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On the first week, I built angels; on the second, I took two cons for seven angels and reached three Dragon Utopias in a treasure zone. On the third week, I collected the Dragon Utopias, which gave me air control, then another Dragon Utopia at home and two in the center, and by the end of the week, I take the enemy main. After that, the game came down to my attempts to catch up with Kirry, which was quite difficult without TP and air vision. Meanwhile, Kirry gathered and upgraded 100+ ducks, raised stats, and became quite competitive, while I already wanted to give up the chase and try to snatch what hadn't been eaten yet. At that moment, a proposal was made to settle for a clean draw, since the opponent intended to grind further, and grind for a long time, and playing a new game would be easier. That's where we stopped, especially since during the game I was given a controversial restart, while I gave auto.
We've already started a new one.

I spawned Gunnar + Shakti with 3 stacks in the tavern:rolleyes: But the guards are all speed units, the Troglodyte stack was noticeably melting.
In the corner of the spawn I found a Manticore lair, they were in the Fort + Portal, barely scraped together the ransom.
At the start of the week, Shakti took the Griffin Conservatory 2 and Gunnar went to the center. Then a Dragon Fly Hive was snatched right from under my nose. Turned around to the other center. Pandora's Box +10k experience, Pandora's Box with 25 gr Elves, took a Mace +5 and a Shield +4. Another Griffin Conservatory 3.
And Jedite came right to me))) Transferred the army to nearly zero Shakti with 4 Archangels, but the army was too fat. 5 Angels, 12 Manticores, 25 Grand Elves. Against 51 gr Beholders, 5 Rust Dragons, 3 Minotaur Kings. GG
Thanks for the game.

At the start I was a bit slow going to the SM, assuming I’d be red, forgetting about the color swap; in short, I got what I deserved, a fun SM.
We picked all Restarts (opponent entered Shaktis twice :eek:). In the end, I got red, with two external dwellings of medusas, a home Dragon Utopia, loads of gold, a Monolith with stables and gloves, all great except for one thing — GO through a no-road zone, secondary zones connected by a simple road through standard guards, the opponent hit the re by meeting me... things were more modest there...
Second game, Gunnar shows up from the start, and well, that’s about it :o, one road who knows where, which even Gunnar has to run and run along, the respawn is cut up by cliffs and mountains, forcing me to take detours for scouting. There’s an external dwelling of cats on the respawn, but guarded by 19 Elementals of Mind (since the Sphere of Permanence is thrown in), and it’s a 4-day trek through mountains to get there — I gave up. I ran down the road, which turned out to be just one, with a tiny branch to the GO underground. The secondary went better, a couple of crypts, gnoll huts, and I found two Griffin Conservatories! With the money earned, I bought up, first broke a level 1 Conservatory, then a level 3 one, at home I grabbed another level 3 with a scout hero, sacrificing an angel and tons of losses. Then I went to the treasure zone. Nothing special there — two Dragon Fly Hives with 12 wyverns, a few stats, and an external dwelling of Azure Dragons in the far corner of the treasure zone, I flagged it only on the third week and immediately portal-summoned an Azure Dragon, the gold crates in the treasure zone really helped. So that’s about it, nowhere much left to run, both of the opponent’s secondary zones, accessible through passable stone barriers — not an option; through mountains and forest, I headed to the gates, which lead who knows where (since generation was already buggy), turned out the gates lead to the treasure zone.. There’s Tamika, who snatches two Dragon Utopias from under my nose, also showing off Fly (I already have one GM5 built — completely empty, a second GM5 under construction). And then I got lucky, in the corner, right under the Utopias, lay KZ, after that Gunnar easily caught up with Tamika even with Fly, her army after the Utopias wasn’t too plentiful, killing one of my Azure Dragons and losing 150 skeletons and 4 angels, Tamika flees. Then I hoarded gold for Azure Dragons, broke through the GO and pushed the opponent’s towns, eventually capturing them all. Through the opponent’s secondary zone (or my buggy secondary, depending on how you see it), I went into the treasure zone where the opponent was heading, there I grabbed a Utopia for +6 all stats and armor +4+4 and junk.
Tamika surprised me in the final battle by bringing 1000+ skeletons and 4 new angels :confused: + nearly 20 wyverns, 15+ unicorns, 45 orcs, in short a mix from all over. Stats were roughly equal, I had literally 2-3 more, Tamika had KSh which was equipped against dragons, but the dragons could somehow cast spells — I was surprised myself, and so was the opponent.
I had 19 wyverns, 6 angels, 4 Azure Dragons, 15 Arch Liches, 4 cats, split into stacks of one, in general, fighting without magic only worked in my favor and victory in the final battle came relatively easily. Most likely, if Tamika hadn’t put on KSh, she could have driven Gunnar away, since she had a bit over 240 mana vs my 200 and higher spell power.
As the saves showed, there were two Griffin Conservatories on each secondary zone, home Dragon Utopias, two fully built Citadels up to bears, a fully built Rampart with an external dwelling up to horses, in short, a full house.
In a nutshell, for anyone who can’t be bothered to read — buy Azure Dragons, even if they don’t carry, they demoralize and overwhelm the opponent. :smile16:
P.S. On week 211 there was a Plague Month, which I think also played a role, since I had virtually no critical growth, and the Plague didn’t particularly hinder portal-summoning dragons or buying them from the external dwelling.

Thanks for the game!

Galtran is right in the tavern, gloves are on the respawn, one of the directions is blocked, but the second has a very good layout, with cons, КЗ and Dragon Utopia were found, active collection of utopias from 124 and full control on 126, a good army and stats at 26, next day to the opponent, there was nothing to oppose him.
Thanks for the game.

02.02.2015 Dima Surmay (Red, Necropolis, Tant, Galtran) def JustObserver (Blue, Castle, Kaitlin, Krellion) Diamond 127

02.02.2015 The_ (Red, Dungeon, Random, Gunnar, Gunnar) def LuckyF (Blue, Dungeon, Random, Sephinroth, Tamika) 2sm4d(3) 214

At the start I was a bit slow heading out to the SM, assuming I would be red, forgetting about the color swap. In short, what I fought for is what I got — a lively SM.
We all picked rests (opponent got Shacti twice :eek:). In the end, it drew red, with two external dwellings of medusas, a home Dragon Utopia, lots of gold, a moneylender with stables and gauntlets — all good if not for one thing — GO along a roadless area, secondary zones connected by a simple road through standard guards. The opponent made it to the RE on meeting... things were more modest there...
Second game, Gunnar spawns from the start, well, that's probably it :o, one road going who knows where, which even Gunnar has to run and run along. The respawn is cut by rocks and mountains, forcing figure-eight maneuvers for scouting. On the respawn there's an external dwelling of cats, but guarded by 19 elementals of mind (since the Sphere of Permanence is thrown in), and hacking through mountains to get there takes 4 days — gave up. I ran along the road, which in fact turned out to be the only one, with a tiny branch to the dungeon GO. On the secondary zone things went better — a couple of crypts, dwarf cottages, and I found two Griffin Conservatories! With the gold I earned, I shopped up, first broke a single, then a triple Griffin Conservatory; at home I picked up another triple with a scout hero, losing an angel and a ton of feeders. Then I went to the treasure zone. Nothing special there — two Dragon Fly Hives with 12 ducks, a few stats, and an external dwelling of Azure Dragons in the far corner of the treasure zone. I flagged it only on the third day and immediately summoned an Azure Dragon. The gold boxes in the treasure zone really helped. That's basically it — nowhere else to run really. Both of the opponent's secondary zones accessible through stone passages were not an option. Through mountains, through forest, I headed to the gates, which went who knows where (because generation was already bugged) — the gates turned out to lead into the treasure zone. There was Tamika, who scoops up two Dragon Utopias right under my nose, and also shows Flight (I already had one GM5 built — completely empty, another GM5 under construction). And then I got lucky — in the corner, right under the Dragon Utopias, lay the КЗ. After that, Gunnar easily caught up with Tamika even with Flight. After the Dragon Utopias, not much army remained. Killing 1 of my Azure Dragons and losing 150 skeletons and 4 angels, Tamika fled. Then I farmed gold for Azure Dragons, broke through the GO, and captured all of the opponent's towns. Through the opponent's secondary zone (or my bugged secondary zone, depending on perspective) I went into the treasure zone the opponent was heading to. There I took a Dragon Utopia giving max +6 all stats and armor +4+4 and junk.
Tamika surprised me in the FB, bringing 1000+ skeletons and 4 new angels :confused: + nearly 20 ducks, 15+ unicorns, 45 orcs, a real mixed bag from all over. Stats were roughly equal — I had literally 2-3 more. Tamika had the КШ, which was equipped against dragons, but for some reason the dragons could still cast — I was as surprised as the opponent.
I had 19 ducks, 6 angels, 4 Azure Dragons, 15 Archliches, 4 cats, split into singles — basically the fact that it was fought without magic only worked in my favor, and victory in the FB came relatively easily. Most likely, if Tamika hadn't worn the КШ, she could have driven back Gunnar, since she had slightly over 240 mana vs my 200, and higher Spell Power.
As the saves showed, there were two Griffin Conservatories on each secondary zone, home Dragon Utopias, two built Citadels up to bears, a built Rampart with an external dwelling up to horses — in short, the full spread.
In a nutshell, for anyone who can't be bothered to read: buy Fairy Dragons — even if they don't carry the game, they demoralize and suppress the opponent. :smile16:
P.S. On day 211 there was a Plague Month, which I think also played a role, since I had practically no critical growth, and summoning dragons and buying them from the external dwelling wasn't much hindered by the Plague.

Thanks for the game!

It has long been established that fairies can cast everything they are naturally capable of, while wearing the Crown of the Magi (and, of course, the Pendant of Origin). Press "G" and voilà ;) Study the material.

p.s. Obviously, this is because their magic is primarily an ability and works on the same principle as the poison of monarchs, the blindness of uniques, etc.

Something is unclear. Are they Azure or Fairy dragons after all?:)

A fun game turned out):)

We completely cleaned out and Grinya came to me with 3 Air Elementals) The second hero in the tavern was a fisher; Air Elementals aren't worth it. Nearby along the path were chains +4 for Imps and boots for Greater Gargoyles blocking passage. On 112 I took the boots, the Gargoyles formed two stacks, one of which I slowed. In the mines I dug up Arlash, next was Kirya, but somehow she wasn't noticed right away, and Arlash ambitiously quickly took Tactics, Earth Magic, walked with a spell book, and was involved in the plans. I learned Haste and Slow with the help of a Scholar; the Mage Guild didn't give them.

At the respawn there were 5 beehives for 32 Wyverns, two external dwellings of Lizardmen, an external dwelling of Psychos, an external dwelling of Birds, a Griffin Conservatory level 1, crypts with a Horn of the Abyss, Spirit of Sorrow, and artifact of Speed, a Sword from Armor of the Damned, a Shield from Armor of the Damned, Ribs from Armor of the Damned. hmmm))) I got a Helm from Armor of the Damned from the Bone Tower and the puzzle pieces came together :smile03: Before breaking through the GO, I upgraded and brought the Lizardmen.

Notably, on 114 I wasted the entire timer deliberating over chains (they started back on 113). As a result, every day was spent in a state of stress and rush. After saving, I couldn't remember whether I built the Birds or forgot:confused: :confused: :confused: It was unpleasant not to know for sure:D I forgot to take level 1 creatures on the GO. On the day of breaking through the GO, there were also 40 seconds of time left and half of Arlash's turn. I saw the opponent's GO, but I sat in the castle in the center, intending to boost up and replenish some mana, since the timer would have ended on that GO))

On my turn, Roger attacked. The FB lasted over two hours:smile19: :smile10: I'll attach a screenshot later showing the armies. The heroes' attack-defense parameters were comparable. Galtran had 12 SP against my 6, Oil, Shields, Wrist of the Lich King, Dispel, Animate Skeletons:eek: . I had slightly more mana, regular Haste and Blessing + Armor of the Damned.

Thanks for the game!