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Group M 10/14/2011

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

thanks for the game.

Yes. Thank you.

Group N
14.10.11 Scorpiona (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) lose black_knight (blue, Necro, Clavius, Clavius) 2sm4d(3), 214

What a game!!!
The opponent chose all rests. I'm red underground, external dwelling of minotaurs, native secondary, tons of Dragon Fly Hives scattered around!!!
On the first week, even though I captured my native secondary, a terrible lack of money prevented me from gaining tempo and spreading in different directions:( .
117 5 heroes, in the capital 1-4+ portal in fort, in secondary Mage Guild, market+portal.
On the second week, I somehow started to get rolling after Shakti took Nagash dwelling (2), Dragon Fly Hive(6) and ran to the next secondary looking for income to buy out.
And then on day 126, who should drop by from the secondary to visit me but Clavius himself with his entourage:smile13: :smile13: :smile13: , he breaks the chain and captures the capital. Well, I somehow manage to transfer the chain with a full exchange to send Shakti to the treasure zone (which is already well-scouted). Where he basically spent all of week 3…(Having in his army 18 Minotaurs and 18 Wyverns + a handful of Troglodytes)
My first goal was the helmet+5 all :smile20: behind 48 Pikemen, a couple more Dragon Fly Hives, and a Griffin Conservatory(1), and then a 5-level hat:smile03: !!! Pendant+1 to speed, Orb of Earth, Breastplate+3 to attack.
137 I break into the secondary to replenish mana. Naturally, while wandering in the treasure zone, gold was in the negative, considering Clavius mowed down all my scouts and left me with 1 town, so there was no building in the secondary.
141 20 Minotaurs and 26 Wyverns + masses: easily take a Dragon Utopia(2) = КЗ and various small stuff.
But then something unreal started:smile14: )))) My stats are 16 +-1, but when I recaptured my capital, I saw the handsome Clavius (who had just eaten a couple, or even 3 Dragon Utopias) with parameters already at 30 each!!!! What to do:confused: ??? I go to the next treasure zone….where I made a bunch of mistakes, first in a Dragon Utopia (3) I forgot to resurrect 6 Minotaurs (the stack thins out for an already weak army), and then I ran into a max Dragon Utopia without mana….where they ate my angel and also bit my Minotaurs and eyes, and I couldn't even leave mana to return to town….in short, that was the finish….:smile35: The Dragon Utopias kept giving books again, КЗ, КО, К of Air…well, sandals too, but I'm still wandering without a sword and shield….:smile05: The meat is thinning out, but the stats stay the same…
Meanwhile, there was a constant micro war with scouts over castles and secondaries…:smile13: :smile13: :smile13: :smile14:
Seeing that Clavius had no control, I used it to the fullest, trying to find more Dragon Fly Hives, but alas….I didn't find any more, and I waited until Clavius acquired Dimension Door and, having deprived me of all castles, caught me without mana when Shakti tried to reach the town.

Thanks for the game!

Group N
14.10.11 Scorpiona (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) lose black_knight (blue, Necropolis, Clavius, Clavius ) 2sm4d(3), 214

Had to use all restarts because of terrible maps + blocks; the last map I got was good enough. I played well in the first week, but later I made enough mistakes and had some bad luck :rolleyes:. The most annoying thing was the slow Clavius with terrible speed, and sometimes there wasn't enough time. Some moves were unfinished. P.S. she left a DD scroll near the main town, but I took it late enough :D
Like a girl, she played very well, thanks for the game! ;)

Group I
15.10.2011 Gomunguls(Blue,Rampart,Kyrie,Kyrie)def B100dy(Red,Swamp,Tazar,Tazar)2sm4d3,1.3.3
I messed up the first generation because I went the wrong way + didn't find any gold... I take 112, and it turns out there was a Griffin Conservatory further ahead and a couple of native secondary skills((...then the opponent took a couple of resurrections...followed by a slow-unit giveaway...I reveal a Griffin Conservatory behind a mountain and a Dragon Fly Hive along the road and decide to play...I immediately level up shooting and logistics without anything extra and scatter...on the first day I revealed 3 Griffin Conservatories, an elf external dwelling, and captured a native secondary dwelling+ there are a few Naga Bank...on the second day I cleared several Dragon Fly Hives, 4 Griffin Conservatories (1+2+2+3), and 3 Naga Banks and went to the treasure zone...there I grabbed Pandora's Boxes for gold and experience and 1 magic dragon))...I see nothing interesting there+ the main hero has no spell book so I decide to abandon this treasure zone and, after buying a spell book in a dungeon, run to another treasure zone...the next turn after taking a Dragon Utopia the opponent surrenders...he said nothing good was given there...we ended things there...later I watched and he was a turn away from Kyrie and I would have broken the 2nd Dragon Utopia there which had a Hat and other good items...
Thanks for the game!!!

10/15/2011 Dima Surmay (red, Rampart, Kairie, Kairie) def Browser (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) Mini-Nostalgia, 133

I was doing well, but my opponent didn't have a good game and surrendered. Browser played Dungeon because he said he signed up to play with it, not Castle.

Thanks for the game.

10/15/2011 Dima Surmay (red, Rampart, Kairie, Kairie) def. Browser (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) Mini-Nostalgia, 133

I was doing well, but my opponent seemed to be having a bad time and conceded. Browser played Dungeon because he said he signed up to play with it, not Castle.

Thanks for the game.

I played terribly – I had a great start, got a good artifact that gave +1 to haste, and the tempo was good in the first week, but then I started playing poorly, losing, and generally playing terribly. I lost two native matches with maps full of hidden units (as I later saw) – in general, I should have won – maybe it was nerves from being in tournaments for the first time, or maybe something just went wrong – but that's how it was – thanks for the game.

Group I
10/15/2011 Gomunguls (Blue, Rampart, Kairie, Kairie) def B100dy (Red, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) 2sm4d3, 1.3.3
Thank you for the game!!!

Everything is as it should be =) Thank you for the game.

15.10.2011 Dawidu91(red,rampart,Ivor,Gurnison) def Medium_HP(blue,Fortres,Tazar,Tazar) 2sm4d(3) finish 2 1 3 thx for game ;)
and please update the table. I win with BorzoiD page 33 report

10/15/2011 Dawidu91(red,rampart,Ivor,Gurnison) def Medium_HP(blue,Fortres,Tazar,Tazar) 2sm4d(3) finish 2 1 3 thx for game ;)
and please update the table. I win with BorzoiD page 33 report

It was a one-sided match, of course. In the second week, my opponent came with 8 angels, 14 griffin knights, and good stats, while I only had conscripts on level 1 at 4 resource nodes and was building from level 1 to 6 with a Stronghold. But I still had a chance. I cleared two and a half treasure rooms, found about 30 ducks, an impl in the pyramid, and a fairy in the Pandora box. I took the utopia on the opponent's secondary town. I made a couple of mistakes, and without any of them, I probably would have made it to another utopia in the third treasure room, where the stats were good. Maybe I could have won.

Thanks for the game.

15.10.11 black knight (blue, Necropolis, Clavius, Clavius) def. Tovarish (Inferno, Octavia, Loona) 2sm4d(3), 131

Terrible start, terrible map :( It was first game maybe after 10 years, when i had to play with 3 heroes all week... Second hero was straker, so had amazing start army like 35 skeletons pack zombies and pack centaurs.. Transformed all into 60 skelets ~ since i had no gold and some blocks in my area like upg horde gremlins and so on. Next area was snow with around 40 wolf riders as guard with very long road :-) Hardly but i managed to build citadel + black knights. Later situation becomed better and 126 i had already 7 heroes, 350 + 50 upg skelets, 5 bk and 7 liches. But then he came with Loona. I had no haste, so i run in other place and he take my main town 127. In few days i could handle topia and much could depend on what i get from it. But he give up 131 becouse of HD? (not very understood what he telled me :D ). Anyway he didnt ask me load and i didnt offer, since i had not so big time for game and wanted finish faster.
Thanks for game !

10/15/11 Black Knight (Blue, Necropolis, Clavius, Clavius) defeated Tovarish (Inferno, Octavia, Loona) 2sm4d(3), 131

Well... My experience with the HD mod went great! = ) The Moon Elf arrived, and things started happening. On turn 123, I take the Hive +6, Consultant +2, and on the next turn, I get another +2 Consultant and move into the dungeon. I scouted and saw my opponent... He blocked me in his castle on turn 126. I build a mana doubling structure and wait for the attack. On turn 127, the opponent kills a weak unit and retreats into the darkness, which I can see with my scouting range. And here, the Moon Elf, boosted by boots, gloves, and angels, really shines: with the last tile, I take the opponent's capital and build a castle! And here it is, the long-awaited turn 131! I buy a weak unit with a tent, give the tent away, and with the help of some HD mod function, the turn automatically passes to the Moon Elf! I run to scout deeper into the respawn area and decide to check the Naga Bank, and suddenly it turns out that I went scouting not with the weak unit, but with the Moon Elf... I'm cut off from my army, and retreating while losing angels is not an option. Give up.
As the post-game analysis showed, victory was within reach: the Moon Elf with Lightning Bolt, costing 265 and 8 mana (with a total of 200), and Clavius with 360 unprotected skeletons, without Haste or Slow....
Thank you

and with the help of some HD mod function, the turn automatically switched to the moon!

I was annoyed by this myself. On the first page of the HD mod topic, it shows how to fix it so that it works as usual.

This feature is disabled in the HD version. In general, it seems better to familiarize yourself with it before participating in a tournament.

giving up while losing angels is not an option. Give up

The guy plays pretty well, he just has a tendency to give up at the first sign of trouble. (In a game against me, he had 10 angels, took Utopian, didn't get any good artifacts, and gave up). I've noticed this happening more than once. At least for the sake of the tournament, he could have continued. He did manage to kill the opponent's main hero. Anyway, it's a matter of mentality.

The guy plays pretty well, he just has a habit of giving up at the first sign of trouble. (In a game against me, he had 10 angels, took a Utopian city without getting good artifacts, and gave up). I've noticed this happening more than once. At least for the sake of the tournament, he could have continued. He did kill the opponent's main city. Anyway, it's a matter of mentality.

Time is money. On the next turn, they might have attacked the main city with a single Mosha unit.