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22.07.2013 Juristis (red, Inferno, Octavia, Fiona) def c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (blue, Stronghold, Gunnisson) 8mm6a 127
Started in the underground with 1 stack, but 2 native dwellings were there, and the level 2 building was already built. Plus 3 external dwellings of demons and 1 of efreet. Overall, not bad.
On day 113, I took the Conflux, placed a guard there. I decided to make Fiona the main hero, and she didn't let me down; she got Attack at level 3, then Wisdom at level 6, and Defense at level 9.
On day 117, I took an external efreet dwelling with Fiona, also a Sword +3 and a Crown +4, placed units 1-6 in the Citadel with cells. There are a couple of beehives deep in the Conflux respawn (didn't bother) and 2 Griffin Conservatories in the underground.
I ran along the road towards the center. On day 122, I upgraded the pits, started demonizing. On day 124, I took a Conservatory along the road, minimal losses. Then I left the angel with Fiona, and returned the army home, upgraded the efreet, and took a trash Conservatory with Ignissa through rough terrain, lost 3 demons and 1 efreet.
On day 126, blue flags appeared ahead. The opponent checked me and ran off. I took a Shield +4 and chased him with only 1630 movement points. But on day 127, Kostya surrendered; the bears didn't stand, Gunnisson was already level 20, but no army. Thanks for the game!
24.07.2013 Juristis (red, random, Castle, Valeska, Monere) def Gomunguls (blue, random, Stronghold, Jabarkas, Crag Hack) Jebus L 131
Medium roads, respawn was small, money was so-so, there's 1 external dwelling each of cavaliers, halberdiers, and monks, and also 3 beehives. I wanted to level Vistan first, but he got Air Magic at level 4, so I switched to Monere, who ate a Pandora's Box for 5k experience and got Tactics at level 2 and Earth Magic at level 4.
On the first week, I took the external dwellings, placed monks+cavaliers in the Citadel (couldn't save up money for angels at all). There were 2 roads to the GO, a horde of Wyverns and a horde of pits.
By level 10, I finally maxed Slow, collected the beehives, and on day 123 broke through the Wyverns. Broke through, took 2 steps, and ran face-first into a horde of Wizards, GO on lava. Had to fight through them and go through the pits. On day 124, broke through the pits, then a horde of Thunderbirds (-1 champion and 1 Wyvern), took a Pandora's Box for 15k experience, got Advanced Wisdom and Expert Defense.
On my turn, Crag attacks me.
1st Fight Back:
Crag 16-6-4-5, 16 mana I think, also Expert Tactics, Expert Earth Magic, and seemingly no Defense;
25 Beholders, 14 Orcs, 200+ Hobgoblins, 9 Thunderbirds, 1+86 Black Wolves, 2 Bears. +1 Luck, Spirit of Oppression.
Monere 10-9-7-8, Expert Slow, 30+ mana, +2 Luck.
13 Zealots, 9 Champions, 25 Wyverns, 70 Halberdiers, a handful of Griffin Guardians.
In round 1, Crag cast Mass Shield, I responded with Slow and the bears and goblins resisted.
Round 2 - I remove 1 Griffin retaliate on the wolves, smash into them with champions, -35 of them. Give Haste to the ducks, they smash into the goblins with Luck for about -180, -1 Wyvern from retaliation. Opponent responds by casting Slow and piling on the cavaliers, removing them with goblin retaliate. Wipes out the whole stack. I hit the wolves with zealots, -11.
Round 3 - Opponent removes the retaliate from the ducks with bears and charges in with birds and wolves with Bless. 12 remain. Crag is out of mana. I cast Haste on the Wyverns and hit the Beholders, -11. Zealots also into Beholders I think.
Round 4 - I fly away with Wyverns, shooters shoot -10 wolves, zealots into them too.
After that, Haste on the halberdiers, the wolves fell from a direct shot by the zealots. Then I renewed Slow and, with the loss of 2 Wyverns, cut down the birds. Opponent surrendered on 6 Orcs and 3 Beholders. I have 8 Wyverns, 12 Fanatics, and about 50 Halberdiers.
Day 125 - I take the central Inferno, refill mana. Upgraded 10 Crusaders, cut down a scout hero.
Day 126 - My scout hero gets cut down too. I retake the gold mine in the center, kill Ciel with a couple of Orcs, and run towards the opponent's main. I brainfart on artifacts and leave them on Loins, who gets dismissed to the tavern by 2 Diamond Golems the next turn.
Day 126 blue - Crag with 42 Black Wolves, 6 Orcs, 3 Beholders, 18 Archers, and 28 Halberdiers attacks Monere without artifacts, having double mana, Lightning Bolt, and Blindness.
2nd Fight Back:
I cast Slow immediately. Opponent Hastes the wolves and they cut down the Crusaders with Luck. Then Gomunguls went after my Fanatics; first Blind, but I dispelled it, then bombarded with Lightning Bolt + ranged attacks from archers and ballista. I retaliated against the archers, renewed Slow, then hit the wolves with zealots a couple of times and once with shooters.
Around round 5, the ducks with Wait reached the remaining 24 wolves in two turns and cut them all down. I took another Lightning Bolt on the Wyverns, a couple of hits from a direct ballista shot. In the end, Crag surrenders on 3 Beholders. I have 5 Wyverns and 30 Halberdiers.
My day 127 - I'm 1 tile short of the opponent's main.
Day 127 blue - Crag sits in the main.
Day 131 - I buy 2 cavaliers and 3 monks from the external dwelling at home, buy a native hero, +9 Marksmen from last week, bring all this to Monere, and storm the town:
3rd Fight Back:
2 Champions, 3 Monks, 5 Wyverns, 16 Marksmen, 12 Gog, 4 Demons, 30 Halberdiers, and Monere with the ballista finally took down Crag in the castle with Centaurs, Dwarves, and 3 Beholders. The decisive blow was dealt by the ballista. Thanks for the game!
