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My opponent had 112, I had 111. It seemed like there was nothing on the map, but all roads were passable and there were many creatures.
But my opponent writes GG.
As it turned out, he was severely ambushed by a Necropolis player, who lured Cerberuses.
Thanks for the game, it's a pity we didn't fight.

It's my own fault, I played poorly. Thanks for the game!:D :D :D

Group I, ready to play.

It was my first time playing Spider. I spent all my restarts. I got a tower computer and 2 dungeons. In the first week, I tried to find my tower computer, but the respawn leading to it turned out to be the most inconvenient to pass through, so I only arrived on day 122 and my opponent was already there. Week result: killed the barbarian computer, home nagas with a citadel, have Neela and Monere. 2 conservatories are revealed (level 1 and 2-4). On day 122, I take the level 1 conservatory on the grass. On day 124, I take another level 1. I go into the treasury with Monere, losing 1 angel and all the nagas there, I realize it's still too early for me to go there. On day 126, I take a level 3 on the snow with Neela. On day 127, I take 2 more conservatories and leave with Neela into another treasury. Week result: 8 angels, 14 wyverns, Neela level 13 levels up terribly (Wisdom, Luck, Tactics, Air). I should have switched to Monere, but hope for the best was still alive. Although Monere wasn't pleasing either: Wisdom, Water, Scouting, but at least had starting Logistics. On day 133, I clear the treasury, very poor, I see Gunnar, who takes a conservatory near the tower computer's castle. According to the tavern, my army is stronger, Gunnar's stats aren't great either, but in the treasury I got nothing except 40 zealots. I decide to clear one more treasury. Week result: Neela level 17, maxed out all expert skills, so waiting for a "gift"? All of the 4th week I run around in the middle of nowhere in treasuries. Neela levels up like a god, getting Learning and Archery, left without Logistics, Offense, and Earth. Nothing useful except a Dimension Door scroll and Pandora's Boxes for experience/gold. Missing 1 component for Armor of the Damned and for Elixir of Life. At home, 3 weeks of unrecruited growth, a bunch of resources for building magic, but due to inexperience playing on random SoD maps, I forget that to use DD I need to build a Mage Guild, and there's no mana for DD, so HWrulez reminded me of that :) On day 211, red somehow reaches the external tavern about one and a half turns from my native town, recruits Gunnar there, and takes my 3-week growth (including 5 giants). I see 2 Dragon Utopias, so on day 213 I learn that I need to build a Mage Guild :) and start building. I don't manage to finish it, and on my day 214, the madly rushing Gunnar catches me: Gunnar (16 8 7 6) Offense, Armorer, Tactics, Air, Earth, Leadership, 27 mana, 16 scorpicores, 1 mage, 3 angels, 50 upgraded minotaurs, 29 wyverns, 8 KDs, 45 Evil Eyes. Neela (12 12 8 5) no Offense, has Armorer, Tactics, Luck (also wearing +3 morale/luck), Air, Archery. Army: 7 angels, 37 zealots, 52 wyverns, 25 butterflies, 20 upgraded medusas, 6 air elementals, 1 butterfly. Gunnar casts Mass Haste and hits wyverns with angels, then minotaurs hit the same wyverns and, from morale, hit again. I consider this the key moment of the fight. I retreated with 4 angels, leaving Gunnar with 41 Evil Eyes, 15 scorpicores, and 8 wyverns. No towns, no army except these angels. I recruit Neela, attack red's dungeon with 4 angels, where there turned out to be too many troops, and I'm out of mana. I lose 3 angels. Then I get caught with 1 angel by 4 KDs. I can't win the fight without dying myself, so I retreat. Gunnar takes the castle back and holes up in it. I build level 5, they give me DD. I realize I won't be able to out-control my opponent on the map, as he will explore it in a couple of days, so I recruit zombies and skeletons in a necro village (where I built levels) and attack Deemer, who treacherously stood on a well. 1 angel + 6 zombies. Deemer has Meteor Shower for 125. I win without losing the angel. I give the angel and zombies to Solmyr, who was specially prepared for something like this. I replenish his mana and attack Gunnar in the castle. 1 angel + 9 zombies and 1 skeleton each :D Solmyr has 13 spell power and a teapot for 713. Gunnar defended, remaining with Evil Eyes and a couple of scorpicores. Thank you to my opponent for the game =)
p.s. Thanks to all my opponents in the group for the games, to the organizers for the tournament =) Too bad I couldn't perform decently. Somewhere I simply lacked luck, but mostly experience playing random SoD maps. Hope to see you again on the fields of heroic battles.

thanks to my opponent for the game =)

a tough game, without Dragon Utopia (3 treasure zones)

we fought it out, and in the end I ended up as red

having gained control in my own Mage Guild, first at level 4, I went after my opponent, took almost all their towns, and on 214 intercepted Nila from a Dragon Utopia in the treasure zone and forced them to buy peace for 4 Angels, while I was left with 15 cats, 8 ducks, and 40 Evil Eyes

my opponent built a Mage Guild in Necropolis and, not getting Imps, surrendered.

thanks for the game!

Thank you for playing!

Thank you for the game!

I confirm, thank you for the game!

The birds turned into Fortress units, and I got 3 units on my main hero, exactly as planned: a level 1, a level 2, and a level 3 unit, plus some hidden air units and elementals, so things were looking good... the road was narrow and long, and it wasn't until the end of the second week that I managed to gather everything, and then I set out for the company, but then I received news that it had fallen.

Thanks for the game.

We started without rests, which was surprising.

A good army surrender—10 air units on 2 heroes, not built up. On 111 there were a bunch of fights with unpleasant guards; fortunately, the goal helped to normally break through 30 bows from GS and 20 upgraded bows from Castle on the grass, then a couple of packs of imps battered the ones, but I immediately broke through on 111 to the swamp respawn against the computer. Then I saw that the opponent took the village on 111 (since not a single computer had been killed), which actually pleased me, as the road is clearly very short. On 112 I set out to kill the computer and hit a block of regular gargoyles behind a thief. There were almost 50 of them; due to morale, all the fairies were eaten, so in the end on 112 there were 0 ones, but no matter—on 113 I killed the computer, Alkin got log (as usual for him)—straight into folders, then broke through into a bunch of zones with lots of money and built up on 117; some noobs on birds took the crypts in the swamp. 121 buying up birds and air units, immediately killed a newbie Necro, there were upgrades and 2k per day. Curiously, after capturing his castle, the computer hero Tamika stood still for 7 days doing nothing :confused:, until she eventually faded into oblivion.

On 122 I identified the Hive by the shadow; there are 8 ducks, a chain home is taken—Hive for 50 crosses on 4 and for 30 snipers also on 4. 123 I burst into a super treasure zone through 15 ducks, there was immediately a box behind 80 vamps with GS for 15k gold (very timely), 124 library, 125 took the bird hide for 44 master-djinn (native treasure zone), took the Hive. Nothing else seems to be visible; broke through and bought a book, on 131 Dragon Utopia one with 12 birds and 20+ ducks—they give +3 all, 132 Dragon Utopia in the swamp is a three-piece—teapot, hat, slippers 2 all, breaking grade monarchs, buying 5 more from the swamp, I go to the opponent, where I successfully covered him without rushing—there was no one for hire in the tavern anyway, there were decent angels, but the Necro build clearly didn't work out.
Thanks for the game.

... Thanks for the game.

Good setup, but played poorly and slowly.
Thank you for the game!

So, it's Sunday, and we're in the second week of the tournament, but there are a few masochists who really want to get kicked out for one reason or another; there are many of them:

Group M Sanin, please confirm the report!

We have two weeks for the game, so why are there these lists of players facing disqualification just a week after the tournament begins?
And according to the rules, one week is given for confirmation.

We have about two weeks for the game, so why are there lists of players facing disqualification after only one week into the tournament?
And according to the rules, one week is given to confirm participation.

You should try being a host at least once, then all the questions will disappear!
And I wouldn't be rude to people who spend their time on a common cause:smile29:

It also seemed strange that, a week after the tournament started, the organizers began threatening participants with disqualification.

The double gave out, I took my computer to 115. There was a gold hero, a couple with the gold skill, but money was still scarce, so the horses in the comp's Citadel and 1-4 dwellings. By 121, with growth, I used a scout hero to break through to the corner treasure zone; there a stack of fanatics at a Dragon Utopia blocked the path to the village. Valya got wiped and returned home, ran along the second road (I revealed the direction on the first from scouting but didn't touch it): along that road, right at the respawn was a +5 club behind a horde of upgraded water elementals. An adjacent zone on barbarian land, with a Griffin Conservatory-spearmen, a Dwarf Cottage, Medusa dens; I gathered gold for Angels in the Citadel by 127 and took a Dragon Fly Hive with 8 Wyverns. On 131, Valya attacks the starting area and from the stables on an Angel runs to the second Griffin Conservatory on the adjacent zone between me and the comp; the scout heroes are clearing the barbarian territory in the meantime and breaking a teleport to the center from one side. I take the third Griffin Conservatory with 3 Angels, 5 horses, a bunch of archers, and something else: Valya has expert Leadership, Archery, Offense, Defense. Nearby there's also a +6 shield and a Dragon Fly Hive. It's annoying crawling around sand without Pathfinding, but then a boost: a scout hero on rocks in a cart finds boots. Guarding the shield and the elevator to the treasure zone, Valya gets Pathfinding; stats with the shield and sword are already 13-13; there's another Dragon Fly Hive not far from the Dragon Utopia, so I head there. In the end, either on 134 or 135, I take a max Dragon Utopia, which has a Hat of the Fifth, +3 to all, Chupa, and +10 to SP; Valya was given Log and Air. I have 5 Angels and 18 Wyverns left; the red ones in the tavern aren't scaring me yet. From there, with Dimension Door, it's a matter of technique; I started squeezing castles, took a couple more Dragon Utopias (in the third I got a КЗ and +5 to all), and the final was a one-way gate.

Thanks for the game.

Why don't you try being the host for once, then all the questions will disappear!
And I wouldn't dare to be rude to people who spend their time on a common good:smile29:

So, the organizer has the right to be rude to half of the tournament participants, but they shouldn't be allowed to respond? In general, I was just curious about the reasons for such behavior, and I think I asked in the most polite way possible.

Why don't you try being a host yourself, then all the questions will disappear!
And I wouldn't be rude to people who spend their time on a common cause:smile29:

Well, it's not recommended for nervous people to get involved.

The participant table wasn't updated for 2 weeks during the recording, and people reacted calmly to it.