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

01.02.2012 Tootsie Pie (blue, Fortress, Wystan, Wystan) def Soc.virus (red, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) 2s4d3 131
Both have native secondaries. Start with 4 stacks + 2nd level built, on 111 took the gorgon external dwelling (despite their morale on turn 1 and some other turn 8-()), on the secondary 2 lizardmen external dwellings, gold and resources only for levels 5,6,6. On 121 I take the pre-max Dragon Fly Hive with the loss of a cow, kill 40+ genies for a mini Dragon Fly Hive and a pandora's box of 45 harpies, break through to the opponent. 124 I chase off Valeska with 5 hvy horses, I have 20 Wyverns, 110 lizardmen, 45 harpies, 13 gorgons + snakes, nothing to oppose that, but no retaliation follows until day 13.
Notes - the shifted guard on the secondary was not broken and autoload from 3 days ago ("moved away") 8-().

02.02.2012 Pyre (red, necro, Galtran, Galtran) def KiNB(blue, Castle, Valeska, Valeska) Jebus Cross 117
We took two restarts 111 plus a few mandatory ones. In general, got tired, decided to play whatever comes up.
The respawn turned out tasteless, only found a Griffin Conservatory and a second Castle on 117.
And then the opponent surrenders in an external dwelling of angels. Offered auto - he didn't take it.
Thanks for the game

1.02.2012 HellLighT (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Shamys (red, Tant, Tant) 2sm4d(3) 137

Opponent used all restarts, I still had a couple left. The draw wasn't great... Shakti with 2 stacks in the tavern, nothing decent, no Observatory, no external dwellings visible, but there was room to expand and a starting artifact Ring +1 Attack +1 Defense. On the second turn I spotted a Dragon Fly Hive and 2 Griffin Conservatories, slow guards on secondary mines... decided to play. Both secondary mines turned out to be 3-4 days away, Inferno in the underground and Castle on an adjacent zone where another Griffin Conservatory was visible, the only decent external dwelling of Manticores I only saw on the second week, due to terrible terrain and lack of scouting... the first week I peacefully cleared all 3 respawns, by day 117 built 1-6 in the Citadel, checked 2 Griffin Conservatories - a double and 3-4, was afraid to go in without oil, spent the entire second week idling and leveling Shakti, by the third week had Earth expertise, but Slow only appeared in Inferno and thank god for that :) on the third week I cleared all 3 Griffin Conservatories and 3 Dragon Fly Hives, getting a total of 22 Wyverns and 9 Angels, decided to immediately go for ГО, 100+ spawns, break through without losses and capture the opponent's main with a scout hero on the last move. On day 137 the opponent recaptures his castle and sits in it after killing my scout hero, in battle I managed to notice stats 5 3 7 7 and 8 mana against my 9 9 4 5, realizing that his mana wouldn't regenerate before my turn, I attack fearlessly. FB - 20 Liches, 350 Skeletons, 10 Horses, 3 Wyverns, 6 Angels and 18 Vampires against 9 Angels, 14 Scorpicores, 22 Wyverns, 13 Minotaur Kings, 18 Dullahans and 100+ Trog's. With Tactics, casting Oil immediately, I fly all units into the enemy, instantly killing 5 Angels and 20 Liches, the opponent casts Mass Haste (surprising me quite a bit) but doesn't even kill the Wyverns, the opponent doesn't have enough mana to cast the next Slow, the battle's outcome is predetermined. Thanks for the game

Quell (blue, random, Dungeon, Jeddite, Jeddite) def Shamys (red, random, Rampart of Alagar, Alagar) 2sm4d(3) 127

The map turned out to be good; I found a scroll of the city portal, and there's a second Dungeon castle nearby. I don't have much money. I build a manticore and break through to the upper level. I kill one of the opponent's heroes and take the secondary castle. The opponent's main hero is nearby and opens a can of whoop-ass. I receive a message saying that he has disconnected.
Thanks for the game!

2.01.12 Shamys (blue, random, Flux, Inte, Labetha) def Quell (red, random, Inferno, Xiron, Xiron) 2sm4d(3) 124

Good start, there was a fur coat near the castle, thought about leveling Necro, but changed my mind, took 3 crypts on week 1, broke through to the respawn past medusas, birds in the citadel, on week 2 I buy out the birds, take another 3 crypts, buy up more and go to the opponent, opponent surrendered on 124)

Thanks for the game!

02.02.2012 Pyre (red, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) draw Twaryna(blue, Necropolis, Clavius, Charna) Jebus Cross 126

Took a lot of restarts, both had 111 left. But when I realized that on the respawn there was nothing to restart, it was too late. I had unicorns in the castle on the first week.
On the respawn, not a single external dwelling except for drakes behind the horde of ~gogreater devils:mad:
At the start of the second week, I hit Dwarf Cottage and Medusa Cottage to buy something, as a result 2 unicorns died:smile16: .
On day 125, with a sped-up Ivor, I break through to the opponent's secondary hero off-road. The army is nothing special — 17 elves, 11 Centaur, 10 pegasi, and 4 unicorns.
On day 126, I go down into the metro to the opponent, block the scout hero, see his castle, I'm a couple of turns short of reaching it. That same day he attacks me, resulting in a stalemate where almost 200 skeletons cannot catch 5 elves and 4 unicorns. The opponent was ready to admit defeat, but in my opinion, a draw is a fair outcome.

2.02.2012 HellLighT (blue, Necropolis, Clavius, Galthran) def airputra (red, Castle, Catherine, Charna) 2sm4d(3) 147

Opponent used all restarts, I still had one left (111), worth noting — kept spawning only underground ;(. The spawn wasn't generous, but in the tavern Galthran with 2 stacks, nearby an external dwelling of skeletons... starting artifact +2 defense, relatively easy guards on secondaries — I went for it. With a hundred skeletons, I break through to the surface without issues, and there's a secondary citadel, I suicide a hero with 9 wolves from an external dwelling trying to take the secondary, run with main... due to the terrain penalty, I start losing tempo, a couple of unlucky fights with moral events, and the skeleton count drops by almost half, little gold, barely scraping by resources... depressing. By week 1 day 7, liches in citadel and rocs in fort, Galthran not leveled, nothing to fight with — trouble. At the start of the second week, I take a Rampart secondary, slowly start gold expansion. On the third week, having bought all the liches and having 250+ skeletons on hand, I break through to the adjacent zone, which turned out to be my own Necropolis. But then the opponent starts moving, who until then hadn't even shown up in the tavern — turns out he also went Necro with Charna. Opponent breaks through a passage and heads toward the Griffin Conservatory, near which I am located. I check the tavern and see his stats are almost double mine, not great but nothing to be done, he's right next to me as I jump into the conservatory — turns out to be a triple. Lost all liches and a couple dozen skeletons. Next turn, opponent attacks — against my 3 angels and 250 skeletons, he has 200 skeletons, 35 marksmen, 5 cavalry, 6 rocs, plus some pikemen and orcs. Charna with tactics starts blocking my archers... I realize the battle outcome could easily go against me, especially considering 6/40 mana. I had set aside 9k in case of a surrender, but I see that's not enough... he demands 10. I sacrifice an angel and 40 skeletons in exchange for 2 cavalry and surrender. Noticing the opponent moving in the wrong direction (luckily there were no scouting objects), I buy back into the secondary citadel 2 turns away off-road, from where another conservatory and the entrance to the treasure zone are visible. I already see a Cape of Speed (+2 speed). I kill the opponent's scouts, who decided to temporarily retreat himself, I reach the conservatory — another triple. I fly into the treasure zone, which turned out to be very small, but besides the cape, there's a Pandora's Box for 15k XP and another ring for +1 speed. Reaching another exit to the surface on the opponent's side, I decide to go from there, since he himself popped back out from my side... we swap mains, but I manage to drag the purchased army with heroes through the adjacent zone, but the opponent transfers his own army via heroes and intercepts. During the fight, I destroy 2/3 of the opponent's army. Finishing the game was helped by the fact that the opponent, 1 turn before the final battle, failed to get moving and buy the army in his castles. As a result, while defending his citadel, he lost a lot of marksmen... the final battle was one-sided. Thanks for the game.