Posts from Jebus Cross - 3

So, the first finalist has been determined!!! We are waiting for the lower bracket...

theShevanesian, hurry up, there is not much time left.

I'm currently on vacation in Sudak, and I'll be back on the 22nd in the morning. I'm ready to play on the 22nd or during the following weekend.

22.08.2013 theShevanesian (blue, Swamp, Tazar) def Maretti (red, Conflux, Brissa, Yog) Jebus Cross 135
Apologies for the late game, I was on vacation. My opponent surprised me by keeping Conflux, and, overall, his draw was so-so. My draw wasn't great either; I barely managed to find 4 Dragon Fly Hives (mini and pre-mini), so I broke the gate on 124 with 20 Monks, 3 Angels, and Expert Slow. On 125, I take КЗ, on 127, the Helm. That's what made the difference — my opponent didn't have full control until the end of the game. Then came the contact, where thanks to the Imp I managed to seriously undermine the opponent's army strength. We went our separate ways to different computer zones; the opponent found nothing and surrendered.

Thank you for the game!
Thanks for a game!

1/2 of the lower bracket:

Сhemist_HP - theShevanesian, don't delay the game, =Stinger= is waiting for you in the final of the lower bracket.

22.08.2013 theShevanesian(blue, swamp, Tazar) def Maretti(red, Conflux, Brissa, Yog) Jebus Cross 135
Apologies for the late game, I was on vacation. My opponent surprised me by keeping Conflux, and overall his draw was mediocre. My draw wasn't great either, I barely found 4 Dragon Fly Hives (mini and pre-mini), so I broke on d124 with 20 monarchs, 3 angels, and expert slow. On d125 I take КЗ, on d127 the hat. This made the difference - my opponent didn't have full control until the end of the game. Then there was contact, where thanks to implosion I managed to significantly weaken my opponent's army. We split into different computer zones; my opponent found nothing and surrendered.

Thanks for the game!
Thanks for a game!

I confirm. Had a bad map, so could only break at 125. Had the choice to take dung town in middle, but was almost out of mana, so decided it was too risky and went for other middle town. This turned out to be the wrong choice, since opponent wasn't very strong at the time, but I couldn't know that so I won't call it a mistake. Then I moved in for 2 topes but opponent came first. I had moved too far forward, so he could see and attack me and killed most of my army with implo before I had money to run. Then I went for new area and found a full tope that was somewhat disappointing and also cost some troops. I counted on ciele and arma to weaken or kill taz, but due to moral on elfs I lost her and out of annoyance I gave up. There was still a chance to win with ciele if taz didn't wear red orb, but I needed luck to get her back from tavern and I had enough of waiting. 2 mistakes was at least 1 too many. Thanks for playing.

4.09.2013 Chemist_HP (red, Conf, random, Peer) def theShevanesian (blue, swamp, Tazar) Jeb, 142

Three external dwellings of air were distributed near the Castle (one under the titans, I never managed to take it), so I started playing. In the first week, I took and bought out two external dwellings each of air, fire, and earth. Birds in the citadel. No Cons, only one from the hives, and a small one at that, so I didn't even bother taking it. There wasn't much to choose from for the main hero, so I took Peer.

In the second week, I bought out the psychos from two external dwellings and picked up a +4 all shield. I moved to the center; there wasn't much of a choice, so I followed the path. I came across a fork where Tazar had already been, but the +3 all necklace with the Dragon Utopia under a hundred gold djinns remained untouched. The Dragon Utopia was maxed, and nearby was Tazar's village on the swamp; transition to the third week. In the Dragon Utopia, the only useful thing was КЗ; I replenished mana in the village on the swamp.

Basically, while I was idling in place, Tazar was wandering through the sand. I figured that Tazar's army for attacking was a bit weak and his growth reinforcement was blocked. Therefore, at a leisurely pace, I went to meet him, using air magic to scout where to go.

Tazar attacked with single-digit gargoyles under Wave of Death on the exp.

I interpreted Tazar's actions as desperation, since it was obvious he had portaled from the Dragon Utopia. But it turned out to be just a mistake. Tazar's artifacts were not bad, including КВ and КЗ.

Thanks for the game!

4.09.2013 Chemist_HP (red, Conflux, random, Tavern) def. theShevanesian (blue, Swamp, Tazar) Jeb, 142

Three minor artifacts and two Gorgon nests for the entire map; not enough mana and knowledge, so after blocking in the center, I was left with 9 ducks and a dozen Gorgons from the horde of upgraded horses. I can't take the Utopia, there are no hives, and then my opponent appeared with a bunch of meat from the nests, easily destroying the block of 20+ angels. I ran upwards, somehow broke through the horde of upgraded pits behind the Keep, and started waiting for turn 131. Although the chain was broken by my opponent, I managed to attack with a bonus and buy my way out; finally, I can attack the horde of upgraded beasts for the artifacts and the helmet, all +6. Then I take the Utopia - they double up on 3 artifacts (the army is weak, the opponent is already running upwards - I free the 30th-level mage from the prison with losses, but there is nothing in the area for the army). I send him upwards, take the Book of Earth, and I plan to defeat Tazar and sit down to replenish mana. Most likely, the opponent would have caught up, and there would have been a final battle with a one-sided outcome (with 4 beasts from the Pandora box and a dozen Wyverns against a bunch of nests and the Book of Earth, you can't just push through), but without thinking, I decided to save moves and attack the opponent's hero (I was sure that there was no tactic or bracers there), but I forgot about the wave of death. Thanks for the game!

11.09.13 =Stinger= (blue, Necropolis, Galhtran) def Chemist(red, Conflux, Jellar, Monere) JC 124

Roads are average.
Everything was decided by the library with Earth and Logistics, as well as the stables near the castle.
On day 111, a cheap hero visited it, and on day 112, I bought Earth and Galhtran and ran along the planned route, revealed by the scout.
Day 113 - Dwarf dwelling, day 114 Pandora's Box and Arena behind a pack of Manticores.
They gave 30 upgraded scrap items.
Day 115 - mini Griffin Conservatory and army splitting.
Day 116 - running to the library again to buy Logistics.
Day 117 - took the treasure, cleared +3/3 knowledge and spell power, returned home to refill mana, the cheap hero took the external dwelling of horses.
Day 121 - visited the stables and am preparing to take the Pandora's Box guarded by a horde of Royal Griffins.
Cheap heroes found 3 more Griffin Conservatories and 7 beehives on the respawn in 1 week.
I take the treasure, mini Conservatory, max Conservatory with cheap heroes this turn.
Day 122 - the Pandora's Box gave 15K experience, I also got Air magic and ran to the GO with Galhtran, while the cheap heroes also took 2 more treasures (both max) and a third Conservatory.
Galhtran cleared the Bracers, broke through the GO from a horde of uniques, revealed the opponent's territory with Explorer's Scroll, took the Boots, and ran straight to Monere's respawn.
Stopped at his GO.
On day 124, Monere cleared his GO, took a treasure and a Pandora's Box, but from a Galhtran like that, there's no running far. On his turn, I attacked with 9 Angels, 45 Birds, 150+150 Skeletons, 9 Dread Knights. His forces are much smaller.
Thanks for the game!

11.09.13 =Stinger= (blue, Necropolis, Galhtran) def Chemist(red, Conflux, Jellar, Monere) JC 124

Overall it turned out quite well. There were as many as 4 external dwellings of Psychic Elementals. But the terrain was laid out in such a way that I had to settle for little: one external dwelling each of Pixies, Water Elementals, Psychic Elementals, and Birds. I captured an Angel and Wyverns from two Dragon Fly Hives; I saw a third Dragon Fly Hive, but while Monere was getting to ГО, the Dragon Fly Hive disappeared somewhere. Artifacts: +2 Attack/Defense, and the main damage-dealing stack was Oil.

At ГО, Mantises and Giant Roc depleted almost all the mana; on the sand I took 12 Wyverns and 20k experience.
In the FB there was no alternative.

Thanks for the game!

Final:

GoD - =Stinger=

A scarf awaits the winner :)

Finals of winners.

GoD (Red, Rampart, Kyrre, Kyrre) def =Stinger= (Blue, Castle, Caitlin, Ciele) Jebus Cross 126

chose all rests.

111 - 4 free elves arrived, a pendant for +3 to mana, Castle has a road block of 20-49 gr. pegasuses for a pittance and a spirit of anguish, on the road to the right 20-49 gr. wasps for a bag of gold and a Dragon Fly Hive, there are stables slightly off the road to the left, further left - Gold Bow for 20-49 gr. cerberi, hero spread of 6 heroes.

112 - Kyrre ate several chests and an experience pillar and got Earth and Attack, scouted, revealed 3 more Dragon Fly Hives - for 20-49 gr. gogs, 20-40 griffins, 20-49 golems, on the road presumably towards the Dragon Utopia a block of 10-19 gr. monks, a scout hero on the road to the left reached a Dungeon village, an overview is scouted - among the useful things a Pandora's Box of 20-49 diamond golems and a gold mine.

113 - the scout hero reached the second village - a tavern, there nearby finally an external dwelling of horses, took the dungeon, found another Dragon Fly Hive for 10-19 mind flayers.

114 - Kyrre crushed the dungeon and took a Dragon Fly Hive with 4, got Armor, found more external dwellings of dragons and drakes, scouted the Dragon Utopia - 50-99 efreet.

115 - Charna took the external dwelling of drakes, Kyrre crushed the town castle and ran to the other side for a chest.

116 - took the external dwelling of horses with Charna, Kyrre takes a Dragon Fly Hive for 4 for griffins and a chest for 10k experience, losing one drake stupidly, but gained expert Earth, Attack, and Defense.

117 - took the second external dwelling of horses and the tavern village, Kyrre camps in the town castle, in the portal in the dungeon are horses.

121 - maxed Dragon Fly Hives with the scout hero for golems, Kyrre ran to the stables and stood before the magogs for a Dragon Fly Hive.

122 - Kyrre stands before the Dragon Utopia on gr. horses, a chain is set on the guard of the last Dragon Fly Hive.

123 - I break the Dragon Utopia, see the missing artifact for the Mage Well, but run further, hit 10-19 reds for 4/4 armor and a Dragon Fly Hive, then 50-99 nagas for a red ball and another Dragon Fly Hive, total became 55 ducks, 19 horses, 1 drake, 1 gr. pegasus and 5 elves, see the Blue Moon near a Dragon Utopia nearby.

124 - Ciele takes the Dragon Utopia and buys off, I run further and grab the 3/3 necklace for magic, 12/3 shield for 50-99 rocs, then the central Inferno, release scout heroes for maximum scouting - there are several untaken Dragon Utopias.

125 - Ciele through Dimension Door takes the Dragon Utopia near the Inferno and Town Portals back, Kyrre takes a Dragon Utopia for nothing and we stand at the crossroads in the center near the Inferno.

126 - Ciele comes running again, lots of movement points, but doesn't manage to Town Portal home and stands next to the Inf. We take the Dragon Utopia for gladiolus and a +4 to all shield, then the Inf and attack. Ciele buys off again: little army there, 1 angel, 9 champions, 18 ducks and 20+ marks.

We make a save. Later Artyom decides not to continue, because all the money went on buy-offs, and besides magic there is little else.

Thanks for the game!

There was a block on most of the respawn in the form of a pack of manticores, which guarded the external dwelling of horses and a Pandora's Box (as it turned out for all the Earth).
Broke them on 114 with Ciele, got her all the Earth.
Built horses and griffins in the castle, had no money for angels.
On the respawn 2 Dragon Fly Hives and a Griffin Conservatory, but all far away.
Took external dwelling of horses, 3 external dwellings of griffins and in the Pandora's Box 25 griffins.
Dragon Utopia - a pack of Arch Devils, on them lose part of the purse, then in the center
didn't make it just a bit to the red ball. Could have played further, since there were 2 heroes with Dimension Door, Ciele has full control, but got upset because of the setup and decided not to continue playing.

Added after 29 minutes

Final.
22.09.13 =Stinger=(blue, Dungeon, Shakti) def GoD(red, Stronghold, Crag Hack) Jebus Cross 123

Zhenya chose the restarts, I still had 1 left, I think, but it was clear even while waiting for the turn that this was my roll.
Starting artifact - spirit of anguish, at the castle a conservatory.
On 111 checked the conservatory with a scout hero - turned out to be a minimal one without a Golden Scepter, third hero - Gunnisson with goblins for feeding in the conservatory, so I upgrade Troglodytes, take the conservatory with loss of goblins, lost a couple of Troglodytes too, meanwhile the bought scout hero reveals an external dwelling of dragons behind a horde of Gargoyles.
On 112 I take the external dwelling of dragons with tolerable losses of Troglodytes, stand on a Dragon Fly Hive located right there, discover another conservatory on the road and stables. Run along this road into the corner of the map with Gunnisson, hoping by 113 to reach the village and recruit a hero from it to transfer troops and feed back to Shakti for the Dragon Fly Hive.
113 - I open an overview in the center of the respawn - see a Pandora's Box for elves on the road, a Dragon Utopia, 2 more Dragon Fly Hives and 2 conservatories, as well as a prison right there on the path, an external market and 2 external dwellings of manticores in different corners.
Gurni reaches the secondary town, killing a stack of gr. griffins along the way (stood in the passage) and a stack of magogs (guarded +3/3 morale trinket, which later decided the game). Transfer troops back to Shakti, he takes a Dragon Fly Hive for 6 Wyvern, visits the stables, crushes the castle and runs for the Pandora's Box.
I build chains so that scout heroes can claim all the riches I've revealed, on the same turn Das breaks the prison, puts the prisoner in the external market, and Das takes a (mini) Dragon Fly Hive and an external dwelling of manticores.
On 114 I take the Pandora's Box (30 Harpy Hags), reveal another Pandora's Box behind a pack of Cyclopes and run to it.
On 115 I take the Pandora's Box (25 gr. Beholders), beat off a +3/3 shield behind a stack of Djinn, destroy the guard of the Dragon Utopia and stand in a cell next to it.
Further, scout heroes rule the roost. First I take another Dragon Fly Hive for 4 Wyvern, then Das takes conservatory 3 almost without losses (the morale trinket artifact ruled), I transfer all the assets to the other side to take conservatory 3-4 with a Golden Scepter, which is near the stables, and on 116 I take it too without major losses. I transfer troops to Shakti and take the Dragon Utopia - a minimal one with loss of Troglodytes, half of the Beholders.
But the Dragon Utopia gave nothing good - a sword +4 instead of +2 and a bag of money.
Still, I head towards the Dragon Utopia (horde of Black Knights with a Golden Scepter on their own land) and stand 500 movement points away from them.
Shakti without a spell book, but with expert Offense.
117 - with the loss of remaining Beholders, Dragons, 5 Manticores and 1 Wyvern I break the knights and on the last square reach the central castle - Castle. Recruit a scout hero there to beat the refuge, but there's nothing interesting - 3 Liches. But in the center there are many good things - 2 Dragon Utopias, one of them has an overview that will allow viewing the entire center.
Shakti leveled up perfectly, has expert Air, Earth, and the rest of the full set.
On 121 I take a Dragon Fly Hive (mini again) and rush to the nearest Dragon Utopia already with Mass Shield and Stone Skin. They gave a few parameters, then I take another Dragon Utopia - gave КВ and wings. I crush her dungeon, double mana and crush the central castle again.
On 122 with Das (who leveled up no worse than Shakti), I take another Dragon Utopia, a Pandora's Box for 20 Zealots, transfer to Shakti, he beats off Titan's Cuirass and a +12 helmet, frees a prisoner, he takes an external dwelling of angels and frees the next prisoner, who in turn takes a Dragon Fly Hive for 8 Wyvern and passes everything back to Shakti. The main Troglodyte runs to the last visible Dragon Utopia, and from there jumps to the second central castle and again reaches it on the last square.

Shakti with decent parameters (around 20) 30 Wyvern, 9 angels, a teapot for 700+ and 200+ mana.
Crag Hack breaks the Dragon Utopia, takes the castle, transfers the army to a scout hero to break the КЗ, which I couldn't see, but the scout hero can't handle its guard.
Thanks for the game!

to = Stinger =
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to =Stinger=
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I'm at work too, and the VT chat isn't working here either ))))))))))))
I sent you a private message.

I'm at work too, the Wargaming.net chat isn't working here ))))))))))
I sent you a private message.

Can you play in the mornings on weekdays?

Our finalists (GoD and =Stinger=) agreed to play until one of them wins two games. Well, here we go: GoD - =Stinger=: 0-1. Good luck to everyone!

P.S.: the girl who knitted the scarf said she doesn't want to part with it :D. I haven't even seen it yet, but she says it's really cool ;)