Posts from Speed and aggression.

Wassermann (blue, random, Stronghold, Krek-Hek, Krek-Hek) def Gaudin (red, random, Stronghold, Gundula, Zubin) speed1 (m-u), 127
After the opponent took their resource, the distribution was excellent. On my territory, there were 5 resource points, one mini-hive, and a Pandor with 5k experience. In the first week, I built bears in two Strongholds, so there were no problems with taking the resource points (123 - 3 resource points were opened, totaling 7 angels). I scouted the treasure and realized that our exits from our home territory and the entrance to the treasure are the same; I decided to ambush (my stats are 16 8 2 3, exp - attack, tactics, fire, air, and initial wisdom). But the opponent had problems with money (couldn't build bears) and couldn't counter me on the battlefield.
Thank you for the game!

You wrote the report incorrectly. Either you made a mistake, or you took pity on your opponent and gave up.

Wassermann (blue, random, Stronghold, Krek-Hek, Krek-Hek) def. Gaudin (red, random, Stronghold, Gundula, Zubin) speed1 (m-u), 127

I confirm.
I won't go into detail about how poor the respawn points were, etc.
I am firmly convinced that a skilled player would have won there. :)
And I want to acknowledge the opponent's sportsmanship. When I lost to the harpies guarding the Pandora's Box and told him, he replied:

I'm not playing for the tournament win, but for fun, so you get an automatic win from me. :-)

I also remember that in the previous round, Ihtiandr did the same.
It's very pleasant to play with such people who don't go for the kill, trying to win at the slightest mistake by the opponent. IMHO, of course. :)
Keep it up, guys! :)
Also, I'll note that I seem to be getting better. In the second week, I took a consul-trio, a gnome, and cleared the Gate of the Underworld (50-99 monks). It turned out to be about 80 with a Guardian Spirit, and... I ended up right in the arms of an opponent who met me with 7 angels, demons, and vivs, all with high stats. I, on the other hand, didn't manage to get any good stats.
I was actually confused by this encounter.
I thought we were supposed to go through the treasure room to meet, judging by the template.
Oh well, we had a great game :smile20:

Thank you for the game!!!

You wrote the report incorrectly. Either you made a mistake, or you took pity on your opponent and gave up...

I edited the report, and Gaudin added a description.

I'm writing, but you're not responding.

Dude, you didn't even wait 5 minutes and you're already freaking out...

Gaudin, we played until turn 124. Then there was a disconnect during a battle, and the opponent said he had to leave and wouldn't be back. He also won't be able to play on Sunday. If we don't play before the next round, should I send you the saves for review, or what?

wassermann, please correct the report.

Nolife, PlayHeroes_HP

Guys, let's not escalate the situation :)
We're playing so well... I was just saying in the previous post how nice it is to play against noble opponents, and then this happens :)
Try to find a compromise.
After all, in a tournament, as in a public event, a player demonstrates not only their fighting skills but also their human qualities.
And it is precisely your attitude towards your opponent that largely determines the attitude towards you not only from other participants in the tournament but also from outside observers. With whom you may encounter in other tournaments. Mutual accusations or, even worse, insults, do not add to the players' reputation at all. :)

Let's respect our opponents and try to find a compromise.
We come here to relax, so let's not spoil each other's mood :)
The game should bring pleasure.
Sorry for stating the obvious :)

So be good boys :)
The tournament is a chivalrous event, so let's behave with dignity and bring the started business to the end, regardless of the circumstances :smile13:

P.S. Sorry for the demagoguery I've been spreading here.
P.P.S. I really hope you come to an agreement and finish the started game :)

Today I will try to come back earlier so that I can finish on time.

Javdet (blue Conflux, Cult, Terek) def Dogbas (red Inferno, Axis, Grindan) Cross3 144

Built a Capitol!)))

Thank you for the game.

Javdet (blue Conflux, Kalt, Terek) def Dogbas (red Inferno. Axis, Grindan) Cross3 144

Built a capitol))))

Thanks for the game.

First of all, I’d like to thank the noble knight Javdet for the extra restart and the auto. I cleared a refugee camp on day 117, which had spearmen, and then on day 121 two royal nagas arrived, so I happily rushed to take on 8 chaos hydras. I had Mass Slow, but the broken terrain left no room for maneuvering, and the hydras closed in tightly. After the auto, monks arrived at the camp. :smile26:
Thanks for the game.
Overall, I liked the template for its balance — it provides roughly equal amounts of everything: several hives, Griffin Conservatories, serious artifacts, and utopias.

1.04.2012 shpilenger (red, random, Necropolis, Sepetina, Grindan) def Ihtiandr (blue, random, Fortress, Ivor, Ivor) Speed_2 124
Sieged the enemy capital in the Stronghold with Meteor and 400 skeletons.
Thanks for the game!

01.04.2012 Nolife (blue, Necropolis, Vokial, Vokial) def PlayHeroes_HP (red, Dungeon, Jaedar, Shakti) Speed 1 (m - u) 124
111 Excellent layout, a stable and an external skeleton dwelling right at the castle gates. Vokial and Clavius arrived, leveled both. 5 heroes scattered in all directions, saw a pile of gold, a Dwarf Cottage, a Dragon Fly Hive, a crypt, a sword +3. Let's play :smile20: .
112 Captured my native secondary town, +2 heroes, 7k gold on hand.
113 Formed a chain. With three liches I start wiping out everything in a row almost without losses and farming skeletons. Spotted an external skeletal dragon dwelling.
114 Vokial cleared a pandora's box of +5k XP with blue diggers, level 6. Clavius in the meantime is already level 4. Broke through with scout heroes to the opponent, who is also a necro! Killed his main hero along the way.
115 I kill the necro opponent's main hero with scout heroes, restructure the chains.
116 The second opponent, after clearing their tiny respawn, breaks through the GO and falls under Clavius's hot hand. I use Vokial via the chain to kill 3 guards and a max Dwarf Cottage, transfer the army to Clavius, and he effortlessly finishes off the second opponent and, at the same time, takes a sword +3.
117 Vokial prepares to take the Dragon Fly Hive (turned out to be 8) and the external dragon dwelling.
Clavius takes another max Dwarf Cottage. In the main town, levels 1-2, 4-7 are built in the castle. In the secondary towns, levels 1-4 are built in the fort. 15000 gold on hand. Vokial (level 8, expert necromancy, artillery, and tactics). Clavius level 7 (expert necromancy, offense, advanced defense).
121 Somehow it wasn't working out well to gather an army from all the towns (large distances), so it was decided to visit the stable with Vokial and Clavius. Lots of movements with scout heroes, resource exchanges, visits to water mills.
122 Barely had enough money to buy everything in all towns (except zombies and apparitions). Clavius churns out skeletons, Vokial clears the Dragon Fly Hive and the external dragon dwelling. Nothing left to kill in the main area, so break through with everything at the GO.
123 Clavius, Vokial, and 2 mages break through 10-20 manticores, and there stands Shakti :smile07:
124 Shakti clears a neutral Stronghold and hides there. With one mage, I manage to kill 2 of the opponent's scout heroes and capture the main town. I buy heroes there and capture the remaining towns. With the second mage, I scout Shakti's army. (Almost failed, threw a shooter and ran away. But PlayHeroes_HP forgave me for that, thanks) Pass the turn, and Shakti, realizing that he has nothing left and that he is blocked in his town, decides to attack himself. We shot a bit, I crawled under a slow spell to the middle of the field, and the opponent surrendered.
Thanks for the game.

04/01/2012 shpilenger (red, random, Necropolis, Sepetina, Grindan) def Ihtiandr (blue, random, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) Speed_2 124
Sieged the enemy capital in a Stronghold with Meteor and 400 skeletons.
Thanks for the game!

That was something....
An exciting game, masterfully played.
I personally watched with my mouth open, even though I've seen a lot of streams.
Bravo!!! :smile12:
I'd like to see more streams like this.

Also, thank you to Ihtiandr for the stream.
In general, watching a two-sided stream is a real treat.
Thank you, guys, for your hard streaming work :)

04/01/2012 shpilenger (red, random, Necropolis, Sepetina, Grindan) def Ihtiandr (blue, random, Rampart, Ivor, Ivor) Speed_2 124
Sieged the enemy capital in the Citadel with Meteor and 400 skeletons.
Thanks for the game!

Confirmed. We both streamed the game. We used up all the restarts, and in the end, we got an incredible amount of resources: 2 Rampart villages, an Elven stash, and 2 resource piles. I thought victory was already in the bag. True, at the beginning, there were only ranged guards everywhere, I upgraded my Kentaur and lost a good number of them. On turn 122, I had 50+ Grand Griffins, ~100 Griffin Riders, ~50 Dwarves. I was running to take the resource piles and saw my opponent rushing towards the Guardian. Both resource piles were level 2, and my opponent split his army between two heroes - Claudius and Grindan. Because I didn't have enough movement points to rush Ivor in the previous turn, I couldn't reach Claudius with half of my army. I decided to defend against my opponent in the castle, but while I was busy with the exchange in 0 resources and bringing the remaining Dwarves for an upgrade, I didn't have enough time to position Ivor in the castle. My opponent attacks. He has 400 Grand Skeletons, 4 Black Riders, 9 Liches, 80 mana, and Meteor Shower. Yes, one cast shaved off 20 Elves. I played the final very poorly, I think there were chances for victory. Thanks for the game!

P.S. I watched my opponent's stream, Shpil showed a very strong game. The last time I watched a stream with such interest was when I watched Alex. It was very nice to play against such an opponent

04/01/2012 R55Max (blue, random, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def theShevanesian (red, random, Conflux, Inteus, Tazar) speed1 m-u, 125
1st rest taken by red - my dungeon vs their Conflux. 2nd distribution the same, only I additionally get thrown a nook of minotaurs with a starting Shakti having 2 stacks, a native town, a stable, and on respawn the town's dungeon gets another nook of Evil Eyes and gloves. Very cool (I don't remember it ever spawning like that), but little gold. I see red's ГО - 50-99 griffins. I fear an incoming attack, I fear it because I really want to gather all the power and want to delay FB. Not a single hero is leveled in magic, there is a necromancer who, with the freed Aislinn, eventually helped a lot, they gathered almost 200 skeletons at one time, which helped a lot.
In short, on 117 I place minotaurs with 3 portals and 2 nooks - minotaurs and Evil Eyes.
(roads are fast). Treasure zone is bare, there are 3 Dragon Utopias on a handkerchief-sized area (though lucky that from red's spawn КЗ was guarded by a 50-99 gr Medusa, which I didn't see). I go for the main force, as I see red's scout heroes are heading somewhere to solve tasks. In short, on 117 in 3 dungeons I place portals, in the native town minotaurs in the fort. I gather 22 minotaurs, about 70 Evil Eyes, upgrade and, hoping to kill Tazar who is in the treasure zone, I don't reach him, for the sake of experience I liberate a prison, but don't take it, lacking a turn, but manage to expert Air. Then red retreats, I block the passage to the treasure zone from their side, they attack with a freed super-powerful Ashe 30 lvl!!! with expert offense, tactics, earth, water, archery, and other skills — 4 birds, 4 psychos, angel, 21 air elementals, 7 fire elementals, 8 earth elementals, 2 hell hounds — 6 13 11 10 VS Shakti 8 9 3 4 expert offense, air, tactics, logistics adv or basic — 74 Evil Eyes, 22 king minotaurs, 8 medusas, 1+31 harpies, 132 gr troglodytes, 95 skeletons. Mass haste and stone skin decide the battle.
Thanks for the game.