left and in 1 turn, finished off the remaining sword stack and 4 monks. Dive into the teleport, and there was grass and a Griffin Conservatory, in the end +3 more angels and reached the homeland of the blues. The opponent conceded victory, thanks for the game.

Group E
13.10.2011 Mizrael(red, Castle, Caitlin, Lacus) def Snooppy(blue, Castle, Valeska, Gunnar) 8mm6a 127

After restarts, it generated an external dwelling of pokemons and monks, home horses in the stronghold, main hero Lacus. They gave a log!, external stables were there from the start, and by the end of the week a scout found boots in a wagon... And off we went, grabbed the external dwelling of behemoths, but lost one to a scout hero in a simple battle. In the middle of the second week, I flew off somewhere, and there was a blue mine... and a Griffin Conservatory!, with 4 horses and a hundred pokemons I boldly went in, but the opponent was advanced (thanks to the schoolar, who had given navigation earlier :mad:) and on the last stack of pokemons he fled, having managed to buy the main hero at home. On the next turn I smash him into a village, I measure up - I can reach the Griffin Conservatory!, gathered what was left and in week 1, a stack of swords and 4 monks finished off the rest. Dive into the teleporter, and there is grass and a Griffin Conservatory, resulting in another +3 angels and I reached the homeland of the blues. The opponent conceded the victory, thanks for the game.

Well, what can I say... I chose this template, expecting there would be no quick meeting. Everything was absolutely fine: standard development (no money buildings, but I gathered chests and piles for horses in the citadel with subsequent buying back), three Griffin Conservatories (3+3+1) and a maximum of Dragon Fly Hives nearby warmed my soul. I thought it would be hard for Mikhail to deal with me, but, while I was pondering a bright future, Lacus came running and took both level threes... and my main as well (apparently, so as not to run twice)... I had nothing to field against 6 angels, so GG...

Thanks for the game and the lesson!

13.10.11 Redwhait HP(red, ramp, Kyrre, Luna) def PReDS(blue, Castle, Vala, Grindan) mini-nosta 141

Computers: Dungeon, Barbarian, Swamp - Necro, Inferno, Conflux.
We started without any rests at all. I had an external market right away, Luna with decent gold. Opponent on 112 reveals Grindan, thinking I will take the res, but I already killed the Swamp and in response on 113 I reveal Luna. I decide to play since I had a ton of gold; I thought about placing Bears and Hydras on the first! But it turned out to be even better there than where I was, so also no rest. On 114 I reveal the view on the Barbarian respawn, and I see the enemy's niku of horses :( but on the Archer respawn I find Mana Doubling, lots of gold, Griffin Conservatory. I knock out the computer, he built Ogre Magi, damn it, and the Bears won't fit in the Castle anymore, same for Hydras :( even both in the Fort; lack of wood, terrible...
I decide to build Hydras, and the treasure zone is already revealed, +10 all!! obtainable on the second. On 117 I eventually also take the Conservatory with mini-Luna, who is already tearing through everything. I double Mana and plan to hit the Pegasi up to 49 for the Pandora's Box. I built Hydras in the Fort and Unicorns in the Citadel.
On 121 I take out the Pegasi with 1 Angel, no problem, and the box gives 10k exp.
On 123 at the end of the turn I already take the Grail with 3 Angels, a couple of Hydras, and some more power from the Swamp, and I set up a chain to the Shield, and I split Luna to the capital. The Shield is taken only on 125, and on 126 I take the Dungeon Castle with Luna, double Mana there to 500+. On 127 I enter the snowy treasure zone again and another lucky drop at the start: Wings for the horde of crap!! Luna takes it with no problem. Next I look at the treasure zone, there's a Dragon Fly Hive and a Dragon Utopia, but I have no one to take them with, and it's far. I split my army into the first treasure zone, sending troops hard via chain and Wings there. Looting, I take out 50+ Diamond Golems for exp and gr. ducks for 10k gold. On 132, with this money I buy Wasps and a bit more power, and take the Dragon Utopia with mini (armor +4 attack/defense) :( . Next, army back via chain to the other treasure zone; there the Dragon Fly Hive is taken, and Luna split home to get back faster to the Dragon Utopia. But the guards are Titans for the box. On 133 I take out the Titans and get Level 5 Magic. In the Utopia, max is stats and a Red Orb. Next I hit GO of Angels and Wyverns. On 134 I see Grindan in the Castle with an army. By army stats I am stronger and can probably reach him. I split home, buy troops, cast Dimension Door, but I'm short a couple hundred moves :(
In the end this gives PReDS an extra day to bring in more troops. I already started doubting whether I should attack or not at all: 3 Angels, 3 Hydras, 19 ducks, several Unicorns, Grands, gr. Pegasi, gr. Serpents.
In the end I attacked. Stronger by stats, but weaker power: there are 40 ducks, 5 Fire Birds, 14 horses or something else, but I have a harsh impla: mana Luna (370) - Grindan (400). I set up on tactics but placed a couple of stacks of Unicorns in front as a fire brigade—not for nothing, seeing the birds there...
And so it happened: first turn, Armageddon that was supposed to wipe out absolutely all my power and that would have been GG, but I saved a couple of outs on resist from the Unicorns!!! and it landed exactly on the Wyverns.
Result after Armageddon: his side: 5 birds, 20 ducks, a couple gr. horses; my side: 19 ducks. I have no Anti-Magic, so the question arises: what to do? Impla and buying back is nonsense, though maybe it was worth it. But I summon a hundred Fire Elementals. In response, next round: Anti-Magic on his birds, and I impla on my ducks. Then he summons Fire Elementals, and I take a risk and teleport my Fire Elementals behind the wall to take out all his birds, then the horses, and next turn I could have killed Grindan completely, but 1 bird remained. Next turn, he summons Fire Elementals again, and I finish off his birds and horses, and buy back my ducks, thus leaving the opponent with Elementals. But here my knowledge of game mechanics failed me: in such cases the opponent's hero goes to the tavern, not dying completely :( so we continue playing. I buy back in the treasure zone, take the Dragon Fly Hive, a box for exp. On 137 with 23 ducks and Gargoyles I take a tier-3 Dragon Utopia, with a Book of Fire and junk, sacrificing the Gargoyles. Then I fly over the mountain, bring wood and Centaurs from the main castle, and take the revealed Dragon Utopia in the General treasure zone—it was max, I had to give up another 5 ducks, and there's another Book of Fire, Dragon Armor, and a Level 5 Hat.
On 141 I give everything to Level 5 Labette via chain; she takes the tier-3 Conservatory, and then I return everything to the castle, where Luna is bought back and mana becomes indecently high, a whopping 1k+. In the opponent's castle, there are Psi elementals, regular Faeries, and gr. Fire Elementals revealed. I can attack, but only with Angels and ducks, plus the Centaurs from the hero. Near the mountain, a noob has been sitting for a long time who reaches the castle. I give away all artifacts and put on the Orb because mana is low, and who knows what's in there.
It turned out to be Grindan, but my combat stats are higher and my army is stronger; magic doesn't matter.
Thanks for the game.

13.10.11 Redwhait HP (red, ramp, Kyrre, Luna) def PReDS (blue, Castle, Valya, Grindan) mini-nosta 141

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Thanks for the game.

Confirmed.
Thanks for the game.

Added 1 hour 53 minutes ago
Dude, are you serious? When will you be free? Tell me the exact time.

What's with the moose? You can't talk about them like that. They're 3 meters tall, with antlers and hooves – you need to be more careful :D

I don't know where to ask this question, so I'll ask it here. How do you set up donations on Twitch?

Group M 10/14/2011

Amisterio (red, Castle, Valeska, Lacus) def gnoll (blue, Inferno, Pyur, Gunnar) see

thank you for the game.