Posts from “Who is stronger?” – Evil versus Good: reports and summaries.

kontr (Barbarian, Kilgan) defeated staffa (Wizard Galib), version 1.3.7

I started vigorously, and why wouldn't I, given the machine picks. By the first week, I had almost fully scouted the adjacent zone with many exits; I got very lucky here, and the necessary passage, the one leading to the opponent's adjacent zone, turned out to be a gate with mediocre guards - a horde of blue logs and a horde of deaths (well, these were sitting in a fort anyway). So I spotted the opponent there, in short! On week 2, I caught an education, and only focused on treasure troves - where else to go, there's only one road ). On week 3, I luckily managed to reach the Wizard, who had dug in at the Castle, by day 7. The Wizard resisted fiercely, causing my troops to fight among themselves, but since I arrived just in time, they barely sufficed!

Overall, it was a good game! Respect to the opponent )

kontr (Barbarian, Kilgon) defeated staff (Wizard, Galib), year/season 1.3.7

Started off briskly, and why wouldn't you on those machine maps. By week one I had already scouted almost the entire adjacent zone with a bunch of exits. I got very lucky there — the needed passage, the one leading into the opponent's adjacent zone, turned out to be a gate with so-so guards — a horde of Blue Lumber and a horde of Death (those were sitting in a fort anyway). Caught the opponent there, in short! On week 2 I got the Education skill, so I just focused on treasure chests. Where else was there to go? Only one road. On week 3 I luckily managed to reach the Wizard on day 7, who had dug himself into the Castle. The Wizard resisted strongly, pitting my troops against each other, but since I arrived just in time, my forces barely sufficed!

Anyway, good game! Respect to the opponent )

Confirmed. Exquisite berserker under the marker, just a bit short on meat, one more day would've done it. Thanks for the game.

dmitrik (Elves, Talannar) defeated bmay (Dungeon, Iranna) in the middle of week 4, Spider.

It happened. I encountered the Spider on level 16. Without it, I wasn't in a hurry to break through the portals, fearing to lose troops. But when I broke through on one side into the Treasury, I skipped my turn, and my opponent attacked me with full force. There was no chance.

Thanks for the game!

oneman (Elf, Tal'anar) defeated lightning (Dungeon, Lethos). Spider. Week 5.

It started with good luck – Tal'anar, Ilfina, and someone from the Humans were drawn. Then things got better... right under the Castle, I learned the Crystal of Secrets. On the very first turn, I used it to repel an army of 150 skeletons and 5 Demonesses (though I underestimated them and lost a Unicorn, 7 Dancers, and a couple of Fairies). I got a Tent almost immediately.
But then the luck ran out. My home zone was quite poor. Dwellings 1, 2 – the Dungeon had the advantage. I explored adjacent areas: the first one was sand, the second was a long underground area without roads. In the first skirmish, I retreated to the third area. It turned out to be an underground area with a road. I had very little money, and the second week was coming to an end. I cleared the adjacent area, and then I had to choose: either retreat for reinforcements (which I didn't even have the money for) and trudge through difficult locations, or take a risk and go through the portal. I decided to take the risk. My army consisted of 96 Fairies, 17 Brown Archers, 8 Green Druids, and a handful of Peasants. On the other side of the portal were 10 Rakshasa, 80 Yellow Imps, 20 Flame Priests, and a dozen Assassins. I got away with a scare, and I was immediately given a Log and a third shot from the Ballista. There were only 10 seconds left until the end of the turn, and there was no time to think – I rushed through the portal, even though a suicide unit was standing nearby. I started breeding Fairies and saw that on the other side were 20 Expert Archers, 75! Fury, and 59 Riders with a support unit. That's when I realized that I was in trouble.
There was no time to rush, and careful planning, the Crystal of Secrets, and a little luck allowed me to pass without serious losses. The Crystal and the terrain were a great help – I was able to save the Archers by moving them to another corner of the location while the Riders attacked my units. I ran out of ammunition and mana, but everyone managed to finish them off, and the Archers went into melee combat on the last turn.
Behind the portal was a resource location. In the Mage Guild, it was shown that at the other end were the Boots of the Traveler, so I rushed through the entire location – luckily, it was on the way. Along the way, I also took two Gold Mines. I was significantly behind my opponent in stats, so I didn't get distracted by anything, grabbed the boots, and by the end of the third week, I was standing at the entrance to the Mini-Treasury. My army consisted of 30 Archers, 140 Fairies, and 6 Treants. I went to the Mini-Treasury because I saw a Ring of Initiative under the gate, and I also needed to quickly reach level 20 before heading through the desert to my own Treasury. I did just that, without going deep into the Mini-Treasury, I reached level 22 (and, luckily, I finally got Light!). At that moment, my opponent entered my adjacent area and started moving towards the Castle. I calculated that it would take him 3 turns, returned to the Castle, grabbed a Town Portal, and rushed to the Treasury to get an Expert Light. I made it in time, I was lucky that the passage opened on the autobattle, and I even had one full turn to explore the Treasury, I gained some stats and a couple of artifacts, went into the Well +100% mana, and teleported home (unfortunately, I didn't have enough movement points to grab the Engineer's Ring). I bought almost everything except for 5 Unicorns (and they weren't upgraded anyway), and with 400 mana, Light, Resurrection, and stats almost as good as my opponent's, I passed the turn. Lethos attacked, but it turned out that he wasn't very good at magic. Besides, I clearly had more troops. After a short battle, my opponent was defeated, but he didn't surrender – he just gave up.

Thank you for the game! Overall, the game was more or less even.
P.S. I would advise lightning to change his heroes, because they get stuck very often

oneman(elf, Talanar) defeated lightning(dungeon, Lethos). Spider. Week 5

Correct.
At first everything went well, Lethos leveled on hydras and furies without issues, emerged into the center in early week 3, ate well, and in early week 4 at level 21 broke into a Castle for magic and marched toward the enemy.. That was the mistake. While marching through the wilds of his adjacent zone, he had time to prepare a hundred times and meet me in the Castle with 400 mana against my 110. And although the combat stats were equal, against Castle, machines, and mana there was no chance. Too bad I couldn't find Armageddon anywhere, though I ate a bunch of mage huts and pyramids.

Y11 (Lucretia, Necromancer) defeated oneman (Gilraen, Elf) 1-1-5 Spiral

Lucretia managed to defend and gain +1 knowledge, the Chaos Hat, and the Tarot Deck. The opponent declined a restart due to the unfavorable situation.

Good luck in the future.

Y11 (Lucretia, Necromancer) defeated oneman (Gilraen, Elf) 1-1-5 Spiral

Lucretia managed to acquire +1 knowledge, the Chaos Hat, and the Tarot Deck. The opponent declined a restart due to the unfavorable situation.

Good luck in the future.

I confirm.
There's not much to describe.

Raykkonen (Fortress, Brand) defeated Valery (Dungeon, Irbet?), Chaos 1-4-1. They fought at the beginning of the 4th week, and the opponent surrendered. Thanks for the game!

igrok-76 (Elves, Ilfina) lost to dwp (Barbarians, Argat) in 144 turns. The opponent was incredibly unlucky. And I started well. On day 13, I was level 17. But I started attacking a portal and lost 20 units. Then, on the third week, I lost half of my remaining units. The fourth week was terrible. There was a threefold increase in resources and income from mines. I bought some small units and attacked. Ilfina was significantly behind in the tavern. So, I thought, why wait? I attacked her through the portal. In the end, stats and the ballista decided the outcome. Distraction didn't save the elves. Thanks for the game. :)

Raykkonen (Dungeon, Irbet?) defeated Valery (Fortress, Brand), Chaos 1-4-1
We played at the beginning of the 4th week, and my opponent resigned.
Thanks for the game!

You're welcome! Thanks to you too!

igrok-76 (Elves, Ilfina) lost to dwp (Barbarians, Argat) in 144 turns.

The opponent was incredibly unlucky. And I started well. On day 13, I was level 17. But I went to attack a portal and lost 20 units. Then, on the third week, I lost half of my remaining units. The fourth week was terrible.
Three times the growth and income from mines. I bought small units and went on the offensive.
Ilfina was significantly behind in the tavern. So, I thought, why drag it out?
I attacked her through the portal. In the end, stats and the ballista decided the outcome.
Scattershot didn't save the elves.

Thanks for the game.
:)

I confirm, these games are terrible when there are only archers on the portals. You end up developing machines and skilled units, but they don't give you tents, ballistas, or anything useful until the end. As usual, it's just one revenge and a cheap Scattershot. I don't know how you can play this; it's just a series of losses.

GL (demon, Deleb) lost to Vip.rus (humans, Vitya), start of week 5, sunny
A pair of devils put pressure at first. Did not level magic until taking Acute Mind. Leveled up excellently, on week 4 looked for a path into the treasure zone while eating along the way, had 250 mana. On the last day of week 4, Deleb came into my adjacent zone all beaten up, apparently the opponent's leveling did not go well. After a short skirmish there, they decided not to continue due to the lack of prospects for the demon.

GL (demon, deleba) lost to Vip.rus (humans, vitka), start of week 5, sun
Confirmed. No angel, scarce adjacent zones, in 4 weeks only reached level 19 with loga. Stats 20-8-4-6. Can't beat hume with one attack on week 5 without magic support. Also lost quite a bit at the outpost. Dragged it out and lost. Thanks for the game!

ekzekutor (Dungeon, Erathia) defeated detmers (Academy, Oran) Spider
By the end of week 5, a great Oran player arrived with Light and Arcomage, with a strong set of creatures, but Erathia turned out to be slightly better prepared with Shield and Chaos. And the artifacts were also good.
Thanks for the game.

Smerti_Po (dwarf, Erling + Inga) won against SylarOff (orc, Arghat + Keegan + Kragg) on the sun map, week 6. It was a tough game. It started evenly, although with a level 5 dwelling. On the fourth day, I attacked a treasure and lost half of my priests because I made a mistake in the placement and the priests had to engage in melee combat against 30 cyclops and a hundred executioners. :) On the other side, there were 200 priests and the same number of succubi. Naturally, I had to forget about the treasure. I went to look for the orc, and he emerged from the portal and, after running halfway across the map :), attacked... On the seventh day... which decided the outcome of the game. I could have ended it right then, but I fell for a caravan, which turned out to be a diversion, rushing to the secondary location.)) Then we ran around a bit more, and the opponent surrendered. Thank you for the game.