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

No, everything is correct "according to the letter" - I have encountered this situation more than once, and it has been discussed many times. As for "the spirit" - I don't know, it's still a building capture, but according to the rules, Battle is a restart after an encounter, and nothing more, so I'm not arguing.
1.2. Restart after the first encounter up to 115-116-117 inclusive for fast, medium, and slow paths, respectively.
An encounter is considered a direct contact between players, i.e., any battle between them (a battle between any heroes, a battle with the garrison of an enemy castle or mine).

The contact was established, but without a battle; he surrendered his city.

group 2
04.12.13 Juristis (Red, Tower, Aine, Kyrre) def c0nn3c71nkK.ppL (Blue, Fortress, Wystan, Ivor), 2sm4d(3), 132
And again no FB. Fast roads, 3 of them, but towards the Citadel it's blocked by a horde of energy elementals with +4 speed. I expanded, leveled Kyrre, took an adjacent Barbarian zone, found a University and a couple of Griffin Conservatories there. Kyrre with Tactics and Offense, placed Naga in the Citadel, bought Earth Magic at the University. There are a couple of Dragon Fly Hives.
On the second [week], I spent time buying up and upgrading. Helped by a max Medusa building taken by Yona. On 124 I took a level 2 Griffin Conservatory (the griffins nibbled the Gremlins, -20), on 125 a level 3 (this time without issues). Struggled, running over the rocks.
127 - entered with Angels into a Treasure Chamber on Lava. At home, meanwhile, I took a level 8 Dragon Fly Hive.
At the start of the third week, I took Kyrre and 5 Angels into a max Dragon Fly Hive in the Treasure Chamber, a Flail +4 and a Vial of +2 HP, and a Sephiroth [artifact] from a level 8 Dragon Fly Hive on the rocks. Bought additional army, was going to enter the Dragon Utopia on 133, but my opponent was tormented by morale and other troubles from neutrals. Thanks for the game!

group 2
04.12.13 Juristis (blue, Fortress, Tazar) def HellLighT (red, Dungeon, Shakti) 124 Jebus
Hell took 111 twice, then I took my 111 and we started playing. Under the castle there are 2 Dragon Utopias, there are 2 Dragon Fly Hives and a couple of external dwellings of Gnolls, I broke a couple of big crypts on 111, decided to play. On 113 I took a gold mine, then broke the first Dragon Fly Hive, checked it, it turned out to be max, I ran to the second one. In total, by the end of the week I took all 3 found hives (4+12+4) and 4 external Gnoll dwellings. Also 2 chests with 5k experience each. Tazar has expert Tactics, Logistics, and Earth Magic, has Mass Slow and Shield, Sword +6, +2 Luck. At home, 1-7 in the Fort.
121 - Dragon Utopias, a triple and a max. I upgrade 22 Monks, hit the triple one, lose 2 Monks, 30 Gnolls, a Hydra, and the rest of the chaff. The reward is mediocre, Captain's Hat, Gladius, Necklace +3 to all. I disband for mana.
122 - I collect Admiral's Hat.
123 - I hit the ГО, first the Wyvern horde in the swamp, Luck, 20 Attack and Morale carry, they fall without issue. Then the horde of Gr Cyclopes, with Tactics I kill them losing 2 Wyverns and all remaining chaff except the Hydra and 15 Gnolls. Then a Flask +2 HP, a Dragon Fly Hive with 8 Wyverns, Shiva level 20 with expert Armorer, Pathfinding, Logistics, and Scouting, chests with 10k experience and 25 Gr Eyes. I disband Tazar home for mana, Shiva takes the external dwelling of Red Dragons.
124 - Hell was tormented by neutrals and he surrendered. Thanks for the game!

How is it possible that your city was captured? According to the agreement, there should be a meeting, otherwise it's just absurd.

05.12.2013 ColdRain (Red, Fortress, Tazar, Tazar) def bGu121 (Blue, Barb, Dessa, Dessa) 8mm6a 123

Just a huge respawn like on Jebus Cross with a super long road to the end, which Tazar only reached by turn 123, the second passage is closer but there's a bugged passage to the brown computer through guards from another zone in the form of 10-19 psychos or 50-99 swordsmen, 2 external dwellings of Lizardmen, 4 Gnolls, 1 Gorgon but very deep, revealed upon opening. Every turn lack of money, revealed a strong Griffin Conservatory, 4 Dwarf Cottages, 2 checked, 1 level 15 taken, 2 Crypts, Cap of +4 Knowledge, on turn 121 25 seconds before the end of the turn Tazar in a small nook near the close passage revealed a Wyvern dwelling + a Gnoll chain for 88 gr with Gogs and in time trouble lost a bunch of Gnolls and 1 Wyvern, further the bugged passage and a turn back, on turn 123 near the far passage revealed another Conservatory, was just about to check it when the opponent writes GG (. Everything at home except Hydras in the citadel, both Conservatories as revealed turned out to be level 4.

A very strange surrender on his part, by turn 123 he had a pretty good Dessa level 6 with 6 3 7 3 with expert Logistics and 1 Earth Magic, 14 Thunderbirds, almost captured Inferno computer and very good prospects.