Posts from The Crusade (autumn, winter 2013-14) Auto-translated

09/21/2013 The_ (red, random, Dungeon, Gunnar) def Juristis (blue, random Rampart, Malcolm) anarchy 200% 115.

The opponent couldn't handle the harsh anarchy.

Thanks for the game.

Palach (red, Conflux, Fiore, Tazar) def The_ (blue, Dungeon, Shakti, Tamika) panic 123.
I took my resists, opponent 1. The spawn was average and without Necropolis, but life gradually improved. At the respawn there are 2 Griffin Conservatories and a Earth Niche somewhere in the corner, also Fire and Water Elementals, I didn't get to the Air ones. I tried to tempo, but it didn't really work out. I couldn't decide on a main for a long time, but Earth worked for Tazar, though spell power and knowledge stayed at 1 the whole game.
On day 115 I took Necropolis Town, a day later I cleared the entire central road network. I calmly took 2 Griffin Conservatories 1+3 at the respawn and Tazar came and killed Tamika, who was weaker in army strength.
Thanks for the game.

Group 6
22.09.2013 c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (blue, Fortress, Wystan, Wystan) def Captain (red, Stronghold, Gurni, Kyrre) panic 126

Roads are slow. The spawn was very pleasant — 1 stack with Wystan, but upgraded archers, 2 external dwellings of lizardmen, 1 of wyverns, and 2 external dwellings of basilisks (I burned the second one late). On the first week, all this good stuff is taken, a couple of crypts, a pre-max harpy hive, Wystan levels up briskly and visits the upgrade spots. On the second week, Wystan skipped a day deep in the respawn waiting for a breakthrough to the secondary hero, who turned out to be further than expected. On day 124, I buy lizardmen, with them I break through 40+ demons, 50+ griffins. On day 125, the full batch is delivered, I break through 4 gold golems, 50+ diamond golems to another passage, break through the guard at the Dragon Fly Hive, prepare to take it. On my turn, he takes the village on that respawn and stays there overnight with his mage and army. Wystan has exactly enough steps to attack. In the final battle, there was no chance anymore.
Thanks for the game!

Group 4.
22.09.2013 Iamsamstan (Blue, rampart, Ryland) def COBECTb (red, castle, Adele) anarchy 144.
This game became proof that the first anarchists appeared long before the mid-80s when Grazhdanskaya Oborona emerged, and long before the early 80s when The Exploited appeared, and even earlier than the 70s when the Sex Pistols appeared, and even long before the 60s when the first collectives appeared in last century's America. In short, the first anarchists appeared in the times of Shakti and Grindan Gurnisson and Galtran, Tazar and Solmir, in the human city of Transom.
The young philosopher and Diplomat Adele decided to change the course of history, overthrow the monarchy, and establish a new, anarchic form of government. Since she initially had few supporters, she began traveling through the surrounding lands, enlightening the population to replenish her anarchic squad. Because in those times electric guitars had not yet been invented, let alone any guitar pedals, and existing instruments could not convey all the beauty of anarchic views, new instruments were invented—homemade, of course—by people who knew neither how to play nor sing, and most importantly did not know that they needed to be not just tuned, but intonated. For example, it is well known that horsehair from Adele's horse's tail was used for stringed instruments, and the bark of a red mahogany observatory to create low-sounding or simply bass strings; several hairs were twisted into one. Archers created an instrument similar to a violin by placing their bows on their shoulders and using arrows as a bow, while spearmen beat spears against everything they could possibly hit, trying to create a rhythm. And so, with such a composition, they set out to agitate.
The kings became worried. No one wanted to lose their power, and they began to think about how to fight this incomprehensible and unknown plague.
Not far from those places were the domains of the young forest ruler Ryland. He had recently ascended the throne, so he was still a ranger; the choice fell on him because he, like Adele, knew how to wag his tongue, and could get quite drunk, and then perform all sorts of feats: sometimes putting dwarves in 7 stacks but forgetting to leave slow units at home when going scouting, or deciding to attack someone without magic. But strangely enough, the warriors loved him very much for this and always agreed to go on all kinds of campaigns with him.
And this time, they crawled out of the tavern and set off to find the anarchists. On the 3rd day they entered the swamps, while the anarchists, meanwhile, already had several cities and villages. Ryland became frightened, so at night they drank heavily, and the next day they broke 70 zombies, but didn't have time to dive into the monolith because it had already grown dark. But the next day they saw a pack of great basilisks, who started a conversation with them:
- Was it you who broke 70 zombies with these brave lads (7 grands, 50 centaurs and 27 dwarves)?
- Yes, me!
- And how?
- I don't remember, I didn't even see how it happened, because I could barely stay on my horse!
- You're a bold fellow, we want to go further with you too!
- Let's go!
And they went further and saw a fork with silver pegasi and earth elementals, and who knows how things would have ended if the scout Orrin, opening the vision on the other end of the map, had not discovered an external dwelling of elves, unicorns, and a griffin conservatory?
Ryland turned his troops around, handed them to someone, then to someone else, and eventually they reached Orrin; the external dwellings were taken on the 7th day and the conservatory was checked. It was reported that 20 white and 80 green griffins lived there. On the second day of the second week they were defeated and 2 angel brothers appeared in Ryland's army. Since then, things looked up. Those pegasi were killed, and nagas, and someone else, because Ryland hadn't yet learned how to drink that much and remember something. Somehow, he grew wiser, studied earth, increased leadership qualities, and loosened his tongue. He managed to talk the cyclopes into submission and steal a water book from them, and then studied water—or maybe he studied water first and then earth, he didn't remember that, but he vaguely remembered stealing sandals from dendroids, and then took them and killed them for some reason. In those lands there were also 3 curious hives, which he collected and found 20 strange dragons in: green with long necks. And behind the elementals, who stood on another road next to the pegasi, he saw a necromancer's cloak, and slightly higher, boots. He went there, killed everyone, took the cloak, crashed... Ah yes, he also brought a dungeon with him near the hives; that's where he crashed and built a mages guild there, and began looking at various strange pictures in books, since he hadn't fully sobered up yet.
In the morning he left the dungeon, liberated the black market and found a skull amulet there, another hive, a box behind dead horses, and a prison. He collected everything, defeated everyone; oh yes, behind those earth elementals, he found a piece of paper with a picture and the word "fly," although at first he didn't know what it was for. Then he saw a shield that was part of the same set as the sandals and took it, killing fierce nagas. During the battle he saw this flight in his book of pictures... They feasted through the night until morning...
In the morning he entered the Dungeon again, and strangely, his mana flask filled to the brim, and then just as much more poured on top, but it didn't leak into the same pocket; seeing so much mana at once, he pressed "fly," and... oh miracle! He flew over the cyclopes and fell onto mages with another curious hive. The mages were surprised:
- Who are you?
- I am Ryland.
- Where did you fall from to get to us?
- Uh, I don't understand myself, I bruised a certain spot when I landed, that's all I can say!
- Hm, you're a strange fellow, but as we see, you have a lot of mana, well and... this... do you happen to need 95 mages?
- 95?
- Uh-huh!
- For free?
- Of course! You've really surprised us!
- Guys, of course I need them, we're looking for anarchists here, let's go!
And they entered this hive together, took more dragons, then, it seems, killed ice fish, took another hive, and saw long black pillars with red caps.
- Who are you guys?
- We're psychos, so you've come to the right place! Just tell us, who are you?
- I am Ryland!
- The same Ryland who stole sandals from dendroids and then killed them too?
- That happened!
- But why did you kill them?
- I don't remember!
- No, man, you're probably a psycho even more serious than us! In general, we also want to fight with you! You taking us?
- For free, is it?
- Well yeah, why would we psychos need money?
- Of course I'll take you; by the way, we're looking for anarchists, seen any?
- Nope, though we heard some strange and incomprehensible sounds a few days ago to our south.
- Let's go there.
Walking a bit further, they decided to spend the night near harpies, and at night they indeed heard grinding, knocking, clanging—in short, a terrible cacophony—and a female voice soloed:
- I wanna-a-a be-e-e anarchy-y-y-y! It was a terrible night; a double dose had to be drunk to fall asleep. The next day, after kicking the harpies away, they moved further. The road led west, where at a fork an accomplice of the anarchists, Shakti, was brutally killed, and going further south they stumbled upon Adele. Enraged by her singing, driven by alcohol, Ryland launched an attack. A historic battle took place.
Anarchists: Adele 7 3 6 (17) 9 angels, 45 archers, 14 vag ogres, 69 blue fish, 13 swordsmen, 9 monks and someone else against:
Blue (in every sense): Ryland 14 15 13 (157) 2 nagels, 20 psychos 34 wyverns 8 unicorns 1+9 great basilisks 95 mages.
The battle was terrible. On the first turn, the anarchists poured boiling oil under their feet; Ryland managed to fly and it didn't hit him (or a necklace for 5% helped) and they waited. Ryland and the warriors prayed on their turn and attacked, then also poured oil under their feet, then healed themselves, then the anarchists cast protection, then stone skin; in the end Adele left with 1 fish, while Ryland had 20 psychos, 30 wyverns and 87 mages left. The first city, Silverwing, was liberated!
I completely forgot, Ryland managed to collect the cloak of the king of same-kind, and tried for a long time to find a Necromancer, but couldn't and gave up on that idea.
On the seventh day of the 3rd week, Transom was liberated and the persecution of anarchists continued. After 4 days Adele was killed by some evil neutrals! The monarchy stood!
P.S. Ryland made it in time, as Adele was heading for 2 cons (4+3) and who knows how it would have turned out if he had been late! Thanks for the game and patience!

22.09.2013 The_ (blue, Necropolis, Clavius) def Roger DAltavilla (red, Conflux, random, grindan, Luna) 6lm10a 117.

On the respawn there was an external dwelling of dragons and Necromancer's Boots, though the guard of the dragon external dwelling was 80+ mummies, I just can't get used to such guards after Jebus Cross.. Anyway, they beat me up quite a bit, left with 80 skeletons, though on day 117 the external dwelling was still taken with a delivery of horses and liches, but the opponent couldn't handle Luna and decided not to continue.

Thanks for the game.

Group 2.
Group 2.
22.09.2013 cuc9ctblu (Red, Rampart, Kyrre, Shiva/Moner) draw Lim4 (Blue, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) JC 131.
... in the final, growth didn't decide anything - a meteor for 1k wiped out the entire army, we decided to record a draw, thanks for the game.

Dude, it looks like your heroes had a good dose of dwarven vodka =)))))

P.S. Sam is seriously out of it :)
P.P.S. I enjoyed reading it!

Group 4.
22.09.2013 Iamsamstan (Blue, rampart, Ryland) def COBECTb (red, castle, Adele) anarchy 144.

P.S. Ryland arrived just in time, because Adele was heading to 2 Griffin Conservatories (4+3) and who knows how it would have turned out if he had been late!