Posts from "Newcomer-2013. Winter"

February 8, 2013 Yegor Korobeynikov (Red, Swamp, Tazar, Tazar + Griffin) def. JustObserver (Red, Random, Castle, Moner, Moner) 2sm4d(3) 141
111-135 The game was boring and monotonous. BUT...

On turn 136, I headed towards the opponent's base. On turn 137, I attacked his base with Tazar (using 5 Storms). Griffin was standing by to transfer the army, but when I went to place the hero, I realized I was taking a risk, and then the opponent attacked me. He only had 4 faster units, although he had enough Angels to kill me, but when it was my turn, I saw that they had Shackles of War.
But Moner remained at the location where Tazar died (3/90 mana). And Griffin had 5 mana left, but he was risking his Duck (in a battle with mobs, it wasn't even a Duck, but Lizards)... He attacked Moner. He hoped that the Shackles of War weren't removed, and in the 2nd round, when he saw the message "Moner cannot retreat due to Shackles of War" on the battlefield... And with a mana advantage, he realized that victory was near.
Army: 6 Angels, 120 Lizards (60 Pandora), 38 Ducks, 1 Knight, 1 Knight, 1 Knight, Ducks, 15 Bulls.
Opponent: 3 Angels, 5-6 Champions, 90 Marksmen, and 2 Cyclops.
After the 2nd turn, the opponent had 2 Cyclops and 30 Marksmen left...
We both made a huge mistake, but I had a larger army and I won.
Thanks for the game!

11.02.2013 Vysokiy (blue, dungeon, warlocks, warlocks) def. Nestor86 (red, castle, knights, knights) 2sm4d(3) 116

We couldn't start playing for a long time. Anton never had time. Finally one evening we started. We played a full 114 turns and saved. Anton disappeared again for a week. On Friday we got in touch. Anton arranged a two-day extension for the replay. We decided to play on Monday. I went to the meeting, winner based on the result of one game.

So, about the game itself. We picked all the rests. Started playing with whatever came up. All my restarts were because on the first day I didn't see a single external dwelling. The "whatever came up" option turned out to have none either. On turn 116, 7 heroes. In the Stronghold 1[2]3[4]5[6], the next turn I was building Castle. About 10K gold. Miner level 6. Secondary skills: Tactics, Second Attack, Logistics, and Wisdom.

On turn 117, during the red's turn, due to lack of time to play, Anton congratulated me on the victory.

Thanks for the game!

19.02.2013 JustObserver (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def Yegor Korobeynikov (blue, Castle, Caitlin, Galthran) Mini-Nostalgia 133

111 - 3 stacks for the Miner, in a row along the road: Conservatory 2, Conservatory 1, an instantly taken Conservatory and a Tron-style Conservatory. One exit off-road is alarming.
112 - I exit through a teleport right onto the doorstep of the Rampart player's town, capture it, and stand between the town and the opponent's heroes, who ultimately fled so far that I never saw them again. I rescued a native hero from a prison.
114 - using trees, I take Conservatory 2, losing 30 Troglodytes.
115 - Shakti on an Angel for speed, two others went to clear the guard of a beehive consisting of 50+ Nomads, but only one returned; for this, the guilty Jaezarr was sent to his death in a Conservatory, which turned out to be level 3. Acquired a Sword +6.
117 - Shakti Expertized Earth magic and sat down to replenish mana. In Rampart, buildings 1-6 are constructed in the town. Found no passage either to Conflux or to the Citadel (both off-road).

121 - I give away 6 wood to avoid any problems in town 3.
122 - I learn that 5 Angels on a weak hero cannot take a max beehive without losses. In the Rampart zone, I reveal a Conservatory, a Library, and some kind of Shield behind Hydras.
123 - ... +a necklace for morale/luck and a Dragon Utopia.
124 - Conservatory 3, upgrade for Unicorns.
125 - Library, Shield +3, necklace.
126 - Dragon Utopia 1 with a Shield -3\+12, I crash, double my mana, and run to GO 50+ Thunderbirds.
127 - I take 2 Pandora's Boxes totaling 15k experience, run to the exit towards the opponent through Crystal Dragons, planning 3 beehives, a Dragon Utopia, and a Pandora's Box.

131 - Pandora's Box for all of 5th level spells, beehives +12, +8
132 - beehive +8, mini Dragon Utopia with Armor +4\+4, I broke through the Crystal Dragons and am waiting to surface and break through 20+ Angels.

133 - I surface, break through, reveal the opponent's main town, where Galthran is sitting with one Angel and some weak creatures, I attack, and the opponent immediately writes "gg". Thanks for the game.

Hey guys, can you suggest a good average timing for a beginner on standard maps? For example, on Jebus Cross, you usually need to reach the center by turn 124 at the latest, and on CM, if they're heading for the treasure, it's around turn 121.
But what about Mini Nostalgia and other maps?

My personal opinion.
1 On the SM you can break through to the treasure zone on day 115-7 with a good layout (the position of the exit to the treasure zone) and send a shock there. And you should go there when you are ready to break the guards and have profit from the hives and artifacts (and if there is nothing else to do on the respawn and it's better to go to the treasure zone).
2 On the Jebus, it's better to come out as early as possible almost always. But losing 40% of your power stacks and not having the strength to clear the center of Jebus is also not worth it.
3 The main skill is the ability to conduct complex battles, set up chains so that the shocks break through as efficiently as possible. And watch streams (there is a special topic). You can learn to micro very well there. If you don't know how to conduct complex battles, it will be hard to come out.

Let's say on Jebus the game is built on these principles: break this block, this dwelling, then break another dwelling, break 3 hives a day and take a Pandora's Box with minotaurs, the next day another 4 hives, then a couple of confluxes, double mana, a Dragon Utopia and GO. That's how you need to play. A very good strategy, I almost always play by it.