Posts from “Spring 2013” season. Online ranked games (reports, confirmations, discussions).

30.04.2013 dom2 (red, swamp, tazar, tazar) def Shkent (blue, barb, crag, crag) JC 127

We chose all rests, couldn't reach the secondaries, but I dug up 4 stacks of gnoll huts with a handful and 2 clues, then three more clues in a row, on 121 I had 36 wyverns or something, also a wyvern stack. On 124 I came out with 41 monarchs, immediately grabbed KZ. The center was native to the opponent, in a hurry I even ran past the wings (though there was 20+ Zd guard there), ate everything possible near the opponent's GO, and settled in to wait. And GO for blue was very unpleasant: 5+ magic dragons, upon which he threw himself on 127.

Thanks for the game.

04/29/2013 darkello (red, castle, adel, adel) def zoog (blue, rampart, roland, roland) anarhy 117
He leveled up to an expert diploma, started recruiting, stats 2-2-3-5, cavalry in the castle, first stable on the way, but the opponent didn't succeed.
Thanks for the game.

30.04.2013 Kluka (red, Dungeon, Shakti, Shakti) def RoninHW (blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) 2sm4d(3) 143

Due to the poor spawn and road network, the game turned out to be exceptionally slow. The GO in the form of faerie dragons also did not contribute to a quick resolution.
The layout was on top, middle roads, a lot of scattered gold + 3 crypts totaling 10K. On the spawn, notable objects were only a stable, external dwellings of troglodytes and harpies, minotaurs along with an artifact behind a horde of medusas (I never took it), and a hive for power liches along with a +4 cap. One road leads to the elevator, another to the GO. There was also a route through rough terrain onto the lava for elves or sharpshooters. I realize all of this by the middle of the first week.
On day 115, I try to break through to the metro, but below there are giants. OK, we clear the spawn. Out of frustration, I took the Scholar and got Learning. I decided to level Luna just in case.
On day 123, I take the only mini-hive, level up Tactics, and on day 125, I take the underground Necropolis.
On day 127, I enter the treasure zone, level up Earth Magic, and spend the entire third week clearing it. Logs were not given to Shakti. In the treasure zone, the only troops are a mini-hive and a mini-conflux. A Pandora's Box for all Earth Magic with basic Wisdom — annoying. On day 136, I exit the treasure zone onto the opponent's secondary town, and take it the next day.
Afterwards, seeing a speed cape on the opponent's spawn, I go there, but Tazar beats me to it. However, I take a castle with a large unrecalled army without a fight. On day 143, after reducing Tazar's 7 vampire lords with Luna, I attack with the main hero. Victory.

Thanks for the game!

30.04.2013 Defiant (red, random, Stronghold, Gird, Tyraxor) def kesa (blue, random, Dungeon, Gunnar, Gunnar) JC 133
Both my opponent and I used all our restarts, so we had to play with what we were dealt. On the first day, Tyraxor and Alkin appear. After some hesitation, I decide to make my native hero the main. Right next to the castle - a pandora's box with orcs, an orc external dwelling is also revealed, stables, a throne Griffin Conservatory. Nothing to clear yet, so Tyraxor goes to collect experience stones. I expand to 5 heroes. On 112, with a grindan I take the gold mine for 90 pikemen with noticeable losses - about 15 goblins and 6 wolves. (the meat situation wasn't very good). No external dwellings are visible at all. In the following days, a couple of Dragon Fly Hives were found behind snipers and eyes, which were never cleared in the end, an external market near the secondary Dungeon, the road to another secondary is completely blocked by archmagi, also cutting off a decent chunk of the respawn. In skeletons/carts, a +4 mace and a +4 knowledge hat were found. With the remnants of week 1 troops, as well as 3 thunderbirds and a bear from the Castle, I take the bird external dwelling on 117. After that it's easier, on 121 I break into the Castle, and with a decent stack of birds and dire wolves, as well as 3 bears, I break through 15 nagas for a pandora's box of 45 orcs, then I make a mistake by passing the chain to clear the Dwarf Cottage, but the chain back didn't connect. As a result, Tyraxor wasted a whole day instead of taking the Griffin Conservatory and breaking through the hated archmagi, which, however, he successfully did the next day. The Griffin Conservatory turned out to be level 3, I lost a few wolves on it, but I also got a shield +5 defense, after which I took 2 more bird external dwellings (as it turned out, there were as many as 5 of them on the respawn). Via chain, I pick up a Cloak of (protection from) 3-5 spells on the respawn. Then I double my mana in the secondary Dungeon, and prepared to grimly go off-road to the Sanctuary God-knows-where to finally get slow (Tyraxor got earth), but then a scout hero finds the coveted scroll, and Tyraxor breaks into the main and moves out through the stables towards the GO. On 126 I break it. The GO chose, naturally, upgraded nagas instead of titans or thunderbirds; with slow and 160 mana I clear it without losses. Then immediately I hit nearly 20 angels with Prayer for a +2 flask and a pandora's box with 20k exp. I get a log. Then dread knights are cleared for a useless pandora's box of all water, a level-1 Dragon Utopia is taken, which gives the book of air, then a couple of Dragon Fly Hives, a +4/+4 hat, a bear external dwelling, and on 133 a scout reveals the opponent right near the central castle. I take another Dragon Fly Hive and a pandora's box for archmagi for 35 dire wolves, shackles for cows and cast Dimension Door to the opponent, but was 1 movement short! On his turn, the opponent takes the castle, checks my army, sees the shackles, but nevertheless brings in troops and attacks. Stat-wise, I have the advantage; meat-wise: Tyraxor has a lot of mana, 38 thunderbirds, 3 angels, 3 bears, 35 dire wolves, 10 upgraded goblins, 37 upgraded orcs, 19 harpies. Gunnar has 34 upgraded minotaurs, 9 red dragons, 3 angels, about 100 Troglodytes, 7 manticores, 8 harpies, a few singles, but only 5 mana. The advantage in meat and stats, plus a successfully cast shield and stone skin, decided the outcome.

Thanks for the game.

30.04.2013 cuc9ctblu (red, Inferno, Marius, Marius) lose Shkent (blue, Barb, Crag, Crag) 2SM4d(3) 142

Respawn so-so, but there is money and Dwarf Cottage + found an external dwelling of birds, at 12* cleared two secondary both dungeon, in the treasure zone 2 beehives at 12 Wyvern, at 137 opponent started hitting ГО, beat Crag and finished at 142, there are 90 demons and all.

1.05.13 0771 (Haven, Necropolis, Claudius, Garthan) def Defiant L (Dungeon, Shahtee) 2sm4d(3) 132, thanks for the game.

1.05.13 0771 (red, Rampart, Mekhala) def GoedenDag L (blue, Tower, Riza) 2sm4d(3) 123, thanks for the game.