Posts from "Новичок-2012. Winter"

04/03/2012 Tootsie Pie (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def crzq (blue, Castle, Caitlin, Ivor) 8mm6a 117
The layout is depressing, with almost no paths. The advantages are Nagash with experience in Necromancy 3 and a hidden Troglodyte den. But the opponent is defeated when attempting to build Angels.

03.04.2012 Tootsie Pie (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def crzq (blue, Castle, Caitlin, Ivor) 8mm6a 117
The layout was depressing, with almost no paths. The advantages were Nagash with experience in Necromancy 3 and a hidden Troglodyte den. But the opponent is defeated when attempting to build Angels.

I confirm, there were good prospects, and I seemed to be doing well in the battles, but the Angels were a bit too expensive, so I had to take a risk, which didn't pay off. Thanks for the game!

04/06/2012 7z (Red, Castle, Craig, Craig) def Tootsie pie (Blue, Dungeon, Shafti, Shafti) Jebus cross 127

Not a bad game. In the early game, I defended against a bear rush with 30 pit traps and placed the bears in my castle. The secondary heroes were quite far away, though. I only reached both of them on turns 126-127 and defeated them. Overall, things were going well, but not at a fast pace. I wanted to break through to the center on turn 131 with 40 ducks, 11 bears, and 2 angels, but my opponent resigned. Too bad. Thanks for the game.

Yeah, that’s how the playoffs go.

06.04.2012 7z (Red, Citadel, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) def Tootsie pie(Blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) Jebus cross 127

Not a bad layout. On the first day I captured an external dwelling of bears for 30 pit fiends and placed them in the castle. The secondary heroes, however, were both very far away. Only on day 126-127 did I reach both and defeat them. Overall, things were going fine, but not in a tempo way. I wanted to break into the center on day 131 with 40 dragons, 11 bears and 2 angels, but the opponent surrendered. Too bad. Thanks for the game.

After 3 restarts, not a single external dwelling nor terrain feature, on the last one also a patch of medusa spawns cut off half the respawn :'(, but at least I took a Dragon Fly Hive (pre-mini) on day 111, on day 112 another one - pre-maxi, but on the guards (vampires, elves with Grandmaster, upgraded monks) I lost all my screeners and in the hive - Troglodytes. The scout took a village and an imp dwelling, nothing else, I go to the medusas, then more monks behind the hive, but I didn't go inside anymore - no point feeding the minotaurs, I skipped until the end of the week, the scout took a Manticore external dwelling, day 121 a town's mana, and I run through the hives (+4+6), here I mess up - instead of expert Earth Magic I take Logistics, and then, to level up Earth Magic for [ГО], I run through roadless terrain (-1 day), then I lose another day breaking into a village - to learn Slow, and I exit to [ГО] only on day 126. There 96 upgraded Cyclopes also performed well, I emerged with 37 Wyverns, 6 Minotaurs and 8 Manticores (since parameters were about 6-6). In the center, a day's travel away there's nothing, only a helmet -2+10 off to the side, I decided to take it with 0-level Thunar with just 2 units - and they kicked my ass, and who? - dendroids! Only 36 Wyverns remained. Considering the opponent's decent layout (I thought he had been in the center for a long time) - I decided not to continue. Thanks for the game, likewise)

In0k is a lucky guy! He beat all the experienced players:rolleyes: so who knows, maybe he'll even take first place:smile49:

ariputra - 7z We're gathering our strength, and only the strongest will survive!!!!! We're entering the final stretch, the last battle, and the FINAL:smile49: PLEASE, let's organize a stream!!! (knock on my ICQ, we'll arrange a stream of both players)

PlayHeroes_HP, Tootsie Pie, and crzq YES, the competition is really tough this season, thank you for participating!!!
But the toughest battles are still ahead!!!:smile13: Good luck, guys;)

P.S.: :smile32: I don't understand how that happened:smile07:
Although I do understand, I was eliminated a couple of times in the early stages:p
(Nerves + underestimating opponents) * (huge desire to win + extra fuss) * (low morale due to the lower bracket) = :smile33:

Saves with the Monk.

04/02/2012 In0k (Red, Swamp, Vistan, Vistan) def ariputra (Blue, Inferno, Kalh, Kalh) map, 113
both took 2 restarts, 111, slow roads, 113 opponent surrendered.

confirmed
thanks for the game

15.04.12 7z (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Deesa) def ariputra (Red, Dungeon, Shakti, shakti) mini-nostalgi 145

Week 1. I see an external market, lots of gold, several mills and Leprechauns. I decide to play and go for Angels. I break through to the computer — 40 Halflings, 30 Archers, 50 Halflings, 30 Master Grems. In short, no Archers left. But the guy with the ballista leveled up. With 4 Knights I take the fort, place Trees there and wait for the computer. For the next 3 days — that’s my entire army. The ballista carries, mowing down everything in its path. Angels are built in the fort.

Week 2. With two Angels I capture the Conflux, break crypts, and prepare to take down the Necromancer. Deesa gets to level 5. On day 127 I kill the Necromancer and run to the treasure zone. Nagash gets to level 4 but never starts necromancing ((.

Week 3. I burst into the treasure zone, fend off 6 Wyverns and immediately sacrifice them for 15k experience. Well, not a bad trade. I break 8 Black Dragons, losing an Angel and Cavalry. A pity, but the wings are in my pocket! I take an external Titan dwelling, a Dragon Fly Hive, and settle in the Castle to replenish mana. I earn another 15k gold for 120 upgraded Elves (3 Angels, 1 Titan) and 5k experience for Pits. The scout spots a Pandora’s Box and Gauntlets nearby — I turn around and run to him. While running, the scout reveals another Pandora’s Box with heavier guards. I break through — all Air Magic.

Week 4. I take the Gauntlets and a Pandora’s Box for 5k experience, then teleport to the Castle. I build Archers. I notice the opponent intends to invade. And no wonder. My stats are 11-5-8-11, his are 18-17-26-15. I upgrade the Angels and flee from him to a neighboring respawn, grabbing a 3k Griffin Conservatory along the way. I replenish mana and take a Dragon Utopia. I take it poorly. 30 Griffins should have been enough, but I cast Haste for some reason — in short, I took it badly... I take a maximum of Dragon Fly Hives and reveal a Pandora’s Box and a +3 Sword on a neighboring respawn. The opponent, leaving his army in my Castle, ran to the Necropolis Castle with 3+3 Angels. I take the Sword and Pandora’s Box. Oh miracle! It’s all Earth Magic. Town Portal to the Necropolis Castle, I drive out Shakti by blowing up one stack with an Implosion and leaving 100 HP in the second. And I reach my Castle, where the opponent’s army is waiting on a horse! What happened next, I think is clear. Deesa with 4500 movement points — what more could you want?!

For more details, see the vod. http://www.twitch.tv/alex7z/ Though the xsplit kept crashing from time to time, so not everything might have been saved.

15.04.12 7z (Blue, Castle, Valeska, Deesa) def ariputra (Red, Dungeon, Shakhti, shakhti) mini-nostalgi 145

confirming, it turned out to be an interesting game

on day 1, swamp secondary, several upgrade buildings, GnoLL's chain, 5 heroes, 2 external Troglodyte dwellings

on day 2, Griffin Conservatory 2 with grand stack of griffins, many Troglodytes, upgraded Oil, Griffin Conservatory 4, Shield of the Damned and external dwelling of Bone Dragons 44 grand Djinns, revealed Dragon Fly Hive and Utopia + Shield+4TOWERS, for 63 grand Wyverns,

on day 3 in Utopia Sword+All and that's it, failed to take Dragon Fly Hive (max) on swamp secondary, failed, went home to refill mana and moved to the center, there useful things were a scroll of Earth Elementals, a Pandora's Box with 15 Gorgons and 5k experience

on 143 took the Archivist's main with built Capitol Castle and Archangels, life seemed good :rolleyes:, Deesa ran off somewhere, but no gold and resources for upgrade

on 144 Dragon Fly Hive on 4 next to my main :(

on 145 in the underground saw a scout hero with 2-week Necropolis growth, no Deesa, decided to kill him with 6 Angels and Bolt for 530, leaving all the machinery in the Castle, Shakti retreats slightly didn't quite reach the Necropolis secondary, on the same turn the Archivist found earth somewhere, jumped into the Necropolis killed 5 Angels in exchange for 2 of my Archangels, and also made it back to his own main,:(

should have upgraded the Angels, bought another 2, and moved with 8 Archangels to the 2 scouted Utopias and Dragon Fly Hive, but it wasn't meant to be

thanks for the interesting game!

In0K - 7z

7z made his way through the entire lower bracket:smile13: :smile13: :smile13:, reaching the coveted goal - the FINAL: :smile54:

ariputra proved, first of all to himself, that he has outgrown the level of a beginner and it's time to aim for more serious tournaments! Thank you for participating, you gave the newcomers a good run for their money;)

I hope they'll show us a movie... ;)

Please let me know when you're going to play.

In0K don't keep us waiting, get in touch:smile30: We'd like to know the date of the final game:smile49: There's a crowd of people eager for the spectacle:smile49:

No one seems to be writing to me. Right now, I'm short on time; the war in GvG has started, which takes up all my free time – 5 hours a day. Only the admins know how long it will last, so I don't even know when I'll be able to play. Maybe you should just set me up for a technical defeat.
Sorry it turned out this way, and I wouldn't impress anyone with a beautiful game; I just got lucky.
Thanks for the tournament, good luck, and may your respawns be fair.

Come on, that’s not how it’s done; let’s have some exciting matches and a great finale.