Posts from Reports of online games and their confirmations (Winter season 2011-12).

01/02/2012 SolncevKoT (Blue, Boston, Kir, Kir) lose scooter72 (Red, Necromancer, Izra, Izra), 2sm4d(3), 117

Vinceras (red, Stronghold, Dessa, Dessa) def Memphis (blue, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) 2sm4d(3) 137

We started without restarts, on 111 I find a Griffin Conservatory 2-4, on 114 I break through a block of 20+ water elementals with upgraded ones and reveal a passage to the secondary area behind the upgraded zombies, the next day I attack a horde of zombies, there are 80 of them, I lost a bird, 15 goblins, and 8 wolves. In the secondary area I collected money and built bears in the fort, on 117 I have 5 heroes. On 121 with a trade I buy everything out, no chain, I only finish the army on 123 and clear the secondary respawn, 3 crypts, 2 medusa huts at 6 and 4, I expertised Earth magic, it gave Tactics, I pick up a ring of +1 speed for pegasi, the passage to another secondary area is blocked by 20+ cyclopes. On 131 I finish the army and take a Pandora's Box worth 10k experience for 90 Earth Elementals, still in the same secondary area, right there a prison and a shield +4 defense. On 133 I break off back home to get the Griffin Conservatory, the Griffin Conservatory for 3 angels, after it a Pandora's Box for the entire 4th level for 30 Master Genies, and I head for the Citadel, Dessa level 15 with 7 10 6 6, expert Wisdom, Logistics, Earth Magic, Tactics, Leadership, 32 orcs, 3 angels, 4 bears, 10 Thunderbirds, 6 cyclopes, and 30 hobgoblins. On 136, and with Oil easily drop 30+ hydras with an upgraded stack, and I reach the opponent's castle, there are only pegasi in the Citadel, I power up in the castle and the next day I kill Ivor in the secondary area without any problems.
Thanks for the game!

So, who actually won? According to the description, it seems like you did, but based on the header, it's Scooter.

Colorado (red, Dungeon, Synca, Tazar) def Zzzloi (blue, Fortress, Rosik, Rosik) 2sm4d(3) 145
We played on full random.
Another dull (to put it mildly) game. I took one rest on 111, then it took off. Respawn was poor, in the first week I didn't find a single money booster (no crypts, no gnoll huts, no medusa huts, no naga banks, not even inferno caches - NOTHING). I was in shock. On 114 I took Inferno secondary, no external dwellings, no money, on 117 I had 1-4,6 in the citadel and that was it... I thought it was game over. On the second week I took my native secondary (I blundered - I could have earlier if I had guessed - I ran to it without a road), scouted and claimed a dragon external dwelling. I cheered up. After that it was a matter of technique: Tazar was leveled to 10th, because a library was scouted, there was still no money (although I took a gold mine), so in the native secondary I limited myself to 1-3 (meaning I put in the eye). While I was going to the library, Igor came and took the native secondary, the gold mine, and the dragon external dwelling. I got sad again. But in the end, Taz finished leveling up, meanwhile leveling Expert Earth and buying (finally!) a spell book, and reclaimed the secondary. Igor, meanwhile, came with his entire army to fight the finale. He had much more troops, so I was a bit scared, but I saw no prospects - no way to grow, no way to level up, no decent artifacts, no town portal (((( So I gathered everything I had and attacked.
(Don't laugh at the troops!!!)
Tazar 13 11 5 4 (25 mana) 53 Harpy Hags, 78 Troglodytes, 1 Angel, 2 Crystal Dragons, 12 Manticores, 9 Minotaur Kings, 16 Medusas.
Rosik 4 5 7 5 (47 mana) 23 Wyverns, 1 Crystal Dragon, 18 Gorgons, 47 Serpent Flies, 4 Hydras.
Basically, Tazar is a tank + an advantage in stats + superiority in magic. We waited out the first turn, then Igor sped up the Wyverns, and I immediately used Expert Slow and the game was done.
Thanks to Igor for the game and good luck!
P.S.: Special thanks for agreeing to play without a turn limit, since I haven't played in a while + have a nursing baby by my side... ;)

Legionerdv (red, Tower, Aine) def Dima Surmay (blue, Barbarian, Crag) 2sm4d (3)
125

My opponent gave up (((

Thanks for the game.

03.01.2012 Legionerdv(red,Tower,Einé) def Dima Surmay(blue,barbarians,Crag) 2sm4d(3) 217

we played it through to the end here!!))
on 113 I took a second Castle, started building it up!!built cavalry without Citadel(.
on the second week I took an external dwelling of angels. on the third week I took an external dwelling of cavalry and went into the treasure zone!in the treasure zone I took one Dragon Utopia and 7 Dragon Fly Hives ok, went into another treasure zone there we met the opponent, behemoths were not grejened and there were few birds, but I already had archangels and had an advantage in parameters, well then mass haste and gg!!)))
thanks for the game!!!!

A strange victory... I took two restarts, each with 111 points, and on the second day, I discovered that the only road led to the Guardian Order, and, horror of horrors, it was a fast road. I thought it was over, but I couldn't take another restart.

03.01.2012 CryptoNight(Red,Inferno,Marusya,Marusya) def Fell(blue,Swamp,Vistan,Vistan) 2sm4d(3) 126
1 Week — went briskly, the respawn was fully cleared (external dwelling of Efreeti, external dwelling of Demons, 2 external dwellings of Devils), there were a couple of fails, I accidentally entered the external dwelling of Efreeti with 40 Imps, and they were one-shotted on the hit:( Also, I took a minimal Griffon Conservatory with Ciele on 116 — there were 8 Demons, 4 Efreeti, 4 flies and 1 Imp — lost 1 Efreeti while trying to save a Demon, outsmarted myself on the Malediction:o. The fails ended there) took a secondary (Swamp) — placed a Wyvern there, the scout hero takes the Gnome dwelling on 15 and Ciele runs to the second Griffon Conservatory of a single. Marius stands at the second passage to the secondary.
2 Week — Marius takes another secondary — a Citadel, gets defeated and runs to the 3rd beehive. Meanwhile, the scout heroes clear the respawn Citadel, the army returns home and takes the mini beehive with the scout hero on the Swamp + 4 Wyverns from the Swamp and 2 Angels from the mini Conservatory:smile36: Then I break through to the third secondary — Tower. The scout hero and the Efreeti run to take the town, while Marius heads to the underground treasure zone — on the way there he finds another beehive(8) and surfaces at the opponent's respawn (his pocket) — takes a Griffon Conservatory of 2 and stands on the road)
Army at this point — 10 Demons 16 Wyverns 4 Angels 8 Efreeti(1 with the scout hero) and a single of Demons. Have 1 level of Tactics and 2 levels of Air) On my turn, I am checked by a scout hero and they decide not to drag it out — there weren't any special prospects anyway;) The opponent attacks, and perishes in an uneven fight:)
Thanks for the game) Good luck on the Novice :smile20:

02.01.12 Psyche_7(blue,Fortress,Tazar,Tazar) def Scorpiona(red,Castle,Valeska,Gunnar), JebusCross, 125

We chose all restarts; in the end, I had not a single con, Dragon Utopia, or artifact for combat stats (only external dwelling of vives, basilisks, and a couple of gnolls). But there was magic to spare (Earth book, +3 sp/kn), even the secondary - dungeon :). The path to one of the secondaries was blocked by a horde of gr. medusas guarding some artifact (I broke through on the second try; it turned out to be a level 5 hat). It's a good thing Tazar-the-mage was given Earth, because without experting it, I really didn't want to fight a triple ГО (ifrites, death knights, and archs). Adding to the irony was the fact that we played by the World Championship qualification rules, meaning using any control on Jebus Cross was forbidden :(. But be that as it may, towards the end, a second 24 gr. of vives (+ 3 speed), 120 mana, and КЗ would probably have allowed Tazar to finally break through to the center. It's a pity my opponent didn't manage at all :(.

Thanks for the game and your time, I hope to take a full rematch someday :).