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

25.01.12 c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (red, castle, Valeska, Valeska) draw RBW (blue, fortress, Wystan, Wystan) 127 2sm4d(3)

took all 111 right away, in the final layout the centaur horde messed up "properly" and it was a throw, opp gets an extra rest

on the first map 6 heroes, took the external dwellings of archers and pikemen, native secondary, horses in citadel and archers in citadel, on the second map I take two external dwellings of champions, consulate 2, on 125 opp rushes into respawn, captures the secondary, I buy out the army and run to opp for the main, opp goes to FB, I meet him.
Valeska 6 7 3 2 - 4 + 3 griffins 45 pikemen 14 crusaders 9 champions 77 archers 2 angels
Wystan 2 17 2 2 - 59 lizards 14 cows 10 basilisks 33 gnolls 8 + 1 + 1 dragonflies
Opp deployed lizards under the direct arrow of the archers + left a window by the lizards, I block and shoot them down.
Thanks for the game!

28.01.12 c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (red, Fortress, Wystan, Wystan) def HellLight (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Ciel) 137 2sm4d(3)

We started without restarts. Slow. Wystan came with 3 stacks, 2nd level built, Bron in the tavern with 4 peas... =) Immediately spot convenient external dwellings: Wyvern and Lizardmen: smile43: On the respawn there are 3 crypts, 2 with 5 ghosts and 1 with 5 vampires. Happiness lasted for 2 days because on the 3rd day... there was no gold anywhere at all! I broke through to the grass respawn, there's a long narrow road, a human secondary hero, not a single crypt from him.... :smile18: I run to the snow secondary, capture it and immediately build an observation tower... the only Dwarf Cottage is behind... a blue key guardian :smile11: starting from week 1, day 2, all my 3 markets worked non-stop converting resources into gold) On the first week, day 1-6 no cows, Citadel
At the start of the second week, Shakti pops out of the underground and runs to the castle. On my turn I break into the third zone, there's Ciel, I chase him away, see 2 Griffin Conservatories and a descent into the metro, where I hurry to end the game. Shakti turns around, the army turns out to be in the castle, Ciel is in it... but the opponent has a decent amount of troops, + I estimated double mana... I decided not to attack. In the end I went and took the Necropolis secondary, took 2 Griffin Conservatories, level ones, a pre-max Dragon Fly Hive, popped out to the treasure zone, Pandora's Box with 15k gold, 2 with 10k experience, a library, a sword +3 to attack. Wystan gets all the necessary skills, but Slow didn't appear in 4 Mage Guild levels, nor in scrolls, nor in shrines. Having built Mage Guild level 2, replenished mana, I attack.
Wystan 10 13 6 9 : 2 Angels, 62 Greater Basilisk, 22 Wyverns + level 1 Dragon Flies
Ciel 0 1 3 5 : 19 Evil Eyes, 24 Minotaurs, 107 Troglodytes, 6 Medusas + small stuff

Thanks for the sleepless night =)

29.01.2012 Kluka (red, Inferno, Marius, Marius) def Kilgor (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) Jebus cross 125

114. Pandora's Box with 10K experience, got Golden Bow (never picked it up for the rest of the game)
116. Pandora's Box with all Air Magic (no Wisdom). Why did I build a Citadel?
117. After losing the entire army and all resources, devils in the Citadel + external dwellings of devils and efreeti. Left with 2 devils and 3 efreeti...

At the start of week 2, I clear the beehives, around turn 124 I boost speed near ГО.
On his turn, the opponent breaks through his ГО and sends a scout with his whole army to my ГО. Marusya was pleased with the gift.

Thanks for the game.

29.01.2012 theShevanesian(red, swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Sanin (blue, Necropolis, Galtran, Galtran) Jebus Cross 131

25.01.2012 Colorado (red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) def HellLighT (blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 136 2sm4d(3)

We mildly harassed each other, eventually each ended up with a big fat respawn. GO through a teleport — on my side up to 20 hydras )). Ran around freely, 7 heroes, external dwelling of pegasi and centaurs, barbarian secondary with an external dwelling of rocs, sword +2/+2, revealed a Griffin Conservatory for 3-4 and an external dwelling of dragons. But... there are almost no guards anywhere, nowhere to level up. On day 117, Ivor is level 2 (((. At the start, horses were built in the citadel — not enough money 0_0. In the secondary — rocs in the fort. That was the first mistake. Then I jumped into the teleport, found another minimal Griffin Conservatory on the neighboring respawn, took it. Then I ran around aimlessly. On day 127, Dragons in the castle, I fought off the external dwelling with a weak hero — forgot to give the army to the weak hero (by habit I transferred it to the main hero). The opponent gave auto. Ivor finally got Earth magic, no slow in either castle. Found it in a far corner of the respawn, no scholars — I went with Ivor (luckily not too far from him). Went for slow, got wrecked in the secondary, where nearby a Griffin Conservatory for 3-4 was revealed, before that I decided to take a Pandora's box with up to 20 cyclopes, I lose a turn transporting the army (miscalculated). Then on day 134 I see blue pop out of the teleport and dive back in. I didn't have time to take the Griffin Conservatory — was afraid they'd capture my start "while it's warm," as usual. I get wrecked with Ivor back in the start, bring up the army, buy everything, sit in the castle. Valeska emerges, heads toward me, but doesn't make it by a few tiles. I don't dare attack in the field, no choice — I hole up. Thought Valeska would leave — no, she attacks...

Ivor level 8. 8-10-2 (+cloak for +3 spell power)-2 (40 mana) expert archery, attack, advanced wisdom, basic earth
36 grand elves, 13 dendroids, 133 grand centaurs, 11 rocs, 9 grand horses, 6 green dragons, 35 grand pegasi.
Valeska level 11. 11-7-8-4 expert leadership, archery, attack, earth (without slow!), basic armor.
9 monks, 34 basilisks, 7 angels, 17 champions, 17 wyverns, 49 grand archers.
Valeska starts with mass stone skin, then mass shield, I have nothing decent to retaliate with ((
In the end the opponent slows, waits for a breach, no ballistics, killing my grand elves with the mage's arrow. Having slowed the angels, through wait I hit the wyverns with pegasi and dragons, returning home the next turn. Still, when there are 5 angels left and, it seems, 7 wyverns, the opponent flies into me, not waiting for a breach. Melee began. I don't remember well, in short, the castle was defended. A couple of horses survived, dendroids and pegasi (I don't remember how many, but more than 20).
In principle, the opponent outplayed me. If it were a tournament match he wouldn't have attacked, but calmly controlled the situation — he has an external dwelling of horses, an external dwelling of wyverns, plus a swamp secondary. Next week, with growth, he would have killed me.
P.S.: Thanks for the game, by the way it's up to you — we can record this match as a draw or even as my loss — you really played better ;)

30.01.2012 Juristis (blue, Fortress, Wystan, Mephala) def Vatya (red, Castle, Thuros, Thuros) 2sm4d(3), 127
2 resp for me, 1 from the opponent. Let's go.
111 - Wystan with 3 stacks, second hero without logistics, but with dragonflies. I put lizardmen. Wystan breaks a prison for zombies, Mephala picks up speed boots 1-1, 6 heroes with the prison one, money lying around.
112 - I spot a Griffin Conservatory not far from the town, off-road. 7 heroes.
113 - found a Dragon Fly Hive next to the Conservatory after 20+ gr movement. Mephala on wyverns breaks through several blocks, spots another Conservatory along the way. Spotted a lookout tower, an off-road exit to a secondary Rampart is visible.
114 - Wystan takes 2 crypts, have 7k gold, plans for hydras in the castle.
115 - Conservatory along the road checked, 3-4 with GS. Found an external dwelling of gnolls, 8 heroes. Wystan and Mephala chain-clear for some cash. Opponent spotted at a secondary Rampart.
116 - Wystan breaks 17 vampires, then 32 air elementals along the second path to the underground. Found a second external dwelling of gnolls. Mephala goes off-road towards an unidentified Conservatory. Hydras are being built.
117 - hydras in the castle, but buying them will be a problem, the respawn is almost eaten, the underground is poor, not a single treasure chest. Mephala with air magic.
121 - I check the Conservatory, a two-stack with GS. Mephala goes to level up on Knowledge Stones. Wystan takes a secondary Dungeon.
122 - gathering all possible money, resources and troops. Mephala gets Pathfinding.
123 - Wystan clears a chain of +4 attack in the basement, resources are traded through double marketplaces, upgrade of lizardmen, buying them, gnolls, hydras and basilisks. Mephala takes the Conservatory, losses 20 gnolls and 3 lizardmen.
124 - 9 magic elementals are killed for a Pandora's Box. A Conservatory is spotted in the underground. I build two Prefectures, as there's nowhere to get money.
125 - in the Pandora's box 5k experience, gives Logistics and Earth magic, I take Logistics, not Earth. 22 Thunderbirds are killed for a Dragon Fly Hive, gnolls get 2 lightning bolts, unpleasant. Hive for 8 wyverns. Angels remain on Mephala. Wystan takes a Conservatory in the underground, also a two-stack.
126 - I break 70 demons for a prison, position myself near the third Conservatory, waiting for reinforcements. Decide to take the Conservatory and go to the GO, a crowd of giants, as no exits to treasure zones are visible.
127 - the opponent folds and surrenders, things are really bad there, money problems undermined morale.
After the surrender I broke the Conservatory, turned out to be a max, took it with losses of fat gnolls and centaurs. Also checked the GO, 36 giants with GS. A couple of splits of scorpicores+8 angels under Mephala 10-10 would have dealt with them.
Thanks for the game, I wanted to try hydras in a Castle for a long time. Too bad we didn't finish until the final battle.

30.01.2012 Hitch (blue, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar) def Pyre (red, Stronghold, Gundula, Gundula) Jebus134
The spawn was good: Ignat (100 Imps), at 112 a Pandora's Box with 5k XP for upgraded Dwarves, 3 external Wyvern dwellings on the respawn, 2 Griffin Conservatories (one-dwellings) (all except 1 external dwelling collected on the first), a couple of Dragon Fly Hives before ГО (Efreet horde), and 2 sweet artifacts (+5 All and +3/+3 Shield).
Thanks for the game!