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19.12.2011 Juristis (red, Inferno, Marius, Luna/Tazar) def Hitch (blue, Stronghold, Gretchin, Dessa) 2sm4d(3) 131
Finally decided to play Inferno for the first time. The first layout was pleasing: 2 native heroes, an external dwelling of imps, a pile of gold, but I fed the troops to grass creatures on the way to an adjacent zone. The Inferno army showed its fragility; I was more cautious afterwards. Then there were 2 more decent layouts: the first with a double-build, Crag Hack, Clavius, and an external dwelling of imps; the second with external dwellings of demons and devils. But the opponent restarts.
The game. I spawned at the top (like the previous 3 times). 2 native heroes arrive: Tazar, then Luna, some gold is found, artifacts scattered around. Then a crisis with ore hit — mines cut off by mountains, eventually I had to build a market, and Efreeti only came online on turn 116. I took an external dwelling of gogs, Luna finally advances Fire Magic on 116, I break through 2 adjacent zones, Tazar on a scout hops into an empty Conflux (I was quite lucky in this game quite often). A Griffin Conservatory is scouted in a corner of the respawn. The result of the first week: Efreeti in the Citadel, money ran out, resources aren't great, and it's not clear where to get more. Tazar is level 4 with Offense and Air Magic, Luna is level 5.
121 — Luna experts Fire Magic, finds a Shield +4 in a skeleton cache and ports home for mana. Tazar secures some gold, a scout hero checks the Griffin Conservatory — it's a level 2 one.
122 — Luna picks up a Cloak 2-2, heads to the Griffin Conservatory. Tazar stands still; not a single (!) income structure has been found, what to do is quite unclear. There's an idea to break through the GO at the end of the week, but it's rather risky.
124 — Pit Lords upgraded, Luna takes the Griffin Conservatory, still no money.
125 — Another Griffin Conservatory discovered near the Conflux zone, Luna kills a horde of gr Ogre Magi and ports there, also visiting upgrade locations on the way.
127 — The Griffin Conservatory, unfortunately, is a level 1. Tazar attacks a max Medusa dwelling, but I let the Medusas block the imp corpse, resulting in the loss of imps and some gogs, and 0 demons obtained. Well, at least I built the castle. Marius finds a Griffin Conservatory on the Barbarian respawn, again in a corner, with a Hive closer nearby, but no chain to the Stronghold. On the same turn, Dessa arrives with 40 Goblins, 8 Birds, and 3 Bears, kills my scout hero, takes a Shield +3 and Knee Pads 1-1.
131 — Luna ports into the Conflux zone, Guild Level 2 is built, I have both Lightning Bolt and Blind, Tazar recovers a couple of chests, granting Tactics. In the Inferno town, I buy all 7 Efreeti with all my cash, hoping to defend with the castle if Dessa charges.
Here, the opponent probably should have split at home and sent the army back via the chain. But he did the opposite, brought reinforcements, killed Champions for a Sword 2-2, and attacked Luna.
Final battle — Dessa 8-7-4-4 (no mana), 4 Bears, 13 Birds, the rest apparently lost on Champions. Luna 1-6-10-9 (60 mana), 3 Angels, 2 Efreeti, 3 Pit Lords, 14 Demons, 10 Gogs. In the final battle, only 2 fairies were lost while removing retaliation; there was no surrender as I understood it — Blind + Lightning Bolt did the job. Thanks for the game.
P.S. By the way, thanks for 2 auto-losses due to misclicks.