Posts from "only XL"

16.12. 2012
Kilgor (blue, Castle, Valeska, Kyrre) def ariputra (red, Rampart, Ivor,) 125 8xm8a SoD

Valeska came with 2 stacks + from the second + tier 2 built. Total 25 archers. Scouted under the castle and what do I see: CHOCOLATE HEAVEN!!!!, this is not chocolate!! this is CHOCOLATE HEAVEN!!!!. Several crypts, a huge respawn, resources and gold, Griffin Conservatory, stable, external dwelling of archers though the only road led to halflings guarding the underground. That's exactly why I decide not to leave the respawn and clear it for the entire first week. On day 1 week 2, Citadel + 1k built. On day 1 week 1 day 6, I got drained, attacked the lizardmen guarding 2 piles of wood and 1 ore, and there were 44 of them with Medusas + the terrain was such crap. Had to flee with Valeska. On day 2 week 1, Kyrre comes, I check the level 3-4 creature generator, too early for us there. I run into the underground, and there are 2 external dwellings of devils with laughable guards. Next, Dragon Fly Hive +8, +12, hit 100+ Magma elementals for +3 all, scout hero scouted the castle, found quest artifacts. I see 3 more Dragon Fly Hives. Kyrre is leveling up sweetly (Armor, Earth, Tactics). Opponent, seeing no prospects, surrenders.

Thanks for the game.

18 12 2012
Javdet (red, barb, Tyraxor, Tyraxor) def LSM (blue, dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) 136 Spider BT

Couldn't gather at the start, plus a lot of shooter blocks. First they wiped out the gobs, orcs, and bird, then went for the dogs. In the end, by the end of the week with 20 dogs, a bear, and inferno meat, I go into the max gnome with grail. Took it on the 2nd try:) Thanks for the auto to the opponent.
But there's a lot of good stuff too - on the road there's a hut with a log and icon stables, in the university they sell pasfight (treasure zone revealed on the rocks) and scouting. I messed up by not buying the first, which I regretted more than once. 4 Griffin Conservatories revealed, a couple of Hives, Fionna and Shiva also had logs bought for them.

On the 2nd, the task is to gather everything quickly and head to the treasure zone. And not to throw the game. The opponent has an angel revealed from the 1st week, and due to a bugged map, I have to start from a grass conservatory next to the opponent's conflux. A close call, basically dodged a bullet. On the other side of the map, Shiva and Taz take the relay, Grechkin with T-Rex near two more Griffin Conservatories. And as much as I felt sorry for Neelka with scouting, I had to say goodbye to her.
In short, the Griffin Conservatories worked out well - 2+2+3+3. All throne ones, and if any of the first two had been max, the game would have ended.

T-Rex took the army and go to the treasure zone. Because of a tree broken by a log at the start, I got my first magic around level 10, and it was air:(. Had one slot left and had to deny Tyrasik pasfight and wisdom(( Found 3 Dragon Utopias, stats grew, book of fire, I portal to the conflux.
Taz, on whom the main hopes were placed in case of prolonged battles, has to die so as not to overwrite Shiva with birds and an angel. But there's still Grechkin at level 12, and Shiva too..
Shakti appeared in the zone of reach, I chased him off once, the second time he already had an army. The stats were incomparable, I attack.

Thanks for the game.

19.12.2012 Mizrael(red, Stronghold, Crag Hack, Crag Hack) def hunter98(blue, Inferno, Pyre, Pyre) 8mm6a 126

Spent all my restarts, got a layout with 2 external dwellings of goblins. On the first week, bears in the Castle, Crag with a log goes wandering. Plenty of exits, unclear where to go, also strayed from the chain because of the logs... Decided to send him into a one-way path, a scout spotted a village there - it seemed it was the closest one to home, plus a dungeon. Bought a spell book there and continued wandering, the roads were quite long, broke into the Inferno basement on 125 and camped outside. Next turn, the scout finds a view earth scroll... I give it to Crag and it shows that Inferno is actually blue.. from the army only 3 bears and goblins, no point in attacking - angels were visible there from the start of week 2, I can't do anything to him in the Castle. Decided to eat all the goodies at the exit from the opponent's spawn so he wouldn't get them, but on his turn the opponent surrenders: he had wasted a lot and saw Crag's stats (he had also visited the library on 126). Thanks for the game.

Can I still join group 2? There seems to be a free spot.

Since we now have three more equally strong players: AlexTheGreat, Piterius, Satir

If there's a spot available, I'll sign up.